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Lupita Nyong’o confirms screen adaptation of Adichie’s ‘Americanah’
Black Panther actress, Lupita Nyong’o has confirmed the screen adaptation of Chimamanda Adichie’s acclaimed novel, ‘Americanah’.
Pollution: NESREA decry increasing use of power generators
The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) says the increasing use of power generators across the country is…
New Minimum Wage: NLC applauds NASS
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Gombe State Council, has applauded the National Assembly’s speedy passage the bill proposing N30,000 as…
Minimum wage: Adamawa workers commend NASS
A cross section of civil servants in Adamawa on Wednesday commended the National Assembly for passing the new National Minimum…
Human trafficking: NIS arrests 4 suspects
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Ekiti State Command, has arrested four suspects over alleged human trafficking to Italy for prostitution.
Magnitude 5.6 quake hits western Turkey
A moderate 5.6 magnitude earthquake shook Turkey’s western province of Denizli on Wednesday, damaging some buildings and knocking bricks and…
Development: NANS commends MAPOLY Rector
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has commended Dr Adeola Odedina, the Rector, Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY), Abeokuta for…
Davido, others set to perform at Dreamland Festival
Popular Nigerian artist David Adeleke, popularly known as (Davido), will be performing at the Dreamland Festival alongside with some renowned…
Yobe youths task governor-elect on agric programme
Youths in Damaturu have urged Yobe governor-elect, Alhaji MaiMala Buni, to give priority to his proposed Farmer Anchor Borrowers programme…
Bauchi results: PDP petitions NJC over exparte order halting collation
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has petitioned the National Judicial Council over the exparte order stopping the Independent National Electoral…
Minimum Wage: Organised Labour applauds National Assembly
The Organised Labour in Nasarawa State has commended the National Assembly, following the approval of N30,000 as the new National…
FUOYE to host 1st National Universities Commission
All is set for the maiden edition of 2019 1st Quarter National Universities Commission (NUC) Parastatal Servicom Committee (PSC) meeting…
Oil prices pressured by economic slowdown
Oil prices were on Wednesday weighed down by economic growth concerns that dampened the outlook for fuel consumption, but supported…
Empowerment: Canon partners Kunle Afolayan’s Golden Effect Pictures
Canon Technologies says it is partnering with the Golden Effect Pictures on empowerment by using the Canon EOS C300 Mark…
Kazakh leader resigns after 3 decades in power
Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev on Tuesday unexpectedly resigned after three decades in power, saying his oil-rich Central Asian nation now…
Abia: FERMA commences vegetation control, silt removal on federal roads
The Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA) has commenced the execution of vegetation control and silt removal on six federal roads…
Emir of Patigi is dead
The Emir of Patigi in Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara, Alhaji Ibrahim Chatta Umar, is dead.
NNPC to extend AKK project to North Africa
The Group Managing Director of NNPC, Dr Maikanti Baru, says the corporation is considering the extension of Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) gas…
Improved healthcare, priority for Buhari’s administration — Minister
President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration places a very high premium on improving health care delivery and social welfare of Nigerians, according…
Adeseun’s suit: Oyo governor-elect commends court judgment
The Oyo State governor-elect, Mr Seyi Makinde, on Tuesday hailed a state High Court judgment validating the primaries in which…
NCAC committed to preserving, promoting Nigerian Arts — D-G
The National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC) will continue to preserve and promote Nigerian arts and culture as part…
PoS transaction: NIBSS upgrades system
Mr Niyi Ajao, the Acting Managing Director, Nigerian Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS), says the company has upgraded its systems to…
Niger Delta Minister refutes working for PDP
Sen. Usani Usani, Minister of Niger Delta, has dismissed claims of working for the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as…
I’m not meddling in Kano elections – Tinubu
All Progressives Congress National Leader, Sen. Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday refuted rumours going round that he was in Kano and…
Early rains: Expert cautions Enugu farmers against planting of seedlings
Mr Chijioke Egbo, the Desk Officer of Oil Palm Seedlings, Enugu state Ministry of Agriculture, on Tuesday cautioned farmers against…
New Perm. Sec. solicits staff cooperation
Mr Istifanus Fuktur, the new Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Communications, has solicited the support of members of staff to achieve…
Fidelity Bank supports financial inclusion with N13m
In a bid to boost financial inclusion, Fidelity Bank Plc., on Tuesday splashed 12 of its loyal customers with N13…
Anambra government completes 80 roads in five years – Commissioner
The Anambra Government says it has completed construction of 80 roads of the 200 road sites across the three senatorial…
Agency cautions against building on flood plains
The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA), says government agencies as well as individuals, should desist from erecting structures on flood…
VC charges Bingham students to shun drugs, alcoholism
The Acting Vice-Chancellor, Bingham University in Nasarawa State, Prof. William Qurix, has charged matriculated students for the 2018/19 academic session…