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65,000 ‘ghost workers’ off civil service payroll
Dr Joe Abah, the Director-General, Bureau of Public Service Reforms, says the Federal Government has saved over N185 billion since…
Buhari appoints Babandede new immigration boss
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Mr Mohammed Babandede as the new Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service…
Court adjourns trial of ex-NIMASA boss to 27 May
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday fixed May 27 for continuation of trial of a former Director-General of…
Kidnapping: IG deploys helicopter, mobile cops to Kogi
The Inspector-General of Police (IG), Mr Solomon Arase, has approved the deployment of a helicopter and more policemen to Kogi…
Ja’afaru is new Controller-General of Nigeria Prisons
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Mr Ahmed Ja’afaru as the new Controller-General of the Nigeria Prisons Service…
Nokia to sack 15,000 workers
Telecoms equipment maker Nokia is likely to cut about 15,000 jobs globally as part of a cost-cutting scheme, following its…
DPR seals 15 filling stations in Sokoto, Kebbi
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) says it has sealed no fewer than 16 petrol filling stations in Sokoto and…
Lagos shortlisted for 100 resilient cities network
The Rockefeller Foundation on Tuesday expressed optimism that Lagos State might become one of the 100 Resilient Cities (100RC) in…
Police arraign okada riders found in robbers’ den
Two motorcyclists, Musa Badamasi and Yusuf Ibrahim, on Tuesday appeared in a Mararaba Grade 1 Area Court, Aso Pada, Nasarawa…
Driver docked over theft of beer
A 39-year old driver, Ademola Adesanya, on Tuesday appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for alleged stealing cartons…
Hairdresser steals phone, dollars
A 26-year old, hairdresser, Kikelomo Fagbenro, on Tuesday appeared at an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly stealing an…
INTELS in illegal free zones controversy
By Kayode Dunsin Multi-billion dollar maritime behemoth, INTELS appears to be deep in a sizzling issue of illegality and impunity.…
Oil marketers set to flood market with petrol
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) says it is ready to flood the market with fuel as it…
What we do to get forex for oil import – IPMAN
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) says it gets credit line from outside investors to access foreign exchange…
Boko Haram: Fleeing emirs return home
Two out of the five Borno emirs forced to flee their domain by Boko Haram terrorists, have returned to their…
Who hanged a 75-year old man?
This is the question men of the Gombe State Police Command are still trying to answer following the death of…
e-government master plan ready for implementation – Shittu
Adebayo Shittu, Minister of Communications says the Communications sector roadmap and the e-government master plan are ready for implementation. Adebayo…
Nigerian Navy donates drugs, foodstuff to IDPs in Maiduguri
The Nigerian Navy (NN) has donated drugs and foodstuff to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camped in Dalori 11, Maiduguri, to…
Include independent candidacy in Electoral Act, Stella Oduah tells INEC
Senator Stella Oduah (PDP Anambra North) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to include independent candidacy in…
IYC blasts Nigerian billionaire for donating N4.2bn to American university
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide has reacted angrily to the reported donation of 4.2 billion naira…
Man Utd in talks with Jose Mourinho
Jose Mourinho’s representatives will meet Manchester United officials on Tuesday as the Portuguese moves closer to becoming the club’s next…
Inferior materials responsible for hostel collapse – Oko Poly Rector
Prof. Godwin Onu, Rector of Federal Polytechnic Oko has stated that inferior materials were responsible for the collapse of a…
Police are liars, we paid ransom for our freedom-APC Chieftains
Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Kwara State, Ishola Balogun-Fulani has described the Nigeria Police as liars over claim…
Gov Amosun admits times are hard for Nigerians
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta: Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State, southwest Nigeria has admitted that times are hard for Nigerians due to…
Lukaku back to Chelsea for £65m, as Matic joins Man Utd
Everton striker Romelu Lukaku, 23, wants to return to Chelsea in a £65m deal this summer. The Belgian left the…
Ryan Giggs to end 28-year romance with Man Utd
Manchester United legend, Ryan Giggs is set to cut ties with the club after Dutchman, Louis van Gaal was sacked…
Senator Melaye weeps in church over evil advisers
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Chairman, Senate Committee on the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Otunba Dino Melaye, on Sunday stunned the congregation…
How I got contract to build N1.2 billion shopping mall for Badeh-Witness
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja: Mustapha Yerima, a contractor and prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of former Chief of Defence Staff, Air…
Why I joined others to remove Ali Modu-Sheriff-Fayose
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayo Fayose, on Monday said the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)…
Nigeria to end fuel importation by 2019-Kachikwu
Dr Ibe Kachikwu, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, on Monday said the Federal Government was targeting 2019 to end…