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Melaye’s recall suspended by INEC

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it would comply with the order of the Federal High Court, Abuja that…

Naira to remain stable as CBN’s interventions cripple speculators

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Alhaji Aminu Gwadabe, President, Association of Bureau De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON), said on Thursday that the nation’s currency…

Buhari phones Akande over wife’s death

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed "heart-felt" sadness over the death of Madam Omowunmi Bisi Akande, wife of the founding chairman…

FG building foundation for economic growth – Minister

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed says the Federal Government is building enduring foundation for national and…

Attahiru Ibrahim, NHIS boss assumes duty

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Mallam Attahiru Ibrahim, the new Acting Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has urged the management of…

EEDC commences monitoring of erring customers, staff in Enugu

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) has constituted a new special task force to monitor erring customers who steal energy…

PDP chieftain advises defected members to return

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Mr Emmanuel Ogidi, National Vice-Chairman (South-South) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has called on members of the party who…

Acting President calls for unity at burial of Akande’s wife

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday called on Nigerians to be united, saying this was the only way the nation…

Japan spends over $10m on community projects in Nigeria

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Japanese Government has spent 11 million dollars for 158 projects under its Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Project…

Rotary Club to launch campaign to tackle polio in 7 states

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Rotary International Club says it will launch sustained campaign for the total eradication of polio in seven states of the…

Reps move to investigate alleged killing of 97 Nigerians by Cameroon’s gendarmes

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The House of Representatives, on Thursday resolved to investigate alleged killing of 97 Nigerians in the ceded Bakassi Peninsula by…

Enelamah: FG committed to tackling of challenges economic growth

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Dr Okechukwu Enelamah, the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, says the Federal Government is serious about resolving the challenges…

Minister calls for peace among warring communities in Cross River

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Minister of Interior, retired Lt.- Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau, has restated the need for peace for the nation’s development.‎

Lagos to dethrone land grabbing traditional rulers

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

Lagos State Government on Thursday vowed to dethrone any traditional ruler who engaged in land grabbing and other illegal activities.

EFCC arraigns 3 INEC staff over N138m bribe

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday arraigned the administrative secretary of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)…

Bus Conductor Jailed 5 Years For Drug Trafficking

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

A 23-year-old bus conductor, Ahmed Abbas, was on Thursday sentenced to five years imprisonment for drug peddling, according to a…

Body Of Benches Admits 1,468 Lawyers

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The Body of Benchers on Thursday in Abuja, admitted 1,468 candidates to the Nigerian Bar as barristers and solicitors, with…

Edo to set up task force to fight trafficking, travel desperation

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

Worried about the rising cases of trafficking and desperation to travel abroad, which has been notorious in Edo, the State…

Youths protest beheading of 2 brothers

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

Angry youths of Rumuokparali Community in Obio-Akpor local government area of Rivers State have staged a peaceful protest against the…

Court Strikes Out $8.8m Fraud Charge Against British Nationals

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

A Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja on Thursday struck out a $8.8m fraud charge brought against two British nationals,…

Lagos Crucial To Nigeria’s Economic Stability, Growth – World Bank

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

The World Bank on Thursday said that the role of Lagos to Nigeria’s stability and growth could not be overemphasized,…

2 Arrested For Threatening To Kill Market Leader

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Two unemployed men, Olusegun Odakale and Abiola Adeyemo on Thursday appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly threatening to…

FG To Construct 2,700 Housing Units

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The Federal Government is planning the construction of 2,700 housing units in the short term to create 105,000 direct jobs,…

Driver Docked For Failure To Report Accident

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

A 26-year-old driver, Adesokan Ademola, was on Thursday arraigned in a Gudu Upper Area Court, Abuja, for allegedly causing death…

South Africa Considers Privatisation To Counter Recession

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

South Africa’s Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba said on Thursday the country was considering the sale of non-core assets and partial…

Appeal Court: Lagos LGs has power to collect revenues on private car parks

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

The Lagos division of the Appeal Court has affirmed the power of Local Governments in Lagos State to generate revenue…

CPC Destroys N5m Worth Of Adulterated Food Items

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The Consumer Protection Council (CPC) in Jigawa on Thursday said it destroyed adulterated food items worth over five million naira…

FRSC Returns Money Recovered From Accident Scene

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has returned N159,500 out of the N278, 500 it recovered from an accident scene…

Flood: Benue Govt Requires N300 bn To Dredge River

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The Benue Government, said on Thursday it requires over N300 billion to dredge River Benue to mitigate the perennial flooding…

FAAN: Lagos Airport To Be Certified July 21

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) on Thursday said the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, would be certified on…

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