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Egypt’s president al-Sissi submits re-election bid

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sissi on Wednesday submitted to the high election commission his bid for a second term in office,…

AU summit: Over 40 African leaders, UN chief expected to attend

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Heads of states of more than 40 African nations and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will attend the 30th AU summit,…

Kogi governor pays medical bills of 300 patients

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi says his administration has spent N100 million to offset the medical bills of no fewer…

China urged to release Hong Kong bookseller

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The European Union’s ambassador to China on Wednesday joined the Swedish Foreign Ministry in calling on Beijing to release a…

NRC moved 3,360 containers from Apapa port in 2017

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) says it moved over 3,360 containers from the Apapa port to Ebute Metta and Ijoko…

Army’s 6 Division gets new GOC

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Maj.-Gen. Musa Yusuf has taken over as new General Officer Commanding (GOC) 6 Division, Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, the division’s…

Zika virus resurfaces in Singapore

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The National Environment Agency’s (NEA) on Wednesday warned that the Zika virus has resurfaced in Singapore.

Domestic Airlines: 30,214 delayed flights recorded in 2017

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Domestic airlines operating in Nigeria recorded 30,214 cases of delayed flights between January and December 2017, according to figures released…

Saraki hails Nigerian for inventing cocoa pod breaking machine

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Senate President Bukola Saraki on Tuesday commended a 66-year-old Germany-based Nigerian engineer, Mr Olusegun Arowolo, for inventing a cocoa pod…

South Africa’s Winnie Madikizela-Mandela in hospital for kidney infection

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

South African anti-apartheid veteran Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, has been hospitalised for a kidney infection but is expected to make a full…

Congo is becoming like a prison under Kabila, says combative cardinal

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The head of Congo’s Catholic church condemned the government of President Joseph Kabila for the deadly crackdown on pro-democracy protesters,…

‘Killings of Nigerians in South Africa must stop’

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation (NIDO) worldwide has warned against further killings of Nigerians in the Republic of South Africa…

Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa orders ministers, top govt officials to declare assets

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe has given cabinet ministers and senior government officials until the end of February to declare…

Nigerians are not Shithole but ‘most educated immigrants in U.S., group tells Trump

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

As outrage and anger continue to trail the reported ‘shithole’ remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump’s, the Organisation for the…

Oil prices rise to $70 a barrel

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Oil prices were firm on Wednesday, receiving ongoing support from healthy economic growth as well as from supply restrictions led…

Customs seizes 1150 bags of foreign rice in Kano, Jigawa

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

The Comptroller Federal Operations Unit Zone ‘B’ of the Nigerian Customs Service, Alhaji Usman Dakingari said his command has intercepted…

Oyo workers begin three-day warning strike

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

Three Labour unions in Oyo have directed workers in the state employment to stay from their duty posts for three…

Don tasks FG on independent electricity generation

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

A Professor of Physics, Adenike Boyo, on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to encourage independent electricity generation through solar panels…

Akwa Ibom receives 25 containers of medical equipment

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Akwa Ibom Government says it has received 25 containers of medical equipment for upgrading general hospitals in the state to…

Kogi to empower 99,000 smallholder farmers

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

The Kogi Government says it will empower 99,000 smallholder farmers across the state in pursuit of its food production and…

Lagos Govt. suspends NURTW activities on Lagos Island amid crisis

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Lagos State Government on Tuesday ordered the immediate suspension of all activities of the National Union of Road Transport…

Kwara governor seeks eradication of communicable diseases

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara has called for the eradication of communicable diseases ravaging rural communities in the country. The…

Federal Government threatens to revoke Port Harcourt Airport contract

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

Sen. Hadi Sirika, Minister for State, Aviation says the Federal Government may revoke the remodelling contract of the domestic wing,…

Vice President Osinbajo courts international investors for manufacturing sector

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday in Davos, Switzerland, said that the country was ready to partner international investors and…

Refineries: NNPC to soon select financiers

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Tuesday said it would soon pick financiers for the country’s refineries in Port…

Federal Govt. to reduce poverty through waste-to-wealth programme

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Federal Government on Tuesday said it would intensify efforts to ensure its “waste-to-wealth” programme alleviates poverty in the country.

Poultry products: Kwara governor calls for ban on importation

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara has called for stricter enforcement of the ban on importation of poultry products into the…

2019: Reps change order of elections

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

The House of Representatives on Tuesday amended the Electoral Act to change the order of 2019 general elections’ timetable. This…

Budget padding: CSO tasks National Assembly on diligent scrutiny

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) has called on the National Assembly to diligently scrutinise the…

Govt inaugurates committee to host African tourism ministers

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has inaugurated the planning committee for the 61st Meeting of the…

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