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FG eyes N20trn pension fund for infrastructure development

The federal government has announced the plan to tap from locally available funds such as pension and life insurance to develop infrastructure in the

Nigeria’s security challenge sends wrong signals to investors – Peace foundation

The Global Peace Foundation has expressed concerns over the rising insecurity in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, noting that it sends negative s

Teacher bags life imprisonment for raping minor

An Ogun State High Court sitting in Abeokuta, the state capital, has sentenced a 47-year-old secondary school teacher, Ojo Ezekiel to life imprisonmen

Customs intercepts N8.8m worth of petrol from smugglers in Lagos creeks

The Western Marine Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has reported a successful interception of petrol worth approximately N8.85 million from smug

Nigerian Air Force intercepts drug trafficker in Lafia

The 22 Quick Response Wing of the Nigeria Air Force in Nasarawa State has intercepted a busload of Indian hemp and arrested a 32-year-old man, Yusuf I