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Obizi water project: Anambra partners World Bank
The Anambra Government in partnership with World Bank is spending about N1.2 billion to reactivate the Obizi Water Scheme, Uga…
N8.612trn 2018 Budget to drive rapid economic recovery – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja presented about N8.612 trillion as the 2018 Appropriation bill to a joint session…
Lagos to host high heel race
Seventy ladies are to participate in the maiden edition of 4-lnch High Heels Race Competition billed for Nov. 18 in…
2018 Budget: Saraki harps on increased non-oil revenue generation
The President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, has emphasised the need for government to increase non-oil revenue generation. He…
Federal Government pledges access to quality education through
The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment toward improving access to quality and lifelong learning through its open and distance…
Nokia tackles fast battery consumption with Nokia 2
Mr Joseph Umunakwe, General Manager (West, East and Central Africa), HMD Global – on Tuesday said that Nokia 2 had…
Policeman escorting vehicle conveying Indian hemp arrested
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has arrested a mobile police officer (name withheld) for allegedly escorting…
6 docked for allegedly beating DPO
Two women and four men were on Tuesday arraigned in an Ikorodu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly battering a…
CAN urges Nigerians to work for nation’s unity
Rev. Mathias Echioda, Chairman Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Niger chapter has called on Nigerians to work for the nation’s…
3 civil servants convicted for non-declaration of assets
The Code of Conduct Tribunal on Tuesday in Abuja convicted and sentenced three federal civil servants for non-declaration of assets.…
10 suspects escape detention in Yenagoa
The Police Command in Bayelsa said ten detainees had escaped from the custody of its Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS)…
Lagos begins four-year channelisation of ferry routes
The Lagos State Government says it has embarked on the channelisation of 30 routes on the waterways as part of…
Nigeria saves N24.7bn from TSA, IPPIS/BVN monthly – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says Federal Government’s leveraging on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and the enforcement of Bank Verification Number…
‘Ex-VP Ekwueme alive, stable’
Former Vice President, Dr. Alex Ekwueme is alive, stable and responding to treatment, an official of Memfys Neuro-surgical Hospital in…
NATO set to send 3,000 more troops to Afghanistan
NATO allies are set to agree on Thursday to increase by some 3,000 personnel the troop levels for the alliance’s…
Jail Break: 42 criminals escape from Police custody
About 42 suspected armed robbers and cultists detained by the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) cell in Yenagoa on Tuesday…
The boss is always right: Philippines drugs board chief quits
The head of Philippines’ narcotics control body has resigned after just five months in the job, the second successive official…
NSCDC to deploy 30 special dogs for Anambra guber election
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) will deploy 11, 000 personnel and 30 special duty dogs for the…
Iran denies ‘military aggression’ against Saudi Arabia
Iran on Tuesday rejected accusations that it was responsible for “military aggression” in Saudi Arabia, after a missile was launched…
Man allegedly hacks wife to death in Bayelsa
Police in Bayelsa have arrested a 24-year-old man, Edwin Vincent, for allegedly hacking his 21-year old wife, Joy Micheal, to…
4 suicide bombers killed, 6 farmers injured in Maiduguri
The Police in Borno on Tuesday said four female suicide bombers were killed while trying to sneak into Maiduguri metropolis.
UniAbuja teaching hospital contract staff protest non-payment of salary
Contract staff comprising cleaners, security guards and potters at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital (UATH) on Monday staged a…
Niger Delta Minister updates Buhari on NDDC, ongoing projects,
The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Mr Usani Uguru Usani on Monday in Abuja updated President Muhammadu Buhari on the…
UK to partner Nigeria in fish farming
The United Kingdom (UK) and Nigeria are set to partner in the areas of “sophisticated” fish farming and infrastructure development.
Nigerian Govt obliged to secure future of citizens – Osinbajo
The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, said on Monday that it was the obligation of government to ensure that the…
149 more Nigerians return from Libya
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Monday received 149 Nigerian returnees who had been stranded in Libya, bringing the…
ASUP gives strike notice, demands payment of 2016 shortfalls
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) says it will embark on an indefinite strike with effect from Monday, Nov.…
Phone repairer steals palm oil, receives 22 strokes of cane
A Mararaba Upper Area Court, in Nasarawa State, on Monday ordered that a 21-year-old phone repairer, Michael Adeku, be given…
Liberia: Supreme Court suspends presidential run-off election
The Liberian Supreme Court on Monday issued a stay order on the presidential run-off election earlier slated for Tuesday, until…
2017 set to be in top 3 hottest years – UN
The United Nations (UN) says year 2017 is among the three hottest years on record in a new sign of…