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‘Doomsday predictions about Nigeria won’t come to pass’

Muhamin Olowoporoku

5 years ago

Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture, has said doomsday predictions about Nigeria will not come to pass.

Lawan celebrates Nigerian children on Children’s Day

PM NEWS Live

5 years ago

The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, felicitates with Nigerian children as they commemorate this year's Children's Day.

Updated: 26 die, 26 rescued in Niger boat mishap, 98 still missing

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

The Police in Niger say 26 bodies have so far been recovered after a boat with 150 passengers capsized on…

SERAP drags FG, Kogi to UN over detention of activists Larry, Victor

Kazeem Ugbodaga

5 years ago

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an urgent complaint to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary…

Lawan’s aide inducted Fellow, Institute of Management Consultants

PM NEWS Live

5 years ago

The Institute of Management Consultants – Nigeria, has inducted the Special Assistant (Press) to the Senate President, Ezrel Tabiowo, as…

UCTH medical interns protest unpaid salaries

PM NEWS Live

5 years ago

Medical Interns on Wednesday disrupted activities at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) over non-payment of their seven-month salaries…

Buhari replaces NAPTIP boss Imaan Suleiman with Sen. Basheer Mohammed

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

Imaan Suleiman Ibrahim the Director General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has been…

NIS increases passport production capacity

Nimot Sulaimon

5 years ago

The Comptroller-General, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mr Muhammad Babandede, says the service has increased its production capacity to beat the…

Breaking: Buhari appoints Farouk Yahaya new chief of army staff

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

Major General Farouk Yahaya has been appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari as the new Chief of Army Staff.

Abducted Kubwa residents freed after ransom

PM NEWS Live

5 years ago

The two residents of Byazhin area in Kubwa, a suburb of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), kidnapped by gunmen have…

Association to train 180 Bauchi adolescent girls

PM NEWS Live

5 years ago

The Federation of Muslim Women Association in Nigeria (FOMWAN) is to train 180 adolescent girls on various empowerment skills in…

Yobe spends N800m on foreign scholarship

PM NEWS Live

5 years ago

The Yobe Government has spent N800 million on foreign scholarship for 316 students in different institutions from 2019 to 2021.

OAU, Institute to train future politicians

PM NEWS Live

5 years ago

The Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, has pledged to partner with the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies, in…

Addressing insecurity in the South-East

PM NEWS Live

5 years ago

The South-East, the South-East Governors’ Forum on April 11, inaugurated a regional security outfit, Ebube Agu (Awe of Lion) following…

Biafra Day: MASSOB declares May 31 holiday

PM NEWS Live

5 years ago

The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has declared May 31 as a holiday to…

Uba Michael received as fellow of FIMC

Michael Adesina

5 years ago

Management expert and businessman, Uba Michael has been elected into the Institute of Management Consultants.

Repentant bandits surrender 203 firearms in Zamfara

PM NEWS Live

5 years ago

The Zamfara Government has said that repentant bandits have surrendered 203 sophisticated firearms, under the state government peace accord.

World Bank approves $700m credit for Nigeria

Nimot Sulaimon

5 years ago

The World Bank has approved a $700 million credit for the Nigeria Sustainable Urban and Rural Water Supply, Sanitation and…

5 bodies recovered from Kebbi boat mishap

Nimot Sulaimon

5 years ago

The Chairman, Ngaski Local Government Area (LGA) of Kebbi, Alhaji Abdullahi Warrah, says five bodies have been recovered in the…

Children’s Day: Atiku harps on importance of education

Nimot Sulaimon

5 years ago

Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar on Thursday highlighted the importance of education as Nigeria celebrates Children's Day.

Zulum: Child Rights Bill ready for assent

Nimot Sulaimon

5 years ago

Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno has announced that the bill to domesticate the Child Rights Act is almost ready for…

Gov. Zulum hails UNFPA, KOICA

Michael Adesina

5 years ago

Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has commended the efforts of the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) and Korea International Cooperation Agency…

Suspend NIMASA DG now, PDP tells Buhari

Michael Adesina

5 years ago

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) asked President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately order the suspension of the Director-General of the Nigerian…

NDLEA boss Marwa: Nigeria may soon become a nation of junkies

Michael Adesina

5 years ago

Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig. General Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) said Nigeria will become…

Buhari salutes Education Minister, Adamu Adamu, at 67

Nimot Sulaimon

5 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari has joined family, friends and well-wishers to congratulate Malam Adamu Adamu, Minister of Education as he marked…

PDP still grief-stricken – Uche Secondus

Michael Adesina

5 years ago

Uche Secondus, the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said the opposition party is still grief-stricken over the…

NCDC reports some uptick in COVID-19 cases

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 48 new cases of COVID-19, raising the caseload in the country…

Body of Nigerian Peter Ofor found floating in Indian canal

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

The body of a Nigerian Peter Ofor, was found floating in a canal of Kalkere Lake in the Indian city…

Only enemies claim Niger Delta is unsafe for investors – Wike

Kazeem Ugbodaga

5 years ago

Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike says those propagating the conspiracy theory that the Niger Delta is unsafe are the…

37 ‘smart schools’ spring up in Nigeria [Details on facilities]

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

The Federal Government has begun building 37 “smart schools” across the country to boost Information Communication Technology (ICT).

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