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Air fares to go up

The rise in the oil price is putting the squeeze on airline costs and is likely to lead to a…

Lagos ports to receive 29 ships laden with petroleum products, food items

Twenty nine ships laden with petroleum products, food items and other goods are expected to arrive Apapa and Tin Can…

Police fire tear gas at Kenyan demonstrators demanding reopening of TV stations

Kenyan police fired teargas on Monday to disperse 100 demonstrators demanding that the government reopen three private television channels it…

IATA calls for urgent attention to address infrastructure crisis

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called for urgent attention to address infrastructure challenges to secure the future of…

Photo News: Lagos LG team after Ambode’s inauguration of new Cabinet members

Lagos LG team after Ambode's inauguration of new Cabinet members

French drug firm insists anti-dengue vaccine is safe, effective

French pharmaceutical company, Sanofi Pasteur, on Monday insisted its anti-dengue vaccine is effective and safe in spite of preliminary data…

Tambuwal announces major cabinet reshuffle

Governor Aminu Tambuwal has announced a major reshuffle to his cabinet, assigning portfolios to four recently-appointed commissioners while nine others…
Four Fulani herders die in Takum LG of Taraba State after reportedly eating a fish they picked up at the bank of a river while grazing

Ranching: Herdsmen advised to form cooperative societies to enjoy govt’s intervention

Dr David Kassa, the Taraba Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, on Monday advised herdsmen and other livestock farmers to…

Ambode warns New Commissioners: I deserve nothing from you but the best

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday inaugurated newly appointed commissioners and special advisers, with a charge that he deserved…

Soaring costs drag down Uganda’s private sector – Survey

Tempo of economic activity in Uganda’s private-sector slowed in January from the previous month, depressed by soaring input costs for…

North Korea’s ceremonial leader Kim Yong Nam to visit South Korea for Olympics

North Korea’s ceremonial leader will make an unprecedented visit to South Korea this week, officials said on Monday.

Nigerians advised to register, vote for leaders with integrity during elections

A cleric, Rev. Fr.Lawrence Soja-Anyembugu , has advised Nigerians to take advantage of the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) to…

Russian lawmaker calls for revision of IOC charter

A Russian lawmaker, Konstantin Kosachev, on Monday called for a revision of the statutory documents of the International Olympic Committee…
Investors lose N1.14trn as NGX reacts to MPC decision

Experts say NSE pricing methodology provided liquidity for inactive stocks

Some financial experts on Monday said that the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) amended par-value and pricing methodology has provided liquidity…
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Firstbank ATMs dispense N2.8 trillion in 2017

First Bank of Nig. Ltd. says its Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) dispensed over N2.8 trillion from January 2017 to December…

Man shot, arrested after trying to break into Iran’s presidential office

A man was shot and arrested in Iran after trying to break into president’s office, the deputy governor of Tehran…

Sen. Bukar trains 400 youths on yoghourt making, poultry production

Sen. Mustafah Bukar (APC-Katsina North), has commenced the training of 400 unemployed youths in his Senatorial District on yoghourt making…

Chinese police seize 2,000 bottles of fake liquor

Police in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Sichuan Province have seized 2,000 bottles of fake liquor in a joint raid,…
Ex President Jacob Zuma

I will not resign, President Zuma tells South Africans

Embattled President Jacob Zuma of South Africa has told leaders of his party, the African National Congress (ANC), that he…

35 inmates of Ikoyi Prison sit for WASSCE

A total of 35 inmates of the Ikoyi Prison School, Lagos, is participating in the ongoing January/February West African Senior…

Iraq declares Saddam’s eldest daughter Raghad, 59 others wanted

Iraqi security services revealed their “most wanted list” of 60 people, with Raghad, the eldest daughter of Saddam Hussein, on…

U.S-based Nigerians eager to come home, invest

A group of accomplished Nigerian professionals in the U.S. have expressed their eagerness to come home and invest in the…
Ex President Jacob Zuma

More pressure as South Africa’s ANC meets with Zuma

Top officials from South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) met President Jacob Zuma late on Sunday, amid growing pressure…

Obi, Murray-Bruce task U.S.-based Nigerians to Invest in nigeria

Nigerians in the U.S. have been tasked on the need to change their negative mindset about Nigeria and join hands…
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Politicians encouraging herdsmen/farmers clashes, says Ex-MACABAN chairman

Alhaji Mohammad Oroji, former FCT Chairman, Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), says Nigerians should stop politicising farmers/herdsmen…

2019: PDP NWC to present roadmap – Secondus

Prince Uche Secondus, National Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) would a…

Benin Monarch charges Nigerians in diaspora to support govt development

The Benin Monarch, Oba Ewuare II, has charged Nigerians living abroad to give support to the government in order to…

Adeosun Tasks Treasury Managers on Accountability, Transparency

The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, has challenged Treasury managers to ensure transparency and accountability in the management and…

Hairstylists decry low patronage as women embrace wigs

Some hair stylists in Lagos on Sunday lamented that they had been experiencing low patronage recently due to the current…

Ambode warns youths against Cultism

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has warned youths in the state to shun all forms of cultism and hooliganism and…