500152 AfranHezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah called on Friday to execute the death sentences against the spies without delay, praising in this context the stance of President Michel Sleiman who expressed readiness to sign any death se...

501 41The National Environmental Standards and Regulatory Enforcement Agency (NESREA) yesterday disclosed the agency has again intercepted another ship loaded with toxic waste headed into Nigeria.Some weeks back, NESREA also discovered a shipment full ...

501 48The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) said it will start the process to enforce operational standards to aim at reviewing the country's electricity grid code and distribution code to meet present realities.Administrator of NERC, M...

50520Alhagie Alasan David Cham, the chief of Nianija district in the Central River Region has raised concerns over what he described as the mismanagement of the Njau and Niamina Maro bird hunting camps in his district.According to Chief David Cham, the...

501 64 The Federal Government of Nigeria has approved a 400 percent increase in price of gas to power for the domestic market.President Goodluck Jonathan on behalf of Nigeria approved the increased price on gas from $0.2/ ...

501 61The federal government of Nigeria has pledge to give the country’s Armed Forces more support in the areas that will in discharging their duties.Speaking on behalf of the federal government, Minister of State for Defence, Alhaji Murtala Yar’Ad...

501 57In an effort by the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) to ensure hitch-free Hajj this year, the Commission went to Malaysia to learn about the Malaysia’s model of hajj operation.NAHCON Chairman Muhammad Musa Bello disclosed this when ...

501 54As Nigeria released its 2020 national planning document, the Federal Government said it will require an electricity power generation of 35,000 megawatt to be able to realize Vision 2020.The target of the country to produce the stated megawatt was...

50119The creation of Sovereign Wealth Fund by the Nigeria’s government is underway to carter for some of the earnings from the foreign transactions to serve as another reserve for the country for future needs.Already, the Nigeria’s National Economi...

501 60The federal government of Nigeria has disclosed that the current 2010 budget as it stand is unrealistic and hence will review it to a more realistic position for better implementation.The budget which stand at N4.6 trillion and with only five out...

Jos, Nigeria — In this central Nigerian city with a history of inter-communal strife, the delayed kick-off of Nigeria's three-week long elections process was greeted by long lines of determined, hopeful voters. Despite logistical confusion at s...

This is quite interesting. A Nigerian couple living in London gave birth to a blue-eyed and blonde haired white (not albino) baby girl. Pop it for the full story.Blue-eyed blonde Nmachi, whose name means “Beauty of God” in the Nigerian couple’...

501 62Resident doctors in Nigeria have threatened to start a nationwide strike if the federal government fails to pay their Consolidated Salary Structure (CONMESS) as well as their arrears accrued from January 2010 to date.However, the doctors under th...

501 46 Parliamentarians in the Federal House of Representatives yesterday have rejected the proposal to reduce the number of registered political parties in nigeria from 54 to only 2 parties. Th...

Nigeria is an amazing country which has many natural wonders, historical and cultural reasons to visit. But, it delivers on the wild side with variety of wonders of nature that must be experienced on any visit to a certain country. Nigeri...

Out of the over 180 million Nigerians in the country, 146 million of them are active subscribers and they spend about N212 billion on calls every month, LEADERSHIP investigations have revealed.

50133There are strong attempts by the federal government of Nigeria would increase the electricity tariff per unit of electricity consumed from N4 to N22 by end of this month.This was disclosed by the General Secretary of the labor wing of the Power Ho...

501 56Warming up for the 50th independence anniversary, Nigerians have been urged to embrace government’s effort in her anti-graft war as the only way to get the country out of the present corruption mess. AS Nigeria prepares to celebrate its, the ci...

50115The former governor of Delta State, James Ibori has filed a law suit against the Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission at the Federal High Court, Asaba, Delta State, south-south Nigeria asking for N10 billion ...

501 37One of the leading foreign oil firms in Nigeria, Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) said the company is set to inaugurate the country’s biggest integrated oil and gas project in Gbaran-Ubie, Bayelsa State. The facility, according to the...