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Two arraigned for snatching motorcycle

PM NEWS Live

9 years ago

The Police on Monday arraigned Abdullahi Umar, 25, and Bashiru Usman, 30, in an FCT High Court, Jabi for snatching…

FG urged to create counterpart funding for family planning

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Mrs Hauwa Shekarau, the Country Director, Ipas Nigeria, a Global Non-Profit Organisation, has urged the Federal Government to create counterpart…

Minister urges stakeholders to commercialise research findings

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, the Minister of Science and Technology, has called on all stakeholders in the sector to help commercialise…

Moshood Abiola Poly upgraded to University of Science, Technology

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The National Universities Commission (NUC) on Monday upgraded the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, into Moshood Abiola University of Science and…

Govt. reiterates commitment to boost mushroom farming

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Mrs Uzoamaka Ikonne, the Permanent Secretary, Abia Ministry of Agriculture, said on Monday that the government was committed to boosting…

56 deaths recorded in six months from road accidents – FRSC

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Edo Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says no fewer than 56 persons have died in various…

Flooding: ANSEMA creates 28 centres in 6 councils

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Anambra State Emergency Management Agency (ANSEMA) has established 28 centres for Internally Displaced Persons in the six flood-prone local…

Lagos Seeks To Ease Communication Barrier In Government Establishments

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

The Lagos State Office for Disability Affairs, LASODA has started a three-day Sign Language workshop for government officials as a…

Badoo killings: Police commence screening of suspects

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Lagos State Police Command says it has begun screening of 138 suspected members of a dreaded cult group, Badoo, arrested…

Migrants to Libya not decreasing – UN

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in Geneva says the flow of migrants from Libya to Italy will not decrease any time…

Acting President signs Diaspora Commission Bill

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has assented to Nigerians in Diaspora Commission Establishment Bill 2017.

UN to halt forceful repatriation of Nigerian refugees

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) says it is taking urgent steps to intervene in the forceful repatriation of Nigerian…

Lagos Arraigns Lekki Gardens MD, Others for Manslaughter

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

The Lagos State Government on Monday arraigned the Managing Director of Lekki Gardens Estate Limited, Mr Richard Nyong before a…

Maiden edition of Abuja female league to kick-off July 15th

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The FCT Football Association (FCT FA) on Monday says it will commence its first Women League July 15.

World Bank, EU empower youths on tomatoes farming

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The State Employment and Expenditure For Results Project (SEEFOR), an intervention project of the World Bank and European Union (EU),…

Ossai praises Late Sule as frontline nationalist

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Mr Jerry Ossai, a former Delta Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, on Monday described the late Alhaji Maitama Sule,…

NCC to participate in ITU Telecom World Conference

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it will take the country’s broadband internet campaign to the rest of the world.

Parents tasked on inculcating reading culture in children

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Ms Amina Aboje, an author, has called on parents in Nigeria to inculcate reading culture in their children as a…

Lagos businessman dragged to court over unpaid loan

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), the liquidator of Metropolitan Bank Limited, has renewed its legal battle against Lagos-based businessman Iwajuokwu…

Boko Haram militants kill nine in Niger village

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

Suspected Boko Haram militants have killed nine people in south-east Niger, an official said on Monday.

JAMB begins sales of 2017 Direct Entry, foreign candidates’ forms July 10

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) will begin the sale of the 2017 Direct Entry forms and registration of…

Supreme Court judge lied about age, missing diplomatic passport – Witness

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

A prosecution witness in the trial of Justice Sylvester Ngwuta of the Supreme Court on Monday told the Federal High…

Maritime Stakeholders Advocate Policy Initiatives To Drive Sector

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

For Nigeria’s maritime sector to be properly harnessed and full potentials realized, right policies formulation as well as thorough implementation…

FRSC arrests 197 during Eid-el-Fitr festival in Kwara

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in Kwara said on Monday that it arrested and prosecuted 197 motorists for violating…

Kano residents mourn Maitama-Sule

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

Some residents of Kano have expressed shock and dismay at the news of the death of Alhaji Yusuf Maitama-Sule, an…

Nigerian literary critic, Professor Abiola Irele dies in US

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

Nigerian academic and literary critic, Professor Francis Abiola Irele, is dead. He was 81

Mixed Reactions Trail Nigeria’s Yam Exports

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Stakeholders in the agricultural sector have expressed mixed reactions on Nigeria’s new policy to export yams to UK and the…

Maitama-Sule: Kano Govt Declares Tuesday Work-Free Day

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The Kano State Government has declared Tuesday, July 4, as work-free day in honour of late Dr Yusuf Maitama-Sule who…

Court Adjourns Badeh’s Trial Till July 4

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The trial of a former Chief of Defence Staff, Alex Badeh, was stalled on Monday, due to the ill health…

Police Decry Rising Cases Of Child Rape

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The Plateau Police Command has decried the increasing spate of child rape and molestation in the state.

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