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NEMSA to sanction companies that fail to comply with safety standards
Peter Ewezor, the Managing Director, Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA), says companies that fail to comply with safety standards…
Group wants Police IG to probe Ekweremadu’s emergence as deputy senate president
Friends in The Gap, an NGO, on Sunday in Abuja, called for a thorough probe into the allegation of forgery…
Police to address marine unit problems in Lagos
The Nigeria Police says it is looking into the challenges faced by its marine unit, the Marine Police, with a…
Subscribers applaud Glo over free minute call offer
Globacom has received kudos for its “one free minute call” offer to subscribers for three minute-call they make in the…
Buhari, Saraki, Dogara have abandoned Nigerians in Diaspora
An NGO, United Nigerians in the Diaspora (UNID), says the Federal Government and the National Assembly have yet to meet…
Buhari should intervene urgently on Amnesty programme – MEND
Members of defunct Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) on Sunday in Yenagoa, urged President Muhammadu Buhari…
Boko Haram attacks prison in Niger, four killed
NIAMEY, (Reuters) – Suspected Boko Haram militants launched an attack on the prison in the southern Niger town of Diffa…
Nigeria active telecoms subscribers now 146m – NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Sunday said the active lines in the nation’s telecommunications industry stood at 146,561,744 in…
FG, UN collaborate to secure schools
The Federal Government is collaborating with the UN Special Envoy on Global Education to ensure security in all schools in…
Buhari should continue PDP’s Transformation Agenda, Vision 20:2020 – NPC
The National Planning Commission (NPC) has stated that the Transformation Agenda did not belong to any political party, noting that,…
Swiss FIFA inquiry receives more ‘suspicious activity’ – Reports
ZURICH (Reuters) – Switzerland now has 81 reports of suspicious financial activity linked to FIFA’s decisions to let Russia and…
Oyo NLC applauds Buhari on bailout for states
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Oyo State chapter, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for the bailout to state governments to…
Tanzanian engineering expert, others query TB Joshua Coroners verdict
An engineering expert from Tanzania is the latest to question the verdict of Magistrate Oyetade Komolafe who presided over the…
Oshiomhole wants workers salaries increased
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo on Friday in Abuja advocated for upward review of workers’ salaries to reflect socio-economic realities…
Niger govt. declares curfew as religious clash kills one
The Niger Government has declared curfew in Paiko Local Government Area of the state following a violent clash between Hausa…
Unveiled: United sign Matteo Darmian
Manchester United has announced the signing of Matteo Darmian from Torino. Matteo joins the Red Devils on a four-year contract…
Man Utd reach agreement to sign Schweinsteiger
Manchester United is delighted to announce it has reached agreement with Bayern Munich to sign midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger, subject to…
Rivers APC blasts PDP, Wike, says it has no hand in Police takeover of LGs
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers state has dismissed claims by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that it is…
Age determines fertility rate of woman – Expert
Dr Ibrahim Wada, the Chairman of NISA Premier Hospital Jabi, Abuja, on Saturday said that age was a major determinant…
Police recover remains of Bayelsa Agip’s pipeline explosion
The Bayela Police Command said it had recovered the remains of victims of Thursday’s crude oil pipeline explosion which occurred…
Amaechi, Pastor Bakare, others on Buhari’s 18-man delegation to US
Former Rivers state governor, Chibuike Amaechi and founder of Latter Rain Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare will accompany President Muhammadu Buhari…
5 assassins arrested by Police in Benin
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Five persons have been arrested and paraded by operatives of the Zone 5 Police Headquarters, Benin City, for…
Kidnappers of Oshiomhole’s cousin arrested
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A crack team of Edo State Police Command have arrested two persons suspected to be kidnappers of a…
PDP State Chairmen to Buhari: Stop deceiving Nigerians
Chairmen of State branches of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have asked President Muhammadu Buhari to stop deceiving Nigerians about the…
Before APC falls apart: A reply to Dele Momodu
By Remi Oyeyemi “ ….there is need for the competence and character of public men to be subjected to severer…
150,000 pupils write JSS1 placement exam in Lagos
No fewer than 150,000 pupils in public and private schools in Lagos State on Saturday sat for entrance examination into…
NURTW begs for more bus stops in Lagos
The Lagos State Chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) on Saturday pleaded with the State Government…
Osinbajo, others list values for business success
The Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Saturday in Lagos told youths in Africa to imbibe the culture of integrity and…
Police confirm 2 dead in Borno explosion
The Police in Borno on Saturday confirmed the death of two persons in an explosion that occurred around the Borno…
JTF in talks with Shell, communities over closure of flow station
A reconciliatory talks between Shell and its four host communities in Ogbia, Bayelsa over the shutdown of Kolo Creek flow…