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Ekweremadu advocates holistic approach towards Anti-Corruption War

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Deputy President of the Senate, Mr Ike Ekweremadu, said only holistic and institutionalised approaches to the anti-graft crusade could guarantee…

Corrupt individuals whipping up religious sentiments – EFCC

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has decried “how (corruption suspects) now whip up religious sentiments whenever they are…

Teacher accuse parents for low interest of girls in sciences

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

A Science teacher with Golden Stars Secondary School, Karu, Fatimat Sule, has blamed some parents for the low participation of…

Lagos declares zero tolerance for workplace tragedies

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The Lagos State Government on Monday said it had declared zero tolerance for workplace tragedies in the state.

Immunisation a cost effective way to prevent diseases – Health Officer

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Mr David Onyewuchi, an official of Imo State Ministry of Health, has described immunisation as the easiest, safest and cheapest…

CBN deputy governor nominee calls for Forex sources diversification

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Mrs Aisha Ahmad, a nominee for deputy governorship of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Monday advocated non-oil exports-boosting policies,…

Unsolicited messages: NCC launches “Do Not Disturb’’ TV commercial

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Monday said it had launched a nationwide television commercial to further educate subscribers against…

Nigeria’s first online trade fair debut in May

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A Nigerian firm, Best Hope Services, says it will unveil the first online trade exhibition in the country in May…

Gov. calls on fellow State Govts. to play role in prisons decongestion

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina State on Monday called for specific roles for State Governments in prisons management as part…

ABU to establish standard locally-built refineries in Niger Delta

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, says it is making efforts to establish conventional and standard locally-built refineries in the…

Groups call on Buhari to assent Not-Too-Young-To-Run Bill

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Not-Too-Young-To-Run Movement, a Coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), on Monday called on President Muhammadu Buhari to assent to the…

Nigerian Govt urged to give priority to teachers’ development

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Civil Society Action Coalition on Education for All (SCACEFA), an NGO, has called on the Federal Government to give urgent…

Environmentalists want complete ban of polythene bags

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Some environmentalists on Monday called on the government to ban the use of polythene bags to safeguard the environment and…

Blind people stage protest over alleged discrimination, neglect

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Adamawa chapter of the Nigeria Association of the Blind (NAB) on Monday staged a protest in Yola over alleged…

MSEMDF: Niger state beneficiaries receive N1bn

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Niger State Government on Monday commenced the disbursement of the N1 billion Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Micro Small…

LUC: Ambode means well for Lagosians – LASG

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The Lagos State Government on Monday said Governor Akinwunmi Ambode meant well for the people as the proceeds from the…

We will rebuild the country if elected – APP

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

National Chairman, Action Peoples Party (APP), Mr Ikenga Ugochiyeri, has said that the party would rebuild Nigeria`s economy and unite…

Youths urged to Shun cultism, embrace viable ventures

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Director General, Christian Youth for Peace and Development Initiative (CYPDI), Mr Simon Dolly, has called on youths in the…

Copyright infringement: Court admits evidence against Young Shall Grow Motors

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday admitted musical evidence in the ongoing trial of Young Shall Grow Motors…

Dogara vows to ensure communities determine their projects

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Speaker of House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, said the House would ensure that communities in the country were…

Sudan’s Al-Bashir supports Al-Sisi’s re-election bid

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

President Omar Al-Bashir of Sudan on Monday welcomed his Egyptian counterpart’s bid for re-election and pledged further cooperation after a…

Lagos Assembly sets up committee to review Land Use Charge Law

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday set up a six-man Ad hoc Committee to review the controversial state…

Men who frequent prostitutes are criminals – Pope

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Pope Francis says men who frequent prostitutes are criminals with a “sick mentality” who think that women exist to be…

Ijegun-Imore residents protest 8 months power outage

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Residents of Ijegun-Imore, a Satellite Town in Lagos, on Monday blocked the main entrance of the Festac Business Unit of…

NIMC partners Lagos State, private schools on NIN registration

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) says it will collaborate with the Lagos State Government and private school owners on…

NDLEA arrests grandpa with sacks of Indian hemp

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

A 64-year-old grandfather, Daniel Idemudia, has been arrested in Benin, by the Edo State Command of the National Drug Law…

Landmark Varsity offers free tuition for agric-related programmes

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The management of Landmark University, Omu-Aran in Kwara, on Monday said it had approved free tuition fees for all its…

2 Tunisians kidnapped in Cameroon

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

An armed group in southwestern Cameroon has kidnapped two Tunisians working on a road construction project for a Tunisian company,…

Lagos ports to receive 32 ships laden with petroleum products, food items

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

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

South African authorities ordered to pay $15m over death of 144 patients

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A judge ordered a provincial government in South Africa to pay 15 million dollars in damages to families of 144…

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