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FG donates farm inputs, relief materials to empower Borno IDPs
The Federal Government on Thursday donated 4,200 agricultural items and relief materials to Borno’s Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), as part…
ActionAid calls for adequate funding of agric extension services
The Programme Coordinator, ActionAid Nigeria, Mr Azubike Nwokoye, on Thursday called on the Federal Government to strengthen agricultural extension services…
Labourer gets 12 strokes of cane for smoking
A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Kaduna, on Thursday, ordered that a 23-year-old labourer, Mustapha Jibrin, be given 12 strokes of…
UK’s Brexit minister resigns
British Brexit Minister, Dominic Raab, resigned on Thursday over Prime Minister Theresa May’s deal to leave the EU.
Malnutrition: Nasarawa govt. calls for collective action
The Nasarawa State Government has called for collective action against the challenge of malnutrition among children in the country.
Insurgency: North-East Presidential Committee partner institutions
The Presidential Committee on North-East Initiative (PCNI) says it is partnering key institutions to promote peace and restore normalcy in…
[Video] Warri-Itakpe railway begins commercial operations
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) says its new Warri-Itakpe Standard Gauge rail service will begin commercial operations on Monday, November…
Electronic fraud will hit N6.1trn by 2021 – CBN
Mr Sunday Salam-Alada, Director, Consumer Protection Department, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said electronic fraud losses in the banking…
420m people have diabetes, says WHO
No fewer than 420 million adults have diabetes, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said, adding that the number has…
Police deny conveying cash with helicopter in Kwara
The Nigeria Police Force has denied that its helicopter and vehicle were used to convey cash as claimed in some…
SARS operative’s bullet did not ‘penetrate’ because i’m fortified, vigilante tells reform panel
A 50-year-old vigilante, Agbodemu Ishola, on Wednesday told the Presidential Panel on Special Anti-robbery Squad (SARS) Reform that some members…
My commitment is to fix Nigerian economy – Atiku
The Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 general elections, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar says his commitment…
STRIKE: ASUU ready to negotiate with Govt
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says it is ready to commence negotiations with the Federal Government to resolve…
Naira gains 50 kobo against dollar at parallel market
The naira on Wednesday gained 50 kobo to exchange at N361 to the dollar at the parallel market in Lagos.
2019 Elections: INEC adopts simultaneous accreditation and voting system
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says voting would hold simultaneously with accreditation of voters during the 2019 general elections.
Fayemi demands refund of N21bn spent on federal roads
Governor Kayode Fayemi on Wednesday sought the intervention of the Senate for the refund of N21 billion spent on the…
Delta Govt approves N300m for students’ bursary
Delta Government has approved N300 million for students of the state origin that applied for the 2017/2018 academic session Students’…
2019: Senate C’ttee visits INEC in Lagos
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Lagos State on Wednesday hosted the Senate Committee on INEC in continuation of the…
Hope Party drags APC, INEC to court over “tradermoni”
The Hope Democratic Party (HDP) has dragged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to court over the short period given…
8 Nigerians make 2019 `Forbes 30 under 30 list’
Eight Nigerians have been listed, among other global influencers, in the 2019 `Forbes 30 under 30 list.’
Court orders Abaribe, others to produce Kanu or pay N100m
The Federal High Court on Wednesday in Abuja varied the bail conditions upon which the leader of the proscribed Indigenous…
Itakpe-Warri rail begins daily operations Nov. 19
Mr Fidel Okhiria, Managing Director, Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), says Itakpe-Warri rail line will begin daily operations on Monday, November…
Boy, 12, drowns in well
A 12-year-old boy, Saifilahi Isa, on Tuesday drowned in a well in Bagadawa Community in Dawakin Tofa LGA of Kano…
N42.3bn suit: Oyo govt., pensioners move to resolve dispute
The National Industrial Court in Ibadan has adjourned till Jan. 14, 2019 the suit instituted by the Nigerian Union of…
WARNING: Ampiclox drop, pawpaw water NOT cure for jaundice
Dr Kayode Valentine, a Consultant Paediatrician with Holy Family Paediatric Hospital, Osogbo in Osun, has warned that using Ampiclox drop,…
Police present N9.9m to families of deceased officers
The Nigeria Police Force on Wednesday in Abuja, disbursed N9.9 million to 20 families of police officers who lost their…
Nasarawa govt shuts 109 illegal health facilities
Nasarawa State government has shut down 109 health facilities found to be operating illegally across the 13 local government areas…
Army denies restricting movement in Maiduguri
The Nigerian Army on Wednesday dismissed as ‘false’, social media reports that it had imposed restriction of movement in Maiduguri.
Travel agent charged with N1.1m Montenegro visa fraud
A 33-year-old travel agent, Daniel Akpan, was on Wednesday brought before a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State for…
Jumia commends lawmakers for passing Lagos tourism agency bill
The Managing Director of Jumia’s Hotel & Flight Marketplace, Mrs Omolara Adagunodo, on Wednesday commended the Lagos State House of…