With the recent verdict of the Supreme Court granting financial autonomy to the 774 Local Government Areas (LGAs), Nigerians, particularly rural dwellers, have developed deep interest in who takes charge of the affairs of their councils.

Plateau has…

Leaders of European countries have recently sent messages or letters of congratulations to Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Pe…

A filmmaker, Seun Dania, says the use of Computer Generated Images (CGI) has helped in enhancing visual quality of Nigerian movies.

Dania told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos that CGI had helped Nollywood movies to compete global…

The Afghan power company, Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat, has inked three memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with domestic companies to produce 240 megawatts of electricity, the company said in a statement on Monday.

The MoUs were signed at a cerem…

The Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation, Mr Tanimu Yakubu, has underscored the need for continuous training in the use of the GIFMIS/BPS system for efficiency.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that GIFMID/BPS is Governmen…

A 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit off Indonesia’s Southeast Sulawesi province on Tuesday without generating giant waves, the country’s meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said.

The tremors struck at 4:28 p.m. Jakarta time (0928 GMT) with its…

The Federal Government has released N122 billion to six gas infrastructure companies in its drive to transform the midstream gas value chain across the country.

The Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Gas), Mr Ekperikpe Ekpo, said this at the Mid…

China’s railway sector is expected to handle 21 million passenger trips on Tuesday, the first day of the weeklong National Day holiday, data from the national railway operator has shown.

China also plans to schedule an additional 1,476 passenger tra…