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Saraki constitutes Committee on Electoral Reforms Bill
The President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, has constituted a six-man committee to reconcile the Senate’s version of the…
China trains more than 3,600 Nigerians — envoy
More than 3,600 Nigerians have participated in different training opportunities organized by the Chinese Government in China since 2006. Mr…
2019: Dickson tells aggrieved PDP members to stay, rebuild party
Chairman, People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Reconciliation Committee, Chief Seriake Dickson, has appealed to aggrieved members to remain and join in…
NPDC targets 500,000 barrels per day by 2022
The Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC), an upstream subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), says it will increase…
Governors’ Forum accuses NNPC of short-changing Nigerians
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGC) on Thursday accused the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) of short-changing the country in revenue…
Oyo-Ita pays tributes to late Ayodele Folayan’s family
The Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs Winifred Oyo-Ita on Thursday said the family of Mr Ayodele Folayan…
7 policemen, 2 soldiers lost to Adamawa crisis
The Brigade Commander, 23rd Amour Brigade Yola, Brig. Gen. Bello Mohammed said that seven policemen and two soldiers lost their…
62 students bag first class at FUT Minna
Sixty-two out of 3,741 students of the Federal University of Technology (FUT) Minna, will bag first class degrees at its…
FG approves 3 new Oyo police area commands
The Federal Government has approved three new area commands for the Nigeria Police in Oyo State to complement the existing…
Customs seizes 1150 bags of foreign rice in Kano, Jigawa
The Comptroller Federal Operations Unit Zone ‘B’ of the Nigerian Customs Service, Alhaji Usman Dakingari said his command has intercepted…
Oyo workers begin three-day warning strike
Three Labour unions in Oyo have directed workers in the state employment to stay from their duty posts for three…
Don tasks FG on independent electricity generation
A Professor of Physics, Adenike Boyo, on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to encourage independent electricity generation through solar panels…
Kogi to empower 99,000 smallholder farmers
The Kogi Government says it will empower 99,000 smallholder farmers across the state in pursuit of its food production and…
Kwara governor seeks eradication of communicable diseases
Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara has called for the eradication of communicable diseases ravaging rural communities in the country. The…
Federal Government threatens to revoke Port Harcourt Airport contract
Sen. Hadi Sirika, Minister for State, Aviation says the Federal Government may revoke the remodelling contract of the domestic wing,…
Refineries: NNPC to soon select financiers
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Tuesday said it would soon pick financiers for the country’s refineries in Port…
Poultry products: Kwara governor calls for ban on importation
Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara has called for stricter enforcement of the ban on importation of poultry products into the…
2019: Reps change order of elections
The House of Representatives on Tuesday amended the Electoral Act to change the order of 2019 general elections’ timetable. This…
Budget padding: CSO tasks National Assembly on diligent scrutiny
Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) has called on the National Assembly to diligently scrutinise the…
Serena to play in Fed Cup tie against Netherlands
Former world number one Serena Williams will return to the tennis courts next month for the U.S. in their Fed…
Saraki visits Kwara community over monarch’s death
Senate President Bukola Saraki on Sunday paid a condolence visit to Omu-Aran in Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara over…
2019: Buhari healthy to seek re-election – Adesina
Presidential Spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, says President Muhammadu Buhari is presently in a better state of health than in 2015,…
Lassa fever: Kogi NMA tasks health workers on safety
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in Kogi has advised healthcare practitioners in the state to always observe safety precautions when…
Over 25,000 pensioners not on FG payroll – NUP
More than 25,000 pensioners are still excluded from the Federal Government’s payroll of retirees, according to the Nigerian Union of…
New code will boost trade, investment – FRC
The Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRCN) says the final review of the National Code of Corporate Governance (NCCG) will…
2019: Group woos support for Atiku to clinch presidential ticket
A political group; “Iam Atikulated2019’’ has appealed to leaders and stakeholders of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to support the…
Presidency raises alarm over influx of foreign terrorists
Security service organizations including the Department of State Service (DSS) have identified an Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) network…
Ekiti government promotes 18 Vice- Principals, 27 others
The Ekiti State Government has elevated 18 Vice Principals to the post of Principals. Also promoted are 7 Heads of…
Fuel scarcity: NNPC releases 250 trucks to Lagos
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Sunday said that it had released 250 trucks of petrol to Lagos metropolis…
Cross River provides assistance to Cameroonian refugees
The Cross River government on Sunday provided food and non-food items to over 3,000 Southern Cameroonian refugees camping in Ikom…