November 04, 2015

Gov. Dave Umahi of Ebonyi, says his government pays N100 million monthly as pensions and gratuity to retired workers in the state. The governor made the statement on Wednesday in Abakaliki while

The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) on Wednesday sealed six companies for failure to remit N18.73 million personal income taxes of their workers to the state government. The Assistant Head of

The Federal Government on Wednesday approved the immediate payment of N413 billion to oil marketers as outstanding payment for subsidy claims. This is contained in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja by

The Yobe Government has described the 38 per cent performance of students from the state in national examinations as unacceptable. The Commissioner for Education, Alhaji Mohammed Lamin, stated this on Wednesday while

Rivers Governor, Nyesom Wike said on Wednesday that the state government had completed 70 kilometres of roads in its urban renewable programme. Wike spoke with newsmen while inspecting on-going road projects in

Barack Obama on Wednesday became the first sitting US president to slide out of the top two power rankings as published by Forbes, beaten not just by Vladimir Putin but also Angela

The Cyprus coastguard rescued 26 people overnight, mostly women and children believed to be Syrian migrants, from a boat sinking in the Mediterranean, officials said Wednesday. Passengers said the eight-metre (26-foot) pleasure

President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday extolled patriotism as tens of thousands marched through Moscow in the Kremlin-choreographed show of unity amid tensions with the West. Russia marked National Unity Day at a

Opposition leaders in Zanzibar said Wednesday they would not take part in celebrations for the inauguration of Tanzania’s new president John Magufuli, after elections were annulled on the islands. Several African leaders