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Lagos Airport to undergo brief power shutdown on Wednesday

Hajj 2016: NAHCON transports 20,000 pilgrims in a week

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) says no fewer than 20,000 pilgrims have been transported to Saudi Arabia for…

LASG shuts down ‘ponmo’ processing section of Oko-Oba abattoir

The Lagos State Government on Sunday shut down and dislodged the cow skin (popularly known as ponmo) processing section of…

Bill Gates Foundation donates $1m to Boko Haram victims

The Borno Government said it received a cash donation of one million U.S. dollars from the Bill Gates Foundation for…

Taskforce demolishes 360 shops, containers at Igbara Market

Kazeem Ugbodaga Officials of the Lagos State Taskforce have demolished 360 illegal shops and containers at Igbara Market at Jakande…

Economic hardship: Kumuyi, Udom predict hope for Nigeria

Kazeem Ugbodaga In the midst of economic hardship, the General Superintendent, Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor William Kumuyi and the…

Lagos Govt seals hotel in Ikorodu over criminal activities

The Lagos State Government on Sunday said it had sealed off the Western Lodge Hotel, located on Isawo Road, in…

No money misappropriated in 2016 budget – Dogara

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, on Saturday restated that no money was misappropriated, stolen or…

Flood kills 18, destroys property worth N700m in Kano

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said no fewer than 18 persons lost their lives and property worth over N700…

Akwa Ibom Govt., Mobil to complete skill acquisition centre

The Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs said Akwa Ibom Government and Mobil Company have agreed to collaborate to complete the…

10 houses shut, 12 illegal oil wells uncovered in Lagos

At least 10 houses have been shut at Ilasamaja area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria as 12 illegal diesel oil wells…

$19 billion invested, as AIDS kills 1.1 million people in 2015

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has disclosed that a whooping $19 billion was invested in…

South Africa dethrones Nigeria as Africa’s biggest economy

South Africa has regained the title of Africa’s largest economy, two years after Nigeria rebased its economy to claim the…

Deregulation: FG saves N1.4 trillion on subsidy payment

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Federal Government says it has saved N1.4 trillion which could have been paid as subsidy to oil…

Lagos, FG partner on affordable housing for federal, state civil servants

The Lagos State Government and the Office of the Head of Service of the Federation on Thursday commenced talks on…

Ogun to demolish illegal structures on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

The Ogun State Government said on Thursday that it would soon commence the demolition of illegal structures along the Lagos/Ibadan…

Health workers protest non payment of 7-month salary

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Hundreds of primary healthcare workers attached to health centres across the 23 local government areas of Rivers…
Court jails Lagos woman, Bose Lateef arrested by EFCC while hawking naira notes at Eko Club after she pleaded guilty to money racketeering.

Naira strengthens against dollar

The Naira on Wednesday appreciated against the dollar at the parallel market. The Nigerian currency on Wednesday afternoon gained 5…

Shell declares force majeure on gas supply to NLNG

Following the discovery of a leak on its pipeline, Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd (SPDC) has declared force…

Russia to build strong economic relations with Nigeria

Nikolay Udovichenko, ambassador of Russia in Nigeria said on Tuesday in Abuja that his country would build a strong economic…

Agriculture remains top priority – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has said his administration will continue to accord agriculture premium importance through programmes and initiatives designed to…
This follows the expiration of the 50 per cent rebate earlier granted by Sanwo-Olu when the fuel subsidy was removed by President Bola Tinubu.

BRT Drivers’ Protest: LAMATA promises speedy resolution

The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) on Tuesday said it would leave no stone unturned to resolve the impasse…
Placentyne Hair Lotion has been banned: NAFDAC issues warning

NAFDAC issues license to produce structured water

The National Agency for Foods and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has licensed an indigenous company to produce the first…

Why details of Abacha’s loot are being delayed- World Bank

The World Bank has again asked for more time to release details on the spending of recovered loot by late…

80,000 pilgrims to be transported to Saudi Arabia in 5 weeks – FAAN

The Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) on Monday, said no fewer than 80,000 pilgrims were expected to be transported…

NNPC pays N56.96bn into Federation Account in June

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said it paid the N55.96 billion into the Federation Account in the month of…
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Globacom subscribers laud reduced tariffs

Subscribers on Globacom network on Sunday commended the telecommunications’ company for its reduced tariffs on its data. They said in…

SERAP to Dogara: Budget padding is a crime of corruption

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has faulted the claim by the Speaker of House of Representatives Mr Yakubu Dogara…

Kerosene is N150 per litre from NNPC depots, says NUPENG

The National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) says the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has fixed N150…

We have recovered billions of Naira from looters – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has once again disclosed that his administration has been able to recover billions of naira from those…

Customs Service impounds 26 containers of tyres

The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Retired Col. Hameed Ali, said on Friday that the Apapa Customs Command…
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