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N3.2bn fraud: Orji Kalu to open defence on Sept. 27

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday fixed Sept. 27 for the defence to open its case in the…

FRSC recruitment: Nigerian Govt urged to review age limit

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Some applicants at the ongoing Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) recruitment on Wednesday urged the Federal Government to review the…

NIMC begins nationwide data update, modification for applicants

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has begun nationwide data update and modification for all applicants, who wish to effect changes…

Man remanded for allegedly stabbing neighbour to death

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A 29-year-old unemployed man, Samson Micheal, who allegedly stabbed his neighbour to death over an argument, was on Wednesday remanded…

Abia needs N25bn to clear salary, pension arrears – Labour

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Abia chapter, says the state needs N25 billion to enable it clear the arrears of…

Facebook, Google to tackle spread of fake news

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Facebook, Google and other tech firms have agreed a code of conduct to do more to tackle the spread of…

Ethiopian Airlines crowned best African airline

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Ethiopian Airlines, on Wednesday, announced it had been crowned the “Best African Airline” at the second edition of Arabian Travel…

Man allegedly defiles 2 under-aged daughters

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A 37-year-old man, Suleman Usman, on Wednesday appeared before an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, for alleged sexual assault on…

EU countries urged not to offer Turkey financial help

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

EU countries should not offer Turkey financial help, the commissioner in charge of enlargement issues suggested in a newspaper interview…

Labour calls on workers to comply with 7-day warning strike

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Organised Labour has called on workers from all sectors of the economy to comply with the seven days nationwide…

AfDB invests $24 billion in African agriculture

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The African Development Bank (AfDB) will be investing $24 billion in the African agriculture over the next 10 years to…

N9.7bn fraud: Nigerian Govt re-arraigns Suswam, others Nov. 20

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Federal High Court, Abuja, has fixed Nov. 20 for the re-arraignment of former Benue governor, Gabriel Suswam, on a…

Sokoto to upscale Nigerian Govt’s Cash Transfer Scheme

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, on Wednesday said his administration was considering ways to upscale the Federal Government’s Cash…

2019: Minister’s aide joins Ebonyi governorship race

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Mr Ogbonnaya Obasi, the Personal Assistant (PA) to Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, Minister of Science and Technology, has joined the governorship…

Court adjourns Nigerian Govt’s $69m oil revenue suit against Chevron

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A Federal High Court, Lagos on Wednesday adjourned until Dec. 4, a 69 million dollars suit filed by the Federal…

NLC directs state councils to commence strike mobilisation

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has directed its 36 state councils to commence mobilisation of workers in readiness for its…

Lagos-Badagry Expressway in “deplorable state” – FRSC

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Badagry-Seme Command, has warned drivers plying the Lagos-Badagry Expressway against speeding saying it is…

2009 agreement: ASUU calls for reopening of negotiation

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Owerri zone, has called on the Federal Government to urgently open renegotiation on…

Nigerian Govt urged to extend security intervention to Sokoto

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Secretary to Sokoto State Government, Prof. Bashir Garba, on Wednesday appealed to the Federal Government to extend its security…

Iran sanctions keep oil prices near late 2014 highs

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Oil prices eased on Wednesday but were still set for a fifth consecutive monthly quarter of gains, driven by an…

4,000 HIV patients to benefit from electronic health record system

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

No fewer than 4000 people living with HIV are to benefit from an electronic health record system launched in the…

15 suspected kidnappers, rustlers arrested in Sokoto

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Police Command in Sokoto State says it has arrested 15 suspects for allegedly involving in kidnapping, animal rustling and…

Russian lawmakers approve Putin’s proposal on pension age for women

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Russia’s parliament on Wednesday unanimously confirmed President Vladimir Putin’s proposal to raise the pension age for women by five years,…

Teenager allegedly defiles 8-year-old boy

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

An 18-year-old man, Abdulbasi Usman, on Wednesday day appeared before a Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Kano for allegedly having…

Kebbi Govt. procures N100m drugs for emergency cases

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Kebbi government has procured drugs worth N100 million for treatment of emergency cases at the hospitals in the 21…

Bayelsa Govt partners Customs on cargo airport

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Bayelsa government and the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) are set to deepen cooperation in ensuring a smooth take off…

Namibia continues to optimise renewable energy opportunities

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A recently constructed solar plant in Namibia will feed additional 5.78 MW electricity to the country’s national grid, local media…

Court to resume trial of ex-NIMASA chief, Sept. 27

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A Federal High Court on Wednesday in Lagos adjourned the trial of a former acting Director-General of NIMASA, Callistus Obi,…

German taxpayers will not finance diesel retrofits – Minister

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

German Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer said on Wednesday that his plan to battle air pollution in cities by retrofitting older…

Welder remanded for attempted kidnap

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A Magistrates’ Court in Minna has ordered the remand in prison custody of a 28-year-old welder, Shamsudeen Nasiru, for attempted…

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