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Father, son arrested for selling hard drugs to school pupils

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The operatives of the Rapid Response Squad, RRS have arrested father and son for selling Tramadol and other hard drugs…

Nigerian Govt offers savings bonds at 10.7%, 11.7 % in March

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Federal Government on Monday offered for subscription a two-year savings bond at 10.74 per cent and three-year savings bond…

Ethiopia ruling coalition to nominate new Prime Minister

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Ethiopia’s ruling coalition is expected to meet on Thursday to choose a new prime minister, most likely from the populous…

39 filling stations sanctioned in Lagos for sharp practices

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) on Monday said 39 erring filling stations were sanctioned in Lagos area in February,…

Nasarawa gets new Controller of Prisons

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Controller-General of the Nigerian Prison Service, Alhaji Ja’afaru Ahmed, has appointed Mr Dalyop Patrick as the new Controller of…

Nigerian Govt commended over pledge to complete road projects in Osun

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A member of Osun House of Assembly, Mr Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has commended the Federal Government over its pledge to complete…

Lagos, UK Firm sign N2.5bn MoU to deliver 10,000 Street Lighting Project

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The Lagos State Government on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU with Low Energy Designs, LED UK to deliver…

Nigerian Govt urged to uphold timely review of minimum wage

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Mr Abdulwaheed Omar, a former President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has urged the Federal Government to always implement the…

13-year-old remanded in correctional home for allegedly defiling minor

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Monday remanded a 13-year-old secondary school student in a correctional centre for allegedly defiling…

Zamfara to inaugurate 100 projects to celebrate Democracy Day

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Zamfara Government has identified 100 new projects for inauguration to mark the 2018 Democracy Day on May 29, Alhaji Lawali…

Renewable energy: Fashola charges Africa to improve transmission grid

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, on Monday said Africa must intensify efforts at improving transmission…

Science Expo: Nigerians urged to support locally made products

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Participants at the Science and Technology Exposition on Monday have called on Nigerians to support Made-in-Nigeria products to accelerate national…

NNPC to resume oil exploration activities in Nasarawa State

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it is set to immediately resume oil exploration activities in Nasarawa State.

FCT Treatment Plant: Don canvasses use of renewable energy

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Prof. Nasiru Idris, the Head, Department of Geography, Nasarawa State University (NSUK) Keffi, has called for the use of renewable…

Farmers advised to prioritise intake of balanced diet

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

An expert in nutrition, Mrs Jumoke Akinkuotu, has advised farmers to make intake of adequate and balanced diet their priority.

ITF DG decries workers’ poor attitude to duty

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Mr Joseph Ari, Director-General, Industrial Training Fund (ITF), has decried its workers’ poor attitude to duties, saying that the situation…

Farmer donates transformer, classroom to Kwara community

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A farmer and Chief Executive Officer of ZTA Farms Limited, Alhaji Uthman Apaokagi, has donated a transformer to Tafa Tafa…

Angela Merkel sees no need to make national anthem gender-neutral

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, says she does not see the need to change the lyrics of the country’s national anthem…

Gov. Masari swears in Abubakar as new Katsina Grand Khadi

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina State on Monday swore – in Khadi Mikailu Abubakar as the new Grand Khadi of…

Nigerian Govt constructing affordable houses – Fashola

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Federal Government is constructing affordable houses for Nigerians across the country under its National Housing Programme, Minister of Works,…

NSCDC arrests 4 for allegedly raping 19-year old girl

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Niger command, says it has arrested four men for allegedly raping a…

Alao-Akala, 2 others re-arraigned over alleged N11.5bn fraud

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday re-arraigned a former governor of Oyo State, Adebayo Alao-Akala, and two…

Iran boasts of producing higher enriched uranium in less than two days

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Iran said on Monday it could produce higher enriched uranium within two days if the United States quit a 2015…

Nigerian Govt advised on ways to attract Foreign Direct Investments

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A real estate developer, Mr Solomon Ogunseye, on Monday called on the Federal Government to liberalise key sectors of the…

NIMASA N3.4bn fraud: Court adjourns trial to March 27

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

The ongoing trial of a former Director-General of NIMASA, Patrick Akpolobokemi, charged with N3.4 billion fraud was on Monday in…

Nigeria’s total import stands at N9.56bn in 2017 – NBS

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the country’s total imports for 2017 stood at N9.56 billion.

Iraq orders confiscation of assets owned by Saddam Hussein’s relatives

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

An Iraqi legal body ordered Monday to confiscate assets of hundreds of relatives and cronies of former leader Saddam Hussein.

Cholera: Bauchi confirms 2 dead

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

Mr Adamu Gamawa, the Executive Secretary, Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (BSPHCDA), has confirmed the death of two out…

Lagos ports to receive 32 ships 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 at Apapa Port and Tin…

Israel ready for direct talks with Palestinians, but calls for meaningful programme

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Israel is still ready for direct talks with the Palestinians, but a meaningful programme is needed for the dialogue, Israeli…

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