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3 Nigerians jailed 18 years for smuggling drugs in India
Three Nigerian youths, Sunni Chuba Okola, Imco Dike and Nababuko Patik, who lived in the Omikron sector, were in 2013…
Oil prices fall amid stock market slide
Oil prices fell along with weak stock markets on Thursday, but trading was tepid ahead of a meeting by the…
South Africa’s rand weakening in volatile run-up to May vote
South Africa’s rand is expected to erase around a third of the 10 per cent gains made in the past…
FCT motorists call for road repairs
Motorists in the Federal Capital Territory have called on the Area Council Chairmen to repair roads to reduce road accidents…
FEC Meeting: Buhari to preside over Friday’s ‘special’ meeting
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Friday preside over the meeting of a 'Special’ Federal Executive Council to deliberate solely on…
349 Ogun communities get N72m grant
Gov. Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun on Wednesday presented cheques of N72 million to 349 Community Development Associations (CDAs) in the…
NEMA calls for tree planting in South-East
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has called on residents of South East to imbibe the culture of tree planting…
2019: Oyetola cautions NYSC members against desperate politicians
Gov. Gboyega Oyetola of Osun on Wednesday warned NYSC members to be wary of desperate politicians who may want to…
Ibadan Indigenes Council to celebrate Ajimobi’s 69th birthday
The Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes (CCII) said it decided to celebrate with Gov. Abiola Ajimobi on his 69th birthday…
FRSC records no fewer than 255 deaths in 10 months
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said that no fewer than 255 deaths due to road accidents occurred in…
Hundreds of Afghans leave Iran as economy slows
More than 700,000 undocumented Afghans have returned from Iran this year as the Iranian economy tightens, with a knock-on effect…
Fintech will transform financial services – Access Bank MD
Dr Herbert Wigwe, the Managing Director of Access Bank Plc., says Fintech in a few years, will change the face…
Christmas: Lagos cloth sellers decry low patronage
Clothing traders at five major markets in Lagos are worried about the low sales they are experiencing, barely 20 days…
Buhari will win the 2019 presidential election – Tunde Braimoh
A Lagos lawmaker, Mr Tunde Braimoh, on Wednesday urged politicians not to denigrate President Muhammadu Buhari during campaigns, regardless of…
Trump mocks Macron again over French fuel tax protests
U.S. President Donald Trump has taken another swipe on Twitter at his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron prompted by Macron’s woes…
Police, other security agencies hold combined exercise in Abuja
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), says it will hold a scenario-based simulation with other security agencies…
Police launch fresh onslaught on Katsina criminals, arrest 7 suspects
The Police Command in Katsina state says it has arrested seven suspects for committing various offences in a renewed onslaught…
NYSC: 1,329 corps members enroll for skills acquisition training
The Head, Skills Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development (SAED), National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Kebbi State, Alhaji Garba Fana, said…
NASS leadership identifies with protesting workers
Senate President Bukola Saraki has expressed solidarity with the staff of the National Assembly in their protest over the non-payment…
Lawmaker pledges support for NYSC
Rep. Tunji Olawuyi, member representing Isin/Ekiti/Irepodun and Oke-Ero federal constituency in House of Representatives, has pledged support for the National…
Tanker Fire: Drivers tasked on regulatory code
Ms Debite Victoria-Olu, the Head, Risk Assessment and Regulatory in Lagos State Safety Commission, says adherence to tanker drivers checklist…
UTME: JAMB to begin form sales January
The sale of registration forms for the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) will no longer start this December but…
School feeding programme: Jigawa registers 722,000 pupils
The Jigawa Government says 722,000 primary four to primary six pupils will benefit from the schools feeding programme.
2019: APC chieftain tells residents to collect PVCs
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos, Mr Jubril AbdulKareem, has urged residents to collect their Permanent…
Nigerians express mixed feelings over Small Doctor’s arrest
Yesterday, the internet broke with the news of the arrest of Adekunle Temitope, popularly known as Small Doctor, by me…
NIMC to have 4,000 registration centers nationwide
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) is to have 4,000 registration centres across the country, so as to meet the…
Niger secures N2bn loan for 10,000 teachers
The Niger Government says it has secured a loan facility of N2 billion through its Universal Basic Education Board for…
Edo NSCDC tackles 35 disasters in 11 months
The Edo Command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), says it managed 35 disasters in the last…
2019: APC to show strong in PDP states – Ohikere predicts
Dr Tom Ohikere, the National Coordinator, APC Broom Platform has predicted that the All Progressives Congress (APC) would have strong…
Fuel protest: French govt. to suspend tax increases
The French government is preparing to suspend fuel tax increases, a government source said on Tuesday, following violent protests against…