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6 arrested over Herdsmen/Farmers conflict in Adamawa state

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Police Command in Adamawa has arrested six suspects in connection with the latest conflict between herdsmen and farmers in…

Prison relocation: Kano state releases funds for land compensation

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Kano State Government on Tuesday said it had approved N57.7 million for the payment of compensation to owners of property…

Edo Govt. calls for calm over Police/Youth Clash

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo has called for calm over the clash between some youths and mobile policemen over the…

IMC honours two Nigerian entrepreneurs

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The Institute of Management Consultants (IMC) has inducted two Nigerian entrepreneurs as fellows of the institute.

Delta state adopts new tax billing system to check fraud, raise revenue

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Delta Commissioner for Finance, Chief David Edevbie, says arrangements have been concluded for the implementation of the Central Ministries…

Hajj: Katsina state Gov. expresses concern over late preparations

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina State has expressed concern over what he described as late preparations of Hajj operations by…

47 secondary schools banned in Kogi over Examination malpractice

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has banned 47 secondary schools accused of aiding and abetting examination malpractice in Kogi…

Enugu State House of Assembly Commission bill passes second reading

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The bill to establish Enugu State House of Assembly Commission and other matter connected therewith house Bill No. 1, 2018 on…

Sokoto Govt introduces specialised ambulances to upgrade medical care

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Sokoto State Government has introduced specialised ambulances to upgrade medical care and improve emergency service delivery across the 23…

UNESCO promises continue support for Nigeria’s education system

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) on Tuesday reassured Nigeria and other member states of its commitment…

Adamawa governor vows not to sack teachers

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Gov. Mohammed Bindow of Adamawa said on Tuesday that the State Government would not sack teachers on the basis of…

‘Put politics aside and focus on the issue of insecurity’

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Sen. Shehu Sani (APC- Kaduna Central) on Tuesday in Abuja said there was the need to set aside politics in…

Ebonyi Chief Judge pardons 27 inmates

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Ebonyi Chief Judge, Justice Alloy Nwankwo has released 27 inmates from Abakaliki prison during the state judiciary’s jail delivery…

Lassa fever: Obaseki issues ISTH 2-day ultimatum to install mobile X-ray machine

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo has given the management of Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital (ISTH) up to Thursday to install…

Gov. Ortom lifts curfew on Gboko

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue has announced the lifting of the curfew on Gboko, the headquarters of Gboko Local Government…

Ondo Chief Judge grants pardon to 29 inmates

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Justice Oluwatoyin Akeredolu, the Acting Chief Judge of Ondo State, has pardoned 29 inmates in two medium prisons in the…

5 men remanded for kidnapping, gang-raping 2 women

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Five men on Tuesday appeared before the newly inaugurated Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, for allegedly using social…

Senate calls for rural roads improvement

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Senate on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to ensure that critical rural roads across the roads were constructed or…

Police probe officer who demanded N10m bribe

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The Benue Police Command says it is investigating an Assistant Commissioner of Police, Olu Ayilara, who allegedly assaulted the Executive…

Enforce ban on Tobacco Advertising, Senate urges Health Ministry

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Senate has urged the Ministry of Health and other relevant enforcement agencies to ensure the comprehensive prohibition of Tobacco…

Leading health agency seeks sale of E-cigarettes in hospitals

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

E-cigarettes should be sold in hospitals, in view of a test that showed that it was 95 per cent less…

Tanker driver crushes taxi driver to death

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

There was pandemonium in Benin, capital of Edo State Tuesday, when an unidentified taxi driver, was killed by a petrol…

Lagos vows to eradicate bureaucratic bottleneck in civil service

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The Lagos State Government on Tuesday vowed to eradicate bureaucratic bottleneck processes in the civil service in a bid to fast-track…

193 newly-promoted Prison officers decorated in Plateau

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

No fewer than 193 newly-promoted Nigerian Prisons Service (NPS) officers serving with Plateau Command were on Tuesday decorated with their…

Nigerian Govt, World Bank to construct 300km rural roads in Osun

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and the World Bank are to construct 300 kilometres of rural roads in Osun under…

National Assembly urged to pass water management bill

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Borehole Drillers Association of Nigeria on Tuesday urged the National Assembly to pass the Water Resources Management Bill into…

Kebbi distributes drugs to 838 epileptic, psychiatric patients

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Kebbi State Government has distributed drugs worth N5 million to 838 epileptic and psychiatric patients in the state.

Delta Govt harmonises taxes to boost revenue

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Chief David Edevbie, the Delta Commissioner for Finance, says the state’s decision to harmonise taxes and reduce tax consultants is…

Gov. Akeredolu signs N181.42bn 2018 budget into law

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State on Tuesday signed the N181. 42 billion 2018 appropriation bill into law.

NANS to elect new president in May

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) will hold its National Convention at the Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki in May…

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