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NEMA DG urges National Assembly to amend agency’s act
Mr Mustapha Maihaja, Director General, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), has appealed to the National Assembly to pass the bill…
FG loses N1.69tn to under remittance by CBN, NCC, others
A Senate Ad Hoc Committee has revealed that 25 agencies have shortchanged the Federal Government to the tune of N1.695…
Anambra Poll: Traders mobilise for Obiano’s re-election
Traders in various markets at the Onitsha Bridge Head have assured Gov. Willie Obiano of their votes at the Nov.…
Ronaldo remains FIFA world best player
Real Madrid’s Portugal striker Cristiano Ronaldo was crowned the best soccer player in the world for the second year running…
PDP demands immediate arrest, prosecution of Maina
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called for immediate arrest and prosecution of Abdulrasheed Maina, a former Chairman of the…
UAE blocks Qatar request for WTO ruling
The United Arab Emirates on Monday blocked a request at a World Trade Organisation (WTO) meeting from Qatar, which had…
Terrorism: FG denies plan to extradite 1000 Turkish nationals
The Federal Government on Monday denied reports that Nigeria had agreed to extradite 1000 Turkish nationals, at the request of…
Emeritus professor counsels incoming UNILAG VC
Emeritus Professor, Nimi Briggs, the Pro-Chancellor, Federal University, Lokoja, on Monday appealed that whoever succeeds Prof. Rahamon Bello as Vice-Chancellor…
FOREX: CBN strengthens market stability
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Monday, injected 195million dollars into the inter-bank Foreign Exchange(Forex) Market. Mr Isaac Okorafor,…
Lamido writes PDP of his 2019 presidential ambition
A former Governor of Jigawa state Sule Lamido has written a letter to members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)…
Unionist tells government to train workers regularly
The General-Secretary of the Textile Workers’ Union, Mr Issa Aremu, on Monday appealed to state governments in the country to…
Obaseki tells Federal Government to deregulate petroleum sector
The former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC), Dr Jackson Gaius-Obaseki, has advised the Federal Government…
JUTH resident doctors protest sack of members
Resident doctors of the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH), on Monday, staged a protest over the sack of 100 of…
Jos housing units: Quality of work “impressive” – Minister
Power, works and housing minister of state Suleiman Haruna, on Monday, inspected work on 80 housing units in Jos and…
Nigeria cultivates only 40% of its arable land – Sen. Adamu
Sen. Abdullahi Adamu, Chairman, Senate Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, says that only 40 per cent of Nigeria’s arable…
UN condemns arrests of Congo opposition members
UN on Monday condemned the arrest of about 30 opposition members amid a crackdown on dissent by President Joseph Kabila’s…
Price of garri drops by 60% in Enugu
Price of garri, a staple in the country, has dropped by more than 60 per cent in Enugu within four…
Police arrest man for allegedly killing commercial sex worker
The police in Enugu State have arrested a man who allegedly stabbed a commercial sex worker to death on Sunday,…
Dickson calls for bi-partisan approach to restructuring Nigeria
Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa has urged the Federal Government to set up a bi-partisan body to develop framework for…
Man burnt alive in India for protesting daughter’s harassment
The police said that an Indian man who tried to protect his daughter from sexual harassment and complained to authorities…
`Secret corporate ownership’ a global problem – Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has described secret corporate ownership as a global problem and bane of development in resource-rich countries…
16 killed, 18 wounded in Maiduguri suicide bomb attacks
The Police Command in Borno on Monday said 16 persons were killed and 18 others sustained injuries in multiple suicide…
Oil prices poised to rise above $60
Oil prices rose on Monday over supply concerns in the Middle East and as the U.S. market showed further signs…
[FROM THE ARCHIVES: DEC 2010] Jonathan, Atiku’s Dirty Fight Worsens
The dirty war of words between President Goodluck Jonathan and former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, for the People's Democratic Party's…
Registered voters may hit 80m by 2019 – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has projected that the registered voters in the country might increase by about 10…
Kogi government admits owing late Soje 8 months salary
Kogi State Government on Sunday admitted that it owed the late Mr Edward Soje eight months of unpaid salary before…
Injury kills more than HIV, TB, Malaria combined — Pharmacist
A Pharmacists, Lanre Alege, says an injury is a trauma that kills more people every year than Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV),…
Anambra Poll: Nigerian Seadogs task youths on political responsiblity
The Anambra Chapter of National Association of Nigerian Seadogs (NAS), has urged youths to be more politically responsible and not…
NLC tells Kogi workers not to consider suicide
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Sunday appealed to workers in Kogi State not to see suicide as a way…
2015 Presidential Election; EU denies favouring Buhari
The European Union (EU) has denied favouring President Muhammadu Buhari above other candidates during the 2015 Presidential Elections in Nigeria.…