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Dickson declines assent to ‘Life Pension Bill’ for legislators

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa on Monday heeded to public outcry and declined assent to the bill seeking life pension…

CSOs commend EFCC for speedy trial of gov-elect

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

A coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) based in Bauchi State, has commended the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)…

Police nab robbery suspect in Ikoyi for robbing resident N14.6m property

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

The Police at Ikoyi Division, Ikoyi, Lagos have arrested a 39-year old robbery suspect, Victor Emuobi for allegedly scaling the…

Larry King hospitalized after suffering heart attack

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

Larry King is in the Intensive Care Unit, ICU, after suffering a heart attack last Thursday, TMZ reports. The pioneering…

Bandits block Kaduna-Abuja highway again, hundreds of motorists unaccounted for

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

Kidnappers on Monday afternoon blocked the Kaduna-Abuja Express way forcing several motorists to abandon their vehicles and head for nearby…

Police arrest man who set ablaze ex-girlfriend’s family in Ondo

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

The Ondo State Police Command have arrested, Deji Adenuga, the suspected murderer who set ablaze nine members of his estranged…

Minimum Wage: Oyo APC tells Makinde to stop crying wolf

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

The Oyo State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, on Monday said that the outgoing government in the state…

55th anniversary: Buhari inducts 2 new attack helicopters for NAF

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Abuja inducted two Agusta 109 Power Attack Helicopters into the Nigerian Air Force (NAF)…

Lagos Assembly: Lone PDP lawmaker defects to APC

PM NEWS Live

7 years ago

The lone Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) member in the Lagos State House, Mr Dipo Olorunrinu, Amuwo-Odofin Constituency I, on Monday…

States must improve their IGR — Osinbajo

PM NEWS Live

7 years ago

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says there is the need for states to explore ways of improving their Internally Generated Revenue…

360 Nigerian schools to access Cambridge Assessment IGCSE, International AS, A Level courses online

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

UK-based online learning provider, Pamoja Education has been approved by Cambridge Assessment International Education, the world’s largest provider of international…

Workers’ Day: Nigerian Govt. declares May 1 public holiday

PM NEWS Live

7 years ago

The Nigerian Government has declared Wednesday, May 1, as public holiday to celebrate the 2019 Workers’ Day.

Court Clears Couple charged with N285m fraud

Lanre Babalola

7 years ago

A Lagos State High Court has discharged and acquitted a couple, Mr. and Mrs Innocent Eloka, alleged to have misappropriated…

9 traffic offenders clear bush in Edo

PM NEWS Live

7 years ago

The Edo State Traffic Control Management Agency (EDTSMA) on Monday, imposed community service on nine violators of traffic regulations in…

100,000 Lagosians registered for Health Insurance Scheme

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

No fewer than 100,000 Lagos residents have so far registered for the Lagos State Health Insurance Scheme, LSHS, since it…

Burkina Faso: Terrorists kill Pastor, 4 churchgoers i

PM NEWS Live

7 years ago

Suspected terrorists have killed a pastor and four churchgoers in northern Burkina Faso, a state-owned radio station reported on Monday.

Nigerian Army set to establish 3 secondary schools in Ekiti

PM NEWS Live

7 years ago

The Nigerian Army has concluded arrangements for the establishment of three command secondary schools in Ekiti. The state Commissioner for…

Nigerian local farmers not ready for Hydroponic farming: Agriculturist

PM NEWS Live

7 years ago

An agriculturist, Mr Ismail Olawale, on Monday said local farmers in Nigeria might not be ready to practice hydroponic farming…

No lending to Sudan – IMF

PM NEWS Live

7 years ago

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says it will continue to provide Sudan with technical assistance and policy support.

56 newly approved institutions get operating licences

PM NEWS Live

7 years ago

The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu has given 56 newly approved private institutions licences to operate.

Nigerian govt inspects 64 coaches in China for rail projects

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

The Federal Government has inspected 64 coaches under construction in China for the various rail projects in Nigeria with 10…

Guard jailed 8 years for defiling 14-year-old girl

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

A Minna Chief Magistrates’ Court in Niger, has sentenced a 50-year-old man, Sani Yusuf, to eight years imprisonment for defiling…

Nigeria needs clearer, more liberal, fiscal policies – ICAEW

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

To attract more foreign investments into the Nigerian economy, the policy environment needs to be strengthened by the implementation of…

Judge’s absence stalls Bauchi governor-elect’s arraignment

Isa Isawade

7 years ago

The absence of Justice Yusuf Haliru of an FCT High Court on Monday stalled the arraignment of the governor-elect of…

Four people, pastor killed in church attack in Burkina Faso

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

Five people, including a pastor died in an attack on a church in Burkina Faso, security and local sources said…

UN gives Mozambique $13 million for Cyclone Kenneth damage

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

The United Nations will give Mozambique and the Comoros Islands $13 million in emergency funds to help provide food and…

Avoid economic instability during transition, IMF urges Algeria

Isa Isawade

7 years ago

Algeria needs to focus on avoiding economic instability during its political transition after the resignation of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, a…

Arrested UAE spy commits suicide in Turkey

Lanre Babalola

7 years ago

One of the suspects, who was arrested on charges of spying for the UAE, committed suicide by hanging himself in…

Spain’s socialist party wins, needs coalition

Lanre Babalola

7 years ago

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s Socialists have won snap elections without the necessary majority to govern solo in a fragmented…

Results: JAMB warns UTME candidates against fraudsters

Isa Isawade

7 years ago

The Joint Admissions Matriculation Board (JAMB) has warned its 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) candidates awaiting their results against…

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