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Oil subsidy removal will check corruption, says Emir Sanusi

The Emir of Kano, Malam Muhammadu Sanusi II, on Thursday said that stopping oil subsidy would go a long way…

Nigerians criticise senators, lawmakers for rejecting pay cut

Some residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have criticised the rejection of a pay cut by members of the…

Buhari sacks NPA boss, Ado Bayero

President Muhammadu Buhari has terminated the appointment of the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Alhaji Sanusi Ado…

We Sacked 38 Senior Managers To Save Cost –NNPC GMD

The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, said on Thursday the task of restructuring the corporation into a lean, efficient, and…

Senate approves $75 million World Bank loan for Edo

The Senate on Thursday approved a 75 million World Bank loan for Edo state’s Development Policy Operation (DPO) as requested…

Bodies of crashed helicopter pilot, co-pilot recovered

The bodies of the remaining two persons missing from Wednesday’s Bristow helicopter crash in Lagos have been recovered by the…

Buhari approves appointment of Kyari as NNPC head of crude oil sales

ABUJA (Reuters) – The Nigerian National Petroleum Corp has appointed Mele Kyari as the new head of crude oil marketing…

Buhari asks Service Chiefs to end Boko Haram in three months

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja “You need to brace up and continue to team up with other stakeholders to come up with a…
RMAFC on Tuesday reacts to ongoing controversies over the salaries and allowances being paid to members of the National Assembly.

We will not cut our pay, allowances, Senators say

The Senate after an hour close door session on Wednesday, stood down the report of its ad hoc committee on…

6 killed in Boko Haram attack near Maiduguri

Maiduguri (Reuters) – At least six people have been killed during a raid by Boko Haram militants outside Nigeria’s northeastern…

For aiding Al-Qaeda, US jails Nigeria’s ‘Ayatollah Mustapha’ for 22 years

A Nigerian accused of receiving weapons training from al Qaeda’s Yemeni affiliate and writing rap lyrics, among other contributions, for…

No automatic ticket for Idris Wada in Kogi, says PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says it will not offer automatic ticket to any aspirant in the November 21 governorship…

Don’t set agenda for Buhari, APC tells Ohanaeze

The All Progressives Congress (APC), in Anambra, has told Ohanaeze Ndigbo, a socio-cultural organisation of Igbo, to stop setting agenda…

APC can use state facilities, security for campaigns, says Gov. Dickson

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Following the mass defection of prominent members Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Bayelsa state to the All…

We must have steady electricity in Nigeria, says Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari said Wednesday in Abuja that his administration will give the fullest possible attention to boosting power supply…

Oba Sijuwade’s place in history is assured, says Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari says he has received with sadness the news of the transition of one of Nigeria’s foremost traditional…

UPDATE: Helicopter plunges into Lagos Lagoon, four dead

Tragedy hit the aviation industry on Wednesday as an helicopter belonging to Bristow Airline, plunged into the ocean of the…

Boko Haram in disarray, will soon be defeated – DHQ

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja In spite of recent bombings which have resulted in death of scores of people across the country attributed…

Helicopter crashes into Lagos lagoon

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has reported that an unidentified helicopter has crashed into the Lagoon at the Oworonshoki…

Beware of fraudsters, Adeboye warns members, others

For the umpteenth time, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, has warned…

Buhari lauds Oyegun at 76

President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with the All Progressives Congress (APC) national chairman, Chief John Odigie Oyegun as he celebrates…
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Jonah Jang left Plateau State in N222.3bn debt

The Transition Committee set up by Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau says the immediate past administration of former governor Jonah…

Jonathan did not lobby us to stop Buhari’s probe – Bishop Kukah

The National Peace Committee on Tuesday dismissed reports that it was lobbied by former President Goodluck Jonathan to stop President…

Boko Haram: Buhari wants members of displaced families reunited

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja directed the Ministry of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs to intensify efforts to…

NNPC’s Kachikwu fires 38 top management staff, appoints 4 Executive Directors

The purge and enhancement of top echelon of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC with new appointments, retirements and deployments of…

Over 50 killed in Borno bomb blast

MAIDUGURI, (Reuters) – A bomb attack on a packed market in northeastern Nigeria bearing the hallmarks of Boko Haram killed…

I’ll prosecute Nigeria’s treasury looters soon, says Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari said Tuesday in Abuja that the prosecution of persons who have stolen national resources will begin in…

At N283bn, Nigeria’s census costlier than that of India or China

By Ademola Adegbamigbe China and India have a staggering population of over one billion people each and they pretty much…

Buhari has given hope to long-suffering people of Ogoni, says APC

President Muhammadu Buhari’s approval, on August 5th 2015, of actions to fast-track the environmental clean-up of Ogoniland is undoubtedly one…

FG to spend N15bn to achieve 8,000 mw by 2016, says Atiku

Dr Atiku Abubakar, Deputy Managing Director, Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), on Tuesday said about N15 billion was required for…