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Investment One perfects acquisition of Universal Steels

Investment One Financial Services, a leading financial services firm in Nigeria, says it has perfected the acquisition of the assets…

Mixed reaction trails suspension of Reps members

Some All Progressive Party (APC) loyalists and officials in Malumfashi and Kafur Local Government Areas of Katsina State have disassociated…

Artists seek to participate in Lagos @50 festival

Tope Babayemi, the Coordinator of the Artists’ Village at the National Theatre, has urged the Lagos State Government to allow…
Ghana's president Nana-Akufo-Addo

Ghanaian president swears-in 12 new ministers

President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana has sworn into office 12 more ministers-designate approved by parliament, charging them to work toward…

Nasarawa government purchases vehicles to boost immunisation

Nasarawa Government has purchased 13 Hilux vehicles for effective monitoring of immunisation against childhood killers diseases across the state. Mr…
Group petitions EFCC and ICPC against Mallam Nasiru El-Rufai

Kaduna government orders FRSC off the streets

The Kaduna State Government has barred personnel of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) from erecting checkpoints in Kaduna and…

Adamawa governor calls for special prayers for Buhari

Gov. Jibrilla Bindow of Adamawa on Wednesday called on religious leaders in the state to offer special prayers for the…

Keffi residents decry poor electricity supply

Keffi residents in Nasarawa State have expressed concern over the erratic power supply in the area. They said that the…
N5.78b fraud: EFCC re-arraigns ex-Kwara Governor Ahmed

Stop blaming Buhari for economic woes- Kwara governor

Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed, has advised Nigerians to stop blaming President Muhammad Buhari or any of the nation’s…
University of Ibadan

UI Senate approves admission of 3,589 new students

The Senate of the University of Ibadan has approved the admission of 3,589 students for the 2016/2017 academic session. Mr…

DPR warns marketers against fuel hoarding

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in Kwara has warned marketers against fuel hoarding without inexplicable reason. The state Operations…

Somali lawmakers begin voting for president

Somali lawmakers gathered behind the blast walls of the capital’s airport on Wednesday to elect their president, after months of…

Minister advocates legislation to check hate speeches

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has said that for Nigeria to achieve a just and egalitarian…

115,000 child soldiers released – UN

No fewer than 115,000 children recruited by armies and militia groups as child soldiers have been released in the past…

Wrong time to leave ICC now, UN envoy tells Africa

The UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Adama Dieng, has warned African countries that withdrawing from the International…

Shocking Confession! Boko Haram paid me N200 – Suicide Bomber

An 18-year-old Boko Haram suicide bomber, Amina, who was intercepted by men of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC)…

Boko Haram is broke, UN envoy tells Security Council

The destructive Boko Haram insurgency group is currently plagued by financial difficulties, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Jeffrey Feltman,…

Edo APC in crisis over suspension of members

Crisis is brewing in the Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) over suspension of about 30 state…

FG expresses concern over killing of Nigerians in South Africa

The Federal Government has expressed concern over spate of extra-judicial killings of Nigerians in South Africa, and demanded speedy action…

Grant quits as Black Stars manager

Avram Grant has quit his job as Ghana’s head coach after more than two years in charge of the Black…

Dogara queries N2.7 trillion Spent on power without commiserate results

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has queried the utilisation of N2.74 trillion spent on the power sector…

Lagos moves to curb fraud in public service

The Lagos State Government is currently moving to checkmate fraud and corruption in the public service by engaging 200 workers…

ICPC seizes 62 houses from female civil servant

The Chairman Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offenses Commission (ICPC), Mr Ekpo Nta, has disclosed that the commission in…

We want more doctors, drugs in Lagos public hospitals, senior citizens cry out

Some senior citizens in Lagos State on Tuesday called on Governor Akinwunmi Ambode to employ more doctors and increase drugs…

NYSC posts 700 graduates to Plateau

The NYSC Coordinator in Plateau, Mrs Olufunmilayo Akin, says 700 corps members, who are graduates of agriculture and allied courses,…

Jigawa provides uniforms to 860 pupils

The Hadejia Local Education Authority on Tuesday said it had distributed uniforms to 860 pupils of Shardaku Nomadic School in…

10 killed in Plateau clash

Ten people have been killed in a clash involving two groups of illegal miners at Gero village in Gyel District…

Police recover Gov Wike’s N111m bribe to INEC officials

The Nigeria Police has recovered more than N111 million from electoral officials alleged to have been bribed by Rivers state…

Liberia leader bars official travel abroad for 60 days

Liberia’s president has ordered a 60-day moratorium on official overseas travel to save the country’s depleted foreign currency holdings. Ellen…

Lagos now among world’s 100 Resilient Cities

Lagos State has been listed among 100 Resilient Cities in the world. The 100 Resilient Cities is pioneered by The…