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Group decries increasing rate of drug abuse among youth

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

An Enugu-based group, Society for the Improvement of Rural People (SIRP) has expressed dismay at the rising wave of drug…

Makinde orders Oyo schools closed for coronavirus

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Gov Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has ordered closure of all schools in the state till after Easter celebration. Makinde…

Fashola orders vehicles parked at highway construction sites impounded

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, on Friday directed that all vehicles parked at construction sites of…

ICPC confirms arrest of SPIP boss, Obono-Obla

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) confirmed on Friday night the arrest of the suspended Chairman…

COVID-19: Zamfara govt to quarantine long distance vehicles

Michael Adesina

6 years ago

Zamfara state government has announced that it will henceforth seclude vehicles coming from a long journey into the state and…

FUTA suspends academic activities, begins fumigation

Michael Adesina

6 years ago

The authorities of the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), has directed that all academic and related activities in 2019/2020…

Coronavirus hits Madagascar

Michael Adesina

6 years ago

The island nation of Madagascar confirmed its first cases of coronavirus on Friday.

Explosion: LASEMA retrieves another body, one victim missing

Michael Adesina

6 years ago

The Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, revealed that another body was retrieved on Friday at…

ICPC to commence tracking, monitoring constituency projects

Michael Adesina

6 years ago

The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offenses Commission (ICPC) said it would soon commence tracking and monitoring of constituency…

Lagos explosion occurred at Soba, not Abule-Ado – Baale

Michael Adesina

6 years ago

The Baale of Soba Town, Jimoh Agbebeji, on Friday said that the name of the site of March 15 explosion…

Oshiomhole officially presents `complete gentleman’ to Buhari

Michael Adesina

6 years ago

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, on Friday officially presented the new National Deputy Chairman…

Coronavirus: Fayemi orders civil servants to work from home

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 years ago

Governor of Nigeria's state of Ekiti, Dr. Kayode Fayemi has ordered some categories of civil servants in the state to…

Coronavirus: Lagos to conduct clinical trial on effectiveness of Chloroquine

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 years ago

The Lagos State Government will be conducting clinical trial on the effectiveness of chloroquine in the prevention or management of…

COVID19: Doctor-patient ratio puts Nigeria at high risk

Michael Adesina

6 years ago

The Environmental Health Officer Association of Nigeria (EHOAN) has expressed concern over inadequate personnel in the country saying only 7,000…

“Business now at a standstill”: Lagos hoteliers decry low patronage

Michael Adesina

6 years ago

The Lagos Hoteliers Association (LHA) on Friday decried low patronage in hotels, attributing it to people’s reaction to the spread…

Nigerian Army embarks on mass recruitment

Michael Adesina

6 years ago

The Army Headquarters said it has embarked on mass recruitment of personnel into its Special Forces Concept Training nationwide.

Coronavirus: Yahaya Bello orders closure of schools, bans public gathering

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 years ago

Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has ordered the closure of public and private schools (tertiary, secondary and primary) in the…

Enugu shuts primary, secondary schools

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

Enugu State Government has directed all primary and secondary schools in the state to close for the term on or…

Jobless man Olushola jailed for vandalizing a car

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

A Magistrates’ Court in Ikorodu, Lagos sentenced an unemployed man, Tunde Olushola, to nine months imprisonment with hard labour for…

WAEC postpones WASSCE 2020 indefinitely

Michael Adesina

6 years ago

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has postponed the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates, 2020…

Coronavirus: Sanwo-Olu orders arrest of people gathering in large numbers

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 years ago

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has ordered the police and other security agencies to arrest people gathering in large number…

We will continue to improve our education system – Abiodun

PM NEWS Live

6 years ago

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has said that his government will continue to improve on the practice, process and…

2 FBI wanted Nigerians Onajokpe, Nnamdi convicted in Warri for cyberfraud

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Two FBI wanted Nigerians, Patrick Erakposhere Onajokpe and Macdonald Chukwuma Nnamdi, along with four others have been convicted in Warri…

Ogun Assembly: Four bills scale first reading

PM NEWS Live

6 years ago

Four bills including the Ogun State Fiscal Responsibility Law, 2019, State Public Procurement Law, 2019, People with Disability Law of…

Petrol price: Port Harcourt petrol stations reluctant to sell at N125

PM NEWS Live

6 years ago

Majority of Petroleum products dealers in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State Capital, have not adjusted the prices.

Coronavirus: NAFDAC approves Chloroquine production for clinical trial

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 years ago

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has approved the production of Chloroquine for clinical trials…

Stanbic IBTC Pledges To Continue Promoting Gender Equality

PM NEWS Live

6 years ago

Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, a member of Standard Bank Group, has pledged to continue promoting the tenets of gender equality.…

Coronavirus impact on Nigeria’s aviation industry

Michael Adesina

6 years ago

The International Air Transport Association, on Thursday, disclosed that Nigeria’s aviation industry will lose over 2.2 million passengers due to…

NPDC donates transformers, freezers to Delta 7 communities

PM NEWS Live

6 years ago

Seven Non-Oil and Gas Asset communities hosting OML 65 and NOGA in Delta State have received a boost to social…

Nigerian government reduces arrivals to 2 international airports

Michael Adesina

6 years ago

The Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH) has announced the reduction of arrivals from four to two international airports for effective…

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