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Aregbesola salutes Osinbajo at 60
Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Osun has congratulated the acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on his 60th birthday.
Fiji, UNICEF sign deal on disaster management
The Fijian government on Wednesday said Fiji’s National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) signed a letter of Understanding (LoU) with the…
World Bank, Sokoto government to rehabilitate dam, irrigation scheme
The World Bank and the Sokoto State Government are committing N9 billion to rehabilitate Lugu Dam and resuscitate Wurno Irrigation…
World Rugby to celebrate 2017 International Women’s Day
The World Rugby has announced its “Be Bold for Change Initiative” with a renewed commitment to further the profile, development,…
Lagos Marathon: Female winner says Race walk her favourite
Fadekemi Olude, a gold medallist in the Nigerian category at the 2017 Access Bank Lagos City Marathon, on Wednesday described…
Video emerges of man claiming to be murdered Kim Jong-Nam’s son
A man claiming to be the son of the slain, estranged half-brother of North Korea’s leader was seen in a…
Ambode urged to sensitize grassroots on violence against women
A retired educationist, Mrs Theresa Adaoha, on Wednesday appealed to Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State to take his “Promoting…
2 dead, 25 wounded in Kabul military hospital attack
Health officials said on Wednesday confirmed that two people were killed and 25 others wounded in an ongoing attack on…
Xenophobic attacks can destabilize Africa
The National Association of Liberation Tigers (NALT) has appealed to African leaders to urgently find a solution to the xenophobic…
Again, 37 Nigerians deported from Italy
The Italian government has deported another batch of Nigerians for committing immigration-related offences in the country, just two weeks after…
Ikpeazu Commends Nigerian Military
Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia has expressed satisfaction with the performance of the Nigerian military in tackling security challenges confronting…
Women’s Day: Mrs Buhari Challenges Stakeholders On Gender Equality
The wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has challenged governments at all levels to rise to the global challenge…
Benue Reduces LGs Workforce, Saves Over N200m
Staff verification exercise has reduced the workforce in Benue’s 23 local governments from 29,000 to 22,501, Mr Titus Zam, an…
Dogara congratulates Osinbajo at 60
Speaker of the House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara has eulogised Nigeria’s acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, for demonstrating exceptional capacity,…
Oyo assembly passes self accounting bill
The Oyo State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed a bill aimed at entrenching financial autonomy and transparency in the…
Reps canvass clear policy on deregulation of kerosene
The House of Representatives has stressed the need for a policy framework on deregulation of kerosene to make it easily…
Salary arrears: Akeredolu sets up committee
Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has set up a committee on payment of outstanding salary arrears of workers from…
Bayelsa Assembly intervenes in Radio Bayelsa labour dispute
The Bayelsa State House of Assembly has waded into the stand-off between workers and management of Radio Bayelsa, known popularly…
Rainstorm destroys buildings in Edo
No fewer than 100 residential buildings in Okpella, Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo, were destroyed by a downpour…
Reps wade into Auchi Polytechnic strike
The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, urged the striking workers of the Federal Polytechnic, Auchi in Edo to call off…
Kaduna Airport ready for 24-hour full operations – NCAA
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has announced that the Kaduna International Airport, Kaduna (KIAK) is now fit and ready…
Labour Party Senator defects to APC
Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege (Delta Central-LP) has defected from the Labour Party to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Suspected cultist rearraigned for murder
A 35-year-old, Ibrahim Oriyomi Balogun a.k.a Jaypron was on Tuesday rearraigned and remanded in Ikoyi Prisons for alleged murder and…
Osinbajo charges new CJN to restore judicial confidence
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has sworn-in the new Chief Justice of the Federation (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, with a call…
Group hails Ngilari’s jail sentence
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has hailed Monday’s judgment by an Adamawa High Court sentencing former Governor of the state,…
Abuja airport shuts down Wednesday night
The Minister of State, Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, says the shutting of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, remains at midnight…
Lawyers tell new CJN to give judiciary new life
Some Abuja-based lawyers on Tuesday urged the new Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen to pursue reforms that…
UCH opens stroke clinic
The University College Hospital (UCH) Ibadan has established a Cerebro-Vascular Accident (CVA) clinic for the treatment of stroke and stroke-related…
NBC set to roll out digitisation
The Director-General, National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Malam Is’haq Modibbo-Kawu, says all is set to roll out Digital Switch-Over (DSO) in…
Strike: Ondo Varsity resumes academic activities
The Ondo State University of Science and Technology (OSUSTECH) in Okitipupa has resumed academic activities after a six-week strike.