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I collected N102m for NIMASA executives- Witness

A witness in the ongoing trial of an Executive Director, (Maritime Labour and Cabotage) of the Nigerian Maritime Administration Safety…

Lagos tackles ocean surge with N36 billion

The Lagos State Government has earmarked N36 billion to proffer lasting solution to the incessant ocean surge being experienced along…

Czech Republic offers scholarship to late air force officer’s wife

In the spirit of the existing cordial relationship between the Czech Republic and the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), the Czech…

EFCC arraigns alleged fraudster for N9m fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned a suspected fraudster, Bisi Lillian Olagunju, before Justice Munta Abimbola of…
MACBAN alleges that killings of innocent herders by a vigilance group is going on in Sokoto State with 16 lives lost so far.

Two Fulani herdsmen jailed 20 years for unlawful possession of firearms

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Two Fulani herdsmen, Hassan Abidu and Yakubu Salem, have been sentenced to 20 years with hard labour by…

Go back to work, Fashola pleads with power projects contractors

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja: The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN, has appealed to the contractors handling transmission…
Government Ekpemupolo, aka Tompolo, Chairman, Tantita Security Services Nig. Ltd (TSSNL), alleges sabotage in fight against crude oil theft

Tompolo dissociates self from Niger Delta Avengers

Mr Government Ekpemupolo, (aka Tompolo), ex-Niger Delta militant leader, said on Monday that he was not part of the new…

PDP BOT supports May 21 national convention

The Board of Trustees (BOT) of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed support for the party’s National Working Committee (NWC)…

Scarcity of aviation fuel disrupts flight operations at Lagos airport

The lingering scarcity of Jet A1, popularly called aviation fuel, on Monday disrupted flight operations at the Murtala Muhammed Airport…

FG to concession Abuja, Lagos, Port Harcourt, Kano airports

The Minister of State, Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, says the Federal Government will concession the Abuja, Lagos, Port Harcourt and…

Gov. Tambuwal swears in new acting Chief Judge

Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State on Monday swore in Justice Bello Abbas as the state’s acting Chief Judge. This…

800,000 barrels lost daily to pipeline vandalism – Kachikwu

Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, on Monday, said Nigeria’s crude oil production had declined from 2.2…

Obasanjo urges FG not to revive NNSL

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Monday advised the Federal Government against resuscitating the defunct Nigerian National Shipping Line (NNSL). Obasanjo…

N5.6 Billion Fraud: EFCC files amended charges against Kalu

The EFCC on Monday at the Federal High Court, Abuja, filed a 32-count amended charge against the former governor of…

Traders Union urges members to ignore strike

The National Harmonised Traders Union of Nigeria has called on its members across the country to ignore the planned strike…

Use recovered money wisely, cleric to FG

The Very Rev. Fr Patrick Alumuku, the Director of Communications, Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja, has urged the Federal Government to…

Buhari seeks tough measures against traffic violators

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday urged the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) to take more stringent action against motorists who…

11 fuel laden ships arrive Lagos ports

Eleven ships laden with Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) otherwise known as petrol, have arrived Lagos ports, waiting to discharge. The…

Mugabe becomes grandpa at 92

Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe, the world’s oldest head of state at 92, has become a first-time grandfather as he confirmed…

LASU prohibits indiscriminate parking on campus

The Lagos State University (LASU) says it will no longer tolerate indiscriminate parking of vehicles within its campus. It said…
Court grants EFCC interim order to freeze 1,146 bank accounts being investigated for unauthorized dealing in forex exchange, others

House of Reps aide arraigned for N4m fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned one Bisi Olagunju in an Oyo State High Court sitting in…

FG begs workers to shelve planned strike

The Federal Government has appealed to workers’ unions to shelve their proposed strike over the new petrol price of N145…

Free education for Nigerian prisoners- NOUN

The National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), has announced free education for Nigerian prisoners to help them to acquire formal…

Shelve strike, demand for N56,000 wage-Lawmaker Tells NLC

A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lawmaker in Cross River, Mr Hilary Bisong, on Monday called on the Organised Labour to…

Lagos school principal bolts with N1.2m WASSCE fee

For allegedly defrauding his school of N1.2 million, a 42-year old school principal, Michael Diekola, was on Monday docked at…

New Petrol Price: Nigerians seek salary increase

Following the increase in the price of the premium motor spirit (PMS) from N86.50 to N145 a litre, many Nigerians…
Lagos Government says it has not banned or has any plan to ban use or sale of sachet water, popularly known as 'pure water,' in the state

Sachet water seller arraigned for criminal conspiracy

The Police on Monday arraigned a sachet water hawker, Abushieye Sunday, in a Mararaba Grade 1 Area Court in Aso…
UNILORIN extends Post-UTME registration

Unilorin expels 108 fresh students over fake results

The University of Ilorin says no fewer than 108 fresh students of the institution were expelled for gaining admission through…

One killed, over 300 houses destroyed by rainstorm in Cross River

Heavy rainstorm has killed a 19-year-old girl and destroyed no fewer than 300 houses in Bansan and Irruan communities in…

Group trains students on mechanized cassava plantation

An international agriculture organization, Harvestplus Nigeria, on Monday, said it has trained Students of Federal College of Agriculture (FECA), Akure,…