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Osinbajo at 61: Ndoma-Egba extols VP, describe him as highly dependable

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Chairman, Governing Board of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Sen. Victor Ndoma-Egba (SAN) has described the Vice President, Prof.…

DPR seals 26 petrol stations in Ibadan over sharp practices

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The Head of Operations of Ibadan office of the Department of Petroleum Resources, DPR, Sadiq Ibrahim Danjuma on Wednesday stated…

How to handle herdsmen/farmers clashes — Oshiomhole

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Former Edo Governor, Mr Adams Oshiomhole, has urged Nigerians not to politicise the herders/farmers problem affecting some parts of the…

Meningitis strikes again, kills 14 in Jigawa

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Jigawa Government says meningitis has killed 14 persons as 51 suspected cases were recorded in 10 local government areas…

Rooftop train riding: Standard gauge line will end practice – NRC

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) says the imminent introduction of the standard gauge line will permanently end the practice of…

Telecom industry: Danbatta calls for renewed thinking in policy framework

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Prof. Umar Danbatta, the Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has called for renewed thinking by global policymakers and…

International Women’s Day: Council advises FG to address hunger in Nigeria

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The National Council for Women Societies (NCWS) has called on the Federal Government to take adequate steps in addressing the…

IMF praises Nigeria’s effort in foreign exchange reserves recovery

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday welcomed Nigeria’s exit from economic recession and lauded its strong recovery in foreign…

Benin Republic woman jailed 6 years for stealing employer’s N76m property

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

An Igbosere Magistrate Court, Lagos has sentenced a Cotonou, Republic of Benin woman, Janet Ketu aka Iya Bidemi, 44 to…

Staff Unions commend appointment of Omokungbe as Yabatech Rector

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Two non-academic staff unions of the Yaba College of Technology (Yabatech), on Wednesday hailed the appointment of Mr Obafemi Omokungbe…

Land Use Charge: Lagos Govt. extends period for discounted payment

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Lagos State Government on Wednesday said it had extended the period for tax payers to enjoy discount of 15…

Man Sent To Prison For Duping Businessman $30,000

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

A 31-year old man, Anthony Okonji has been arrested and arraigned before a Lagos Magistrate Court for allegedly obtaining the…

Enugu State First Lady blasts women over failure to secure LG chairmanship positions

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Wife of Enugu State Governor, Mrs Monica Ugwuanyi has blamed women of the state for failure to secure a chairmanship…

Nigerian Senate approves conference report on NFIU autonomy

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Senate on Wednesday approved the conference committee report on a bill that will grant autonomy to Nigerian Financial Intelligence…

Small businesses affected by High interest – Gov. Tambuwal

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State on Wednesday appealed to financial institutions to review downwards the interest rates charged on…

Improved energy management can boost economic growth – ECN

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN) on Wednesday said the economy of Nigeria would improve if energy was well managed…

Nigeria deserves the best of FIFA World Cup – NBC

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Managing Director of Nigeria Bottling Company (NBC), George Polymenakos, on Wednesday in Abuja said Nigeria deserves the best of…

Mathematics Day: Teachers urged to make subject attractive

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Association for Promoting Interest in Mathematics and Sciences (APRIMATHS), has called on mathematics teachers to device practical ways of…

No crisis in Lagos APC over Oyegun, says party chieftain

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos, Chief Tajudeen Olusi, says there is no crack in the…

Chinese national nabbed with pangolin plates valued at N1.73bn

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone ‘A’ says it has apprehended a suspect, Chinese national with 329 sacks of Pangolin’s…

NDLEA discovers hemp farms in Jigawa, arrests 1

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Jigawa Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it had discovered five farms of Indian hemp…

Former Italian PM backs Italy’s League as far-right looks to coalition bid

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Italy’s ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi said on Wednesday his party would back the far-right League in attempts to form a government,…

Anambra state moves to boost rice production with seed multiplication centre

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Anambra State Government has established rice seed multiplication centre at Umumbo community in Ayamelum Local Government Area to boost…

Lagos ports to receive 14 ships laden with petrol

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Fourteen ships laden with petrol are expected to sail into Apapa and Tin Can Island Ports from March 7 to…

2019 elections: Implementing minimum wage not political gimmick to victory – Oshiomole

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A former governor of Edo, Mr Adams Oshiomhole, says the Federal Government’s proposal to implement a new minimum wage is…

Ambode Receives Nigerian World Record Holder In Longest Reading Marathon

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday received a Nigerian, Bayode Treasures-Olawunmi who set a new Guinness World Record…

National Assembly urged to pass gender friendly laws

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Co-founder of Behive Foundation, Hajiya Iman Sulaiman-Ibrahim, on Wednesday appealed to the National Assembly (NASS) to pass gender friendly…

Army de-worms 5,000 children in Kaduna

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The 1 Division of Nigeria Army, Kaduna, on Wednesday said it had de-wormed no fewer than 5,000 children and 3,970…

Land Use Charge: Outrageous Amount In Circulation Unfounded – LASG

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The Lagos State Government on Wednesday clarified the figures circulating in the media on the rate for the newly reviewed…

Court gives 2-week ultimatum to Lagos Govt, PSP for out-of-court settlement

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

An Igbosere High Court in Lagos on Wednesday gave a two-week ultimatum to the Lagos State Government and the incorporated…

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