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AfDB commits $1m to rebuild Chibok school

PM NEWS Live

9 years ago

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has committed $1 million for the rebuilding of the Government Girls Secondary School (GGSS), Chibok,…

State receives 1.8m doses of meningitis vaccines from FG

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Federal Government has donated 1.8 million doses of type ”C” strain of meningitis to the Sokoto State Government.

Meningitis cases declining – NCDC

PM NEWS Live

9 years ago

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says the number of new cases of suspected Cerebro Spinal Meningitis (CSM) is…

Amosun approves payment of withheld workers’ salaries

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9 years ago

Gov. Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun has approved the payment of withheld salaries of the state workers who embarked on industrial…

FAO targets 10m youths in aquaculture programme

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) says its Youth Empowerment in Aquaculture Programme is targeting 10 million youths in West…

Reps probe missing N11bn petroleum products

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9 years ago

The House of Representatives, on Thursday, mandated its committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream) to investigate the disappearance of N11 billion…

2017 Appropriation Bill: Senate to conclude next week

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9 years ago

Senate Leader Ahmed Lawan says the Senate will conclude legislative work on the 2017 Appropriation Bill next week and pass…

INEC introduces voter registration innovations

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9 years ago

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has introduced innovations, known as e-collation, e-tracking and e-transmission, to make the registration process…

Ogun CJ pardons 59 prison inmates

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9 years ago

The Chief Judge of Ogun, Mrs Olatokunbo Olopade, on Thursday, pardoned 59 inmates of the five prisons in the State.

Eckankar Seeks Partnership With NAN

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Mr Emeka Ezeh, the leader of Eckankar delegation, Abuja chapter, has appealed to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) for…

I do not have $1.2bn in any account – Lai Mohammed

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed says the report that he has 1.2 billion dollars (about N400…

Student Sentenced To 15 Years Imprisonment

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

A Jos High Court on Thursday sentenced a 23-year-old man, Mathias Joseph, to 15 years in prison for attempting to…

2 Die as building collapses in Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

Two people have died as a two-storey building under construction in Lekki area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria partially collapsed.

21, 651 PVCs Unclaimed – INEC

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says a total of 21, 651 permanent voters cards (PVCs) in Akwa Ibom are still…

Reps condemn assassination attack on Dino Melaye

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The House of Representatives on Thursday called on the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, to prosecute the persons behind the…

NGO Trains 6000 Women

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The Women Inspiration Development Centre (WIDC), an NGO, said it trained 6,000 women and girls in 12 rural communities in…

Court Postpones Trial Of Compaore

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

A court in Burkina Faso on Thursday postponed the trial of former leader Blaise Compaore and his cabinet for their…

Trailer crushes Okada Rider to death in Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

A trailer has crushed an okada rider to death at Isolo area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria.

Abuja Residents Solicit Govt Support

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Some residents of Abuja have called on the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) and area councils to train them and…

NGO Empowers 40,000 HIV Affected Children

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The AIDS Preventive Initiative In Nigeria (APIN), on Thursday, said it had trained 40,000 children, who were either infected or…

Ex-militant Establishes Rice Farm

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

An ex-leader of a militant group, Mr Paul Eris, has established a rice farm at Peremabiri Community in Bayelsa to…

4 Opposition Supporters Arrested

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Police have arrested four people in connection with a spate of fires to public buildings that hit some parts of…

Nigerian shot dead in South Africa

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

The Nigeria Union in South Africa has confirmed the killing of its member, Mr Chinedu Eze, allegedly by a Somalian…

Covenant University Suspends 200 Students

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Covenant University has suspended over 200 students for missing it's just concluded Easter ‘Youth Alive’ programme. Parents and students have,…

Mushin mayhem: 15 hoodlums sentenced to 2-year imprisonment

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

The Lagos State Mobile Court has sentenced 15 hoodlums to two years imprisonment in connection with Monday's mayhem at Idi-Oro…

Passengers Busted Out Of Their Pants With Cocaine

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Customs and Border Patrol officers at New York’s JFK airport said they captured two more passengers who attempted to smuggle…

Guinness records N2.46 billion pre-tax loss

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

Guinness Nigeria Plc has recorded a nine-month pre-tax loss of N2.46 billion.

CBN to sell $100 million in currency forwards

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

Nigeria's central bank plans to offer $100 million in currency forwards on Thursday for settlement in between one week and…

US steps up pressure on North Korea

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

The US says it plans to activate a missile defence system in South Korea "within days" and tighten economic sanctions…

UN: Civilian casualties in Afghanistan down slightly

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Civilian casualties as a result of the continued conflict in Afghanistan decreased slightly in the first quarter of 2017, a…

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