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Abubakar Shekau, Boko Haram leader

Shekau: Army stakes N3m reward for information on whereabout

The Nigerian Army has placed a N3 million reward for information that will lead to the arrest of Abubakar Shekau,…
Benue

Herdsmen/farmers clash: NEC committee recommends deployment of more soldiers

The Working Group of the National Economic Council (NEC) on the herdsmen/farmers clashes headed by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on…

Lagos presents empowerment tools to orphans, vulnerables

Lagos State Government on Thursday presented empowerment tools to Orphans and Vulnerable Children, OVC Household Heads as a way of…
Oil company, Shell says it exclusively paid $1.09 billion in corporate taxes and royalties to the Nigerian Government in 2023.

N5.85bn Tax: SPDC and FIRS settle out of court

The Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS and the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) have settled out of court the lingering…

Rauf Aregbesola’s Office to spend N22bn in 2018

The Osun Government is to spend N22.2 billion for the running of  the office of Gov. Rauf Aregbesola in the…

Kogi state reintroduces Igala traditional festivals

Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi has lifted the ban placed on  five  Igala annual traditional festivals since 1963.

Reps to FG: Prioritise made-in-Nigeria cars

The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to make it compulsory for Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to…

MigApp: United Nations rolls out mobile app to empower African migrants

The UN agency on Thursday rolled out a mobile app called MigApp to empower migrants in East and Horn of…

Council lauds Ondo Govt., for efforts to boost cocoa production

The Nigeria Export Promotion Council (NEPC) on Thursday lauded Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State for giving priority to revived…

Include hypertension in existing remedial programmes – Reps tell Ministry of health

The House of Representatives on Thursday, urged the Federal Ministry of Health and its agencies to include hypertension and related…

Lagos State to roll out first-ever tourism calendar

The Lagos State Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Mr Steve Ayorinde,  says the state has concluded plans to inaugurate its…
NNPC Ltd attributes fuel queues across the country to ongoing road construction around Apapa area of Lagos and bad roads at depots

IPMAN urges NNPC to Reverse sharing formula to prevent imminent Fuel scarcity

The Ejigbo Satelitte Depot of Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has urged the NNPC to reverse its petroleum…

Bill to disfavor dubious acquiring of evidence passes 2nd reading

A Bill to amend the Evidence Act to accommodate trends on admissibility of confessional statements rendering illegally obtained evidence inadmissible…
The Minister said the ban on open grazing was as part of efforts to curb the persistent farmers-herders conflicts across the country.

Falgore Grazing Reserve to cater for 5 million cattle – Commissioner

The Kano State Government says the proposed grazing reserve in Falgore game reserve has the capacity to cater for over…

90% of Nigerians not eligible for NHIS – Executive Secretary

Prof. Yusuf Usman, the Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), said on Thursday that over 90 per…

Council inducts foreign trained doctors/dentists

The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) has inducted 243 foreign trained medical doctors and six dental graduates.

Gov. Akeredolu highlights importance of solid minerals’ to development

Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State on Thursday said that the exploration of  solid minerals was important  to the development…

Vatican orders retired officials to live simple, shun power

Pope Francis, in a decision affecting Vatican officials and bishops around the world, on Thursday ordered them to lead simple…
Court jails Lagos woman, Bose Lateef arrested by EFCC while hawking naira notes at Eko Club after she pleaded guilty to money racketeering.

Police nab suspect in possession of fake currency notes in Gombe

The Police Command in Gombe have arrested one, Abbas Abdullahi, 32, in possession of fake N1,000 currency notes totaling N1…

Zimbabwe opposition party announces new leader

Nelson Chamisa will run as the opposition’s presidential candidate in Zimbabwe’s elections later this year, the Movement for Democratic Change…

Ramaphosa promises to work hard ‘not to disappoint people of South Africa’

Newly elected President Cyril Ramaphosa said he would work hard “not to disappoint the people of South Africa”.

Dogara woos Swedish investors

The Speaker of House of Representatives, Rep. Yakubu Dogara, has urged Swedish businessmen to invest in Nigeria to create job…

NIPOST Bill has capacity to generate huge revenue for Nigeria – Postmaster General

The Postmaster General, Nigeria Postal Service (NIPOST), Mr Bisi Adegbuyi, has said that the NIPOST Bill would increase the nation’s…

Chinese ambassador warns U.S. against strategy for confrontation

Chinese Ambassador to the U. S. Cui Tiankai has warned Washington against confrontation with Beijing following the announcement of new…

Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa leads tributes to opposition leader Tsvangirai

President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe led tributes to late opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai on Thursday, describing the long-time rival of…

Clear fuel queues in Abuja before Sunday, Kachikwu directs NNPC

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, on Thursday directed the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to…

U.S. Senate braces for showdown over ‘Dreamer’ immigrants

A bipartisan Senate plan to protect young illegal immigrants from deportation appeared headed toward a Senate showdown on Thursday as…

Florida school shooting: Trump describes gunman as ‘mentally disturbed’

U.S. President Donald Trump in his tweets on Thursday called the suspected gunman in the massacre of 17 people at…

WHO presents guidelines to make doctors do less during childbirth

Health professionals should trust women’s ability to give birth naturally, WHO says in new guidelines that aim to reduce medical…

Electric airplane start-up Eviation to start flying passengers in 2021

Electric airplane start-up Eviation Aircraft Ltd. is aiming for its nine-seat commuter aircraft to be flying passengers by 2021, the…