December

Lagos State had a local debt stock of N311.7 billion as at Dec. 31, 2016, according to the Debt Management Office. The state, referred to as the commercial hub of Nigeria, had the highest local debt stock in the country during the…

Civil servants in Cross River have expressed mixed reactions over early payment of their December 2016 salary, as they look forward to resumption of schools next Monday. A cross section of the workers made their feelings known on…

Mr Augustine Wokocha, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers, has denied involvement with the beheading of a police officer during the Dec. 10 legislative re-run elections. Wokocha, the immediate past Commissioner…

A financial expert, Dr Uche Uwaleke on Saturday predicted that inflation rate may rise to 19 per cent in December. Uwaleke, the Head of Banking and Finance Department, Nasarawa State University, Keffi gave the prediction in an interview…

Governor Ben Ayade, of Cross River state, who has paid the December salaries of civil servants in the state on the first day of the month, has come under heavy criticism by the workers, who claim the…

The Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) said West and Central African leaders have committed to a new plan that would triple the number of people on HIV treatment in the region. Dr Djibril Diallo, the Director, UNAIDS Regional Support…

Ibrahim Omilade and two other young men have been sentenced to death by hanging for the gruesome murder of one Suleiman Afolabi, during a fight on Christmas day in 2012. The accomplices, who are brothers, Shola and Kayode Oni, were…

Ogochukwu Nwosu was bathed with acid by unidentified persons on a motor bike at Illasa bus stop on the Oshodi-Apapa expressway on her way back from work. The lady, who is currently gnashing in pain at the Lagos State University…