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Polytechnic workers suspend seven months strike

The Nasarawa State Polytechnic chapter of Non Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (NASUP), on Wednesday suspended its seven months-old-strike. Chairman…

Nigerians want Confab recommendations subjected to referendum – NOI Poll

An opinion poll conducted by Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Polls popularly known as NOIPolls, has revealed that 79 per cent of respondents…

80 % of Uwais-led Panel’s recommendations implemented – Jega

The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, has said that nearly 80 per cent of the recommendations…

Police adopt community-based policing

The Zone 10 Police Command Sokoto on Tuesday said it had adopted a community-based policing to ensure full participation of…

Lagos pays outstanding gratuities to local govt. pensioners

The Lagos State Government said it has completed payment of outstanding gratuities to local government pensioners and next of kin…

JAMB: 250 prisoners in Kaduna, Ikoyi Prisons sit for CBT examination

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Wednesday said that 250 prisoners in Kaduna and Ikoyi Prisons in Lagos…

Prophetess Sets Daughter Ablaze

Paul Iyoghojie A prophetess with a Celestial Church of Christ in Epe, Lagos State, western Nigeria, has been arrested by…

Lagos Improves Performance In WASSCE

The Lagos State Government on Tuesday said it recorded 41.05 per cent success rate in the West African Senior School…

Lagos Set To Slash LASU Fees

Kazeem Ugbodaga  There are indications that the Lagos State government may slash the tuition fees of the state’s own university,…

Customs denies 35% duty on used vehicles

The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) on Wednesday denied the allegation by licenced customs agents that it has begun the implementation…

Kwara explains N23 billion bond

Stephen Oni,Ilorin The Kwara state government has shed more light on the N23 billion bond it plans to access from…

Accused Pensions director seeks EFCC dissolution

Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Embattled former director of Pensions at the Office of the Head of Service of the Federation,…

Jonathan, N’guesso urge African leaders to eradicate terrorism

President Goodluck Jonathan and President Denis Sassou N’guesso of the Republic of Congo Tuesday called on African leaders, the African…

Chibok girls: Tinubu, Nelson lead APC Women Protest in Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga Hundreds of women stormed the Lagos State Governor’s Office on Tuesday protesting the abduction of 234 school girls…

Interview: Okonjo Iweala speaks on Chibok girls, WEFA

Dr. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala is Nigeria’s Finance Minister named recently as one of Time’s most influential people. I know that…

Abducted Chibok Girls: Christian Women Protest In Kano

Maduabuchi Nmeribeh/Kano Emotions were high at Sarki Yarki secretariat of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), in Sabon Gari, Kano, Northwest…

Leprosy Vaccine Scientist Dies At 100

Venezuelan scientist and doctor Jacinto Convit, renowned for developing a vaccine against leprosy, has died at the age of 100,…

Science and technology gets less than 1% of national budget – Minister

The Supervising Minister of Science and Technology, Mrs Omobola Johnson, on Tuesday decried the allocation of less than one per…

APC condemns forced conversion of abducted Chibok schoolgirls

The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday condemned the reported forced conversion to Islam, of some Chibok schoolgirls abducted by…

Aregbesola restates commitment to project execution

Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun state has said that his government will continue to execute projects for the development of…

$8.4m Fraud: Court Denies Ajudua Bail Again

Henry Ojelu A Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja Tuesday turned down a bail application filed by Fred Ajudua who…

World Cup: Nigeria Supporters club demand 62mn condoms

The Nigeria Football and other Sports Supporters Club (NFSSC) on Monday demanded for the provision of 62 million condoms for…

New Video Gives Me Joy, Says Man With 3 Kidnapped Cousins

A man whose three cousins are among more than 200 schoolgirls being held by Islamist militants in north-eastern Nigeria tells…

LASTMA Official Sacked, Docked Over N1k Bribe

Cyriacus Izuekwe An official of the Lagos State Transport Management Authority, LASTMA, Mr. Saliu Mutiu, has been dismissed and arraigned…

‘APC Will End Boko Haram’

A Lagos-based APC Chieftain, Kunle Ademoye, has assured Nigerians that the Boko Haram terrorism which had persisted over the years,…

Gov Shettima Orders Mass Production Of Abducted Girls Video

Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno has ordered mass production of video clip showing some of the 234 girls abducted on…

Kidnapped Schoolgirls: Presidential committee meets foreign officials

The Presidential Committee on the abduction of Chibok’s schoolgirls on Monday interacted with officials of some countries that had pledged…

Obasanjo condemns Chibok schoolgirls abduction

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Monday condemned the abduction of more than 200 schoolgirls in Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok…

UNAIDS appoints Jonathan as “Face of Protect the Goal”

The UNAIDS on Monday appointed President Goodluck Jonathan as Face of Protect the Goal, a global initiative to use football…

Smoking In Public: LASEPA  Begins Enforcement Aug

With effect from 17 August, 2014, anybody caught smoking in public places in Lagos State, western Nigeria, will be arrested…