Doguwa declares speakership bid — amid trial for alleged murder
Alhassan Doguwa, majority leader of the house of representatives, has declared his intention to run for the speakership position of the 10th national assembly. In a letter of intent addressed to members-lect, the lawmaker representing Doguwa/Tudun Wada federal constituency in Kano said he is vying for the position because of his passion for […]
Troops rescue pregnant Chibok girl with three-year-old child
Troops of the 114 taskforce battalion of the Nigerian army say they have rescued one of the Chibok schoolgirls abducted by insurgents in 2014. On April 14, 2014, 276 schoolgirls were abducted by Boko Haram terrorists from Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok town, Borno. Many of the girls have since been […]
Ngige: Resident doctors have sense of entitlement — strike threat is absurd
Chris Ngige, minister of labour and employment, has described the demands listed by the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) in an ultimatum to the federal government as “absurd”. The minister spoke in an interview with Arise TV on Monday. On Saturday, NARD threatened to embark on strike if the government fails […]
‘Cancer chemical’: NAFDAC to test Indomie noodles, says importation of product banned
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it will investigate allegations of a cancer-causing chemical found in Indomie noodles. Health officials in Malaysia and Taiwan said they had detected ethylene oxide, a compound, in Indomie’s special chicken flavour noodles. Ethylene oxide is a colourless, odourless gas that is […]
Twitter’s ‘pay per article’, new naira notes… 7 business news to track this week
Here are the seven top business news you need to track this week — May 1 to May 5. ‘PAY PER ARTICLE’ — TWITTER INTRODUCES NEW FEATURE FOR PUBLISHERS Elon Musk, the billionaire founder of Tesla Inc., over the weekend, said Twitter, the microblogging platform, will soon allow media publishers to charge […]
APC counters south-south exco on Giadom’s sack, says he remains vice-chair
The All Progressives Congress (APC) says Victor Giadom, an ally of Rotimi Amaechi, a former minister of transportation, remains its vice-chairman in the south-south geo-political zone. The zonal committee had announced the sack of Gaidom and Ita Udosen, its secretary, after a meeting on Saturday. Members of the zonal committee had accused […]
Newspaper Headlines: Nigerians fleeing Sudan in limbo as Egypt delays clearance
Reports on workers’ welfare and petitions on the February 25 presidential election dominated the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers. Source: Top Stories