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Electricity generation hits 3,959 megawatts
Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Wednesday wheeled out about 3,959 megawatts of generated electricity to the 11 distribution companies…
Yuletide: Government, commercial activities pick-up Enugu
Government and commercial activities have picked up in Enugu, Enugu state after the yuletide break that lasted for about two…
Kaduna Security Council relaxes curfew
The Kaduna State Security Council has relaxed the 24-hour curfew in Jema’a and Zangon Kataf Local Government areas with immediate…
Peace Corps to generate 800,000 jobs
The Commandant-General, Peace Corps of Nigeria (PCN), Dickson Akor, has said that the organization will generate 800,000 jobs for youths…
2 homosexuals granted N100,000 bail each
An Oredo Magistrates’ Court in Benin on Wednesday granted two homosexuals, Paul Frank, 31, and Ejimofor Christian, 22, N100,000 bail…
Ex-Finance Commissioner lauds FG’s economic measures
Alhaji Muazu Bawa, a former Commissioner of Finance and Economic Planning in Niger, says he is optimistic that the economic…
Forex blamed for cooking gas price hike
The Nigerian Association of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketers (NALPGAM) has blamed foreign exchange scarcity for the current high price of…
FG urged to establish dry ports to boost economy
A Kano-based car dealer, Alhaji Jaafar Adam-Jikamshi, has advised the Federal Government to establish dry ports to boost economic activities…
Farmers, herdsmen tasked on peaceful co-existence
The Village Head of Odu in Nasarawa state, Mr. Oberre Ewa, has appealed to farmers and herdsmen in the state…
Varsity to establish 4 agric training centres in Kebbi
Kebbi State University of Science and Technology, Aleiro, says it will establish four centers to train farmers on modern agricultural…
Power supply, gas major challenges in 2016 – Water Corporation
Mr. Muminu Badmus, the Managing Director of Lagos Water Corporation (LWC), on Tuesday, identified power and gas as major challenges…
2017 budget: Early passage will end of economic recession
The National Chairman of United Progressive Party (UPP), Chief Chikwas Okorie, says early passage of the 2017 budget of N7.2…
Woman loses ATM card, cash to hypnotist
A 29-year-old man, Lukmon Ajinike, who allegedly hypnotized a woman and collected her money and Automated Teller Machine (ATM) card,…
Kwara to spend N450m on solar power in hospitals
The Kwara Government has released N450 million for the provision of solar power in all state-owned General Hospitals across the…
Ekweremadu warns against military action in Gambia
Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, has warned against military action in the Gambia following that country’s presidential election,…
Katsina bags 2016 ‘Most Visible State in Media’ award
Media Search for Accountability, an NGO, has adjudged Katsina State as the ‘Most Visible State in the Media’, amongst the…
Nassarawa stakeholders seek support for Buhari, Al-Makura
Stakeholders in Akun Development Area of Nasarawa State, on Tuesday, passed a vote of confidence on President Muhammadu Buhari, for…
Senate to investigate Southern Kaduna killings-Saraki
The Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has said that the senate would commence an investigation into the latest killings in…
Ebonyi workers resume after Christmas, New Year celebration
Public sector workers in Ebonyi resumed for duties on Tuesday after the Christmas and New Year celebration. A News Agency…
Gambia electoral commission head flees country
The Chairman of the Gambian Electoral Commission has fled the country following threats to his life, his nephew said on…
Amnesty Office to train 10,000 ex-agitators in agriculture
The Presidential Amnesty Office says plans are ongoing to train and empower 10, 000 ex-agitators in the Niger Delta region…
Yuletide: FRSC lauds road users for low crashes during
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), on Tuesday, lauded road users in Plateau for the low road crashes experienced during…
“We are not denying Niger power intentionally’’ – AEDC
The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has denied allegations by a group, the “Concerned Citizens of Niger State”, that it…
ASUU tells FG to be guided by constitution
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has called on the Federal Government to be guided by the constitution in…
Jigawa assembly impeaches speaker
The Jigawa House of Assembly on Tuesday impeached its Speaker, Alhaji Idris Garba and elected Alhaji Isa Idris of Gwaram…
2017 will be a year of economic recovery- Osun Assembly
The Osun House of Assembly has urged Nigerians to be optimistic as the New Year will be a year of…
Men respect your wives- Legal practitioner
A Legal Practitioner, Mr. Dele Joshua, on Tuesday, said that women deserved some respect from their husbands for their role…
Sokoto to conduct proficiency test for teachers
Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State says the state government will conduct proficiency test for teachers working in public schools.…
Single common-visa advocated for ECOWAS in 2017
Some experts on Tuesday advised ECOWAS member-states to consider going for one common visa from 2017 to boost trade and…
2017: Osun workers resume work
Workers in Osun State returned to work on Tuesday after the Monday public holiday declared to mark the New Year…