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Oyo moves to rid Egungun festival of violence

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The Oyo State Government has said that henceforth the celebration of the Egungun (Masquerade) festival will be devoid of violence…

US to give 600,000 Africans access to power, internet

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced that more than 600,000 people would have access to affordable…

Cornerstone Insurance responds to actor’s N340m brand infringement suit

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Cornerstone Insurance Plc has responded to a N340 million suit instituted by an actor, Mr Ahmed Afolabi Roleola against the…

Customs intercepts smuggled rice concealed in petrol tank

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Nigeria Customs Service, says it has arrested a suspect in Sokoto who allegedly smuggled 460 bags of imported rice…

Boko Haram: EU describes attack on UN aid workers in Borno as senseless violence

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The European Union on Friday condemned the attack on the humanitarian aid workers in Borno, describing it as a senseless…

Minister Inaugurates Boards, Charges Members To Fight Against Corruption

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has inaugurated some of the boards of parastatals and agencies under…

Groom-to-be arrested over alleged theft of road shoulder gravels

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Jigawa said it had arrested a 25-year-old groom-to-be over alleged theft…

National Assembly advised to expedite budget passage to consolidate GDP growth

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

An Economist, Dr Uju Ogubunka, has called for a concerted effort that would expedite the passage of the 2018 budget…

NSCDC trains personnel on weapon handling

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) trained 104 officers in Niger command in weapon-handling, the Commandant, Mr Philip Ayuba,…

DSS Detention: Supreme Court dismisses Dasuki’s appeal

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal brought to it by the former National Security Adviser, retired Col. Sambo Dasuki…

National Youth Empowerment Programme trains 462 nationwide – Dalung

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Minster of Youth and Sports Development, Solomon Dalung, said in Osun on Friday that some 462 youths have been…

Ebonyi bans unauthorised construction of hotels, petrol stations, others

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Ebonyi Government has banned unauthorised construction of hotels, petrol stations, schools, restaurants, hospitals and pharmacy shops.

CLI: Lagos to phase out plastic bottles in 5 years

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Lagos State Government said on Friday that it would phase out the use of plastic bottles in the state…

Nigerian Govt to commercialise research results toward industrialisation – Onu

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Federal Government on Friday in Abuja said it would deepen efforts toward commercialising research results for industrialisation of the nation.

Aisha Wakil claims Boko Haram contacted her over abducted Dapchi schoolgirls

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

As the Nigerian government extended to neighbouring countries, the search for the 110 schoolgirls abducted last week in Dapchi, Yobe…

Appoint substantive rector for Yabatech, ASUP urges Nigerian Govt

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Academic Staff Union Polytechnics (ASUP), Yaba College of Technology branch, has urged the Federal Government to appoint a substantive…

LASPOTECH receives N380m from TETFUND

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH), Ikorodu, accessed about N380 million from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) for project intervention…

Trump wants daughter, son-in-Law out of White House

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

U.S. President Donald Trump wants his daughter, Ivanka and her husband, Jared Kushner to leave the White House, local media…

Yellow Fever: Kebbi records 36 cases, to vaccinate 1.6m people

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Kebbi Commissioner for Health, Alhaji Usman Kambaza, said on Friday that 36 cases of Yellow Fever have been recorded…

Completed federal houses in Katsina handed over to Nigerian Govt

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Federal Ministry of Works, Housing and Power says 10 out of 18 contractors handling the construction of 78 federal…

299 foreigners’ names detected in voter register

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday said it had expunged 299 names of aliens from the voter register.

Gov. Ambode releases N841m to pay retirees pensions

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Lagos State Gov. Akinwumi Ambode has released N838 million to pay accrued pensions to its retirees for February.

Nigerian Govt spends N8.3bn to rehabilitate Funtua-Gusau Road – Fashola

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Federal Government has spent N8.3 billion to rehabilitate the Funtua to Gusua federal highway.

Burkina Faso: French Embassy says it is under attack

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

France’s embassy in Burkina Faso’s capital, Ouagadougou, said on Friday it was under attack and urged its citizens to stay…

North East: Nigerian Govt urged to sustain funding of road projects

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Communities along the corridors of ongoing road projects in the North East zone of the country, have urged the Federal…

Nigeria records $12bn capital inflow in 2017 – NBS

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Nigeria recorded a princely 12.2 billion dollars capital inflow in 2017, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).

UN condemns killing of aid workers in Borno

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Mr Edward Kallon, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, on Friday, condemned the murder of three UN aid workers in…

Nigerian Govt promises to complete N537m Ojutu bridge in Osun

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Federal Government on Friday gave an assurance that it would complete the ongoing N537 million Ojutu bridge in Ilobu,…

2019: Those predicting APC’s defeat will be disappointed – Party Chieftain

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ebonyi, Dr Paul Okorie, says the party is ready, focused and…

DPR seals 6 petrol stations in Owerri, Ngor-Okpala

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in Imo on Friday sealed six petrol stations in Owerri and Ngor-Okpala, for overpricing,…

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