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FG to invest N9bn in health facilities upgrade

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Minister of Budget and National Planning, Mr Udoma Udo Udoma, said Federal Government would invest N9 billion in upgrade of…

Fishery, Aquaculture can create 100m jobs in ECOWAS

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Stefania Marrone, Head, Regional Cooperation Section, EU Delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS, said developing framework on Fishery and Aquaculture for…

Senate suspends confirmation of nominees

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Senate, on Tuesday resumed from its two-week vacation, and resolved to suspended all issues relating to the confirmation of…

Lagos begins evacuation of refuse heaps from streets

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

The Lagos State Government has begun the evacuation of heaps of refuse from the streets of Lagos.

Minister hails council on election of FAAN boss as president

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Minister of State for Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, has hailed Airports Council International (ACI), Africa, for electing Mr Salem…

Gov. assures sustainable funding for basic education

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Edo Gov., Mr Godwin Obaseki, has said that the core of his administration was to revamp the state’s basic…

Army offers free medical services to Agege residents in Lagos

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

No fewer than 500 residents of Agege in Lagos benefited from a free medical service offered by the Nigerian Army…

State Assembly calls for return of counsellors in schools

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Oyo State House of Assembly on Tuesday called for the return of counsellors in schools in the state.

Federal Govt to announce policy on community policing soon

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday said the Federal Government would soon announce new policy on community policing for better…

Minister summoned over alleged projects insertion in 2017 budget

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The House of Representatives on Tuesday summoned the Minister of Works, Power and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, over his allegation that…

NDLEA nabs 356 suspected drug traffickers

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Zonal Command in Enugu State arrested 356 suspected drug traffickers in six months,…

Man jailed for 3 years over N5.8m fraud

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

An Osun Magistrate’s Court sitting in Ile-Ife on Tuesday sentenced one Olayinka Awofisoye, 33, to three years imprisonment over N5.8million…

Erosion threatens Federal Secretariat, High Court in Anambra

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Federal High Court, Awka, and the ongoing multi-million naira Federal Secretariat complex both in Anambra are currently under threat…

Farmers urged to key into yam export initiative

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Nigerian Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (NASME) Farmers’ Cooperatives in Lagos State has called on farmers to key…

NIMASA, shipping coys advised to partner on sea time training

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

A maritime expert, Chief Kunle Folarin, has advised the Management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) to…

State Assembly moves to return history teaching

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Lagos State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed a resolution to revive teaching and learning of history as a…

Funding and research building block of Agric in Nigeria – Don

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Prof. Musibau Bamikole, the University of Benin (UNIBEN), has called for adequate funding and capacity building for effective research coordination…

Gov. advises parents to guard children against drug abuse

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia has advised parents to guard against instances that could lure their children indulging drug abuse.

Fire Guts Zambia Market

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Fire gutted part of Zambia’s biggest market in the nation’s capital on Tuesday in what the government suspected was an…

AEDC To Procure Additional 30,000 Prepaid Meters

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Fire gutted part of Zambia’s biggest market in the nation’s capital on Tuesday in what the government suspected was an…

Agency To Immunise 3m Children In 6 Days

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The Kaduna State Primary Health Care Development Agency, says it plans to immunise three million children age 0-5 against poliomyelitis…

3 Docked For Kidnapping 9-Months-Old Baby

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Three persons were on Tuesday remanded in prison custody by a Makurdi Magistrates’ Court for alleged criminal conspiracy and kidnap…

Etisalat Appoints New CEO

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Etisalat has appointed Boye Olusanya as its new after the former Chairman Hakeem Belo-Osagie resigned early this week.

Residents must make conscious efforts to avert building collapse – LASG

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

The Lagos State Government has charged residents of the State to make conscious efforts to avert incessant building collapse in…

Kogi Electorate File Suit To Remove State Gov

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Some electorate in Kogi, have approached a Federal High Court in Abuja to declare the return and swearing-in of Alhaji…

450 Illegal Immigrants Repatriated From Edo – NIS

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) on Tuesday, said it arrested and repatriated no fewer than 450 illegal immigrants from Edo…

BBC To Expand Children, Youth-Oriented Programmes

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) on Tuesday published a plan to expand output of children’s and youth-oriented programmes, online services and…

24-Year-Old Cultist Arrested Over Murder

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

An Ota Chief Magistrate's’ Court in Ogun, on Tuesday remanded a 24-year-old suspected cultist, Rasheed Adeola, in prison over alleged…

NDLEA Secures Conviction Of 240 Illicit Drug Users

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), says it has secured the conviction of 240 suspected drug users in Kano…

Green Card: American To Remain In Kirikiri Prison

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

An American national, Marco Ramirez, who allegedly obtained 565,000 dollars under false pretences from three Nigerians in an American Green…

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