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Nigerian Govt to pay N71bn outstanding counterpart fund to UBEC

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

The Executive Secretary, Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Dr Hamid Bobboyi, has said that the Federal Government would pay N71.29…

Gunmen abduct 3 Nasarawa health workers

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

Unknown gunmen on Thursday abducted three officials of the Nasarawa State Primary Health Care Development Agency (NSPHCDA), along Nasarawa-Toto road.

Minimum wage: Buhari’s group urges NLC to shelve planned strike

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) has appealed to the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and its affiliates to shelve its planned…

Morocco imposes online entry permit rule for African travellers

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

Morocco has imposed a new rule requiring African migrants to fill out an online travel form for approval at least…

Senate ready to pass Gas Flaring Prohibition Bill – Lawmaker

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

Sen. Bassey Albert, the Chairman, Senate Committee on Gas, on Thursday said that the Senate would pass the Gas Flaring…

Jordanian Minister resigns over flash flood tragedy

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

Jordan’s Tourism Minister Lina Annab, has tendered her resignation after the government was accused of negligence in flash floods that…

Bribery Video: Kano Govt urged to fight corruption at all levels

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

A pressure group, Kano Youth Coalition for Advocacy and Development, (KAYCAD), has ‎urged Kano State Government to wage ceaseless war…

Ex-Ede Poly lecturer, associate arraigned over alleged N13m fraud

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arraigned Mr Afolabi Olufemi, a former lecturer at the…

Darfur attacks: UN urges Sudan to prosecute security forces

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

A UN watchdog has urged Sudan to prosecute security forces for attacks in Darfur from 2014 to 2016.

Pakistan Islamists block roads to protest acquittal of Christian

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

Pakistan’s ultra-Islamist party blocked roads in major cities for a third day on Friday in protest against the acquittal of…

Indonesian divers find crashed aircraft’s engine, wheels

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

Indonesian divers and remotely operated subs have spotted one of the engines and the landing gear of a Lion Air…

Canadian PM Trudeau faces dilemma as election approaches

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, is faced with a dilemma as an election approaches on how to credibly clamp down…

PDP claims Atiku has template for fuel price reduction

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that its Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, had worked out a pricing template that…

My administration has spent N200bn on road construction – Ajimobi

Lanre Babalola

7 years ago

Gbenro Adesina/Ibadan The Oyo State government has committed over N200bn to road construction and rehabilitation under the Governor Abiola Ajimobi-led…

Speaker Dogara laments poor reading culture in Nigeria

Lanre Babalola

7 years ago

Gbenro Adesina/Ibadan Speaker House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara has pointed out that contemporary studies have confirmed the sharp and abysmal…

Shiite protests: Police, DHQ debunk Amnesty’s report

Lanre Babalola

7 years ago

Both the Nigerian Police and the Defence Headquarters (DHQ), in separate statements on Thursday, debunked Amnesty International report on the…

23 cult members arrested on initiation ground

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested 23 suspected cult members while initiating new members.

Opray Winfrey backs Democrat campaigning to be Georgia governor

Lanre Babalola

7 years ago

Media mogul Oprah Winfrey lent her star power on Thursday to Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams, who is vying to become…

Women take over in Ethiopia

Lanre Babalola

7 years ago

Ethiopia’s parliament on Thursday swore in Meaza Ashenafi as the country’s first female supreme court president, building on efforts by…

There is nothing like $3.5b fuel subsidy fund – Govt

Lanre Babalola

7 years ago

The Federal Ministry of Finance has denied knowledge of a 3.5 billion-dollar fund allegedly kept and utilised by the Nigeria…

MultiChoice Announces Special GOtv Offer at Lagos International Trade Affair

Lanre Babalola

7 years ago

MultiChoice Nigeria has announced a special trade fair offer on its GOtv decoder, GOtennae plus one-month subscription on GOtv Max…

Yari offers N1m reward on every illegal AK-47 rifle

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

Zamfara State Governor, Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara on Thursday announced a reward of N1 million on every illegal AK 47…

Ministry denies knowledge of alleged NNPC’s $3.5bn subsidy fund

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

The Federal Ministry of Finance has denied knowledge of a 3.5 billion-dollar fund allegedly kept and utilised by the Nigeria…

Ekiti Governorship:Tribunal refuses granting petitioners leave to call additional witness

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

The Ekiti Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on Thursday refused to permit the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate in…

Electricity workers, CSOs to FG: Don’t renew BEDC operational licence

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

Members of the Edo State Civil Organisations and National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE), have demanded that the Federal Government…

2019 Election: We’ll play by the rules, Amaechi assures EU

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

The Director General of the President Muhammadu Buhari Campaign Organisation and Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has assured the European…

Badagry Senior High School wins maiden ‘Code Lagos Hackathon’ competition

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

Badagry Senior High School on Thursday emerged winner of the maiden edition of the ‘Code Lagos Hackathon’ competition.

Kaduna Crisis: 97 suspects charged to court – CP

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

The Kaduna State Commissioner of Police, Malam Ahmad Abdurrahaman, on Thursday said the command has charged 97 people to court…

FSARS drags 3 to court over alleged murder of Enugu Monarch

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

Operatives of the Federal Special Anti-robbery Squad, FSARS on Lagos Island, Lagos have dragged three men before the Enugu East…

APC Chieftain petitions Lagos AG over release of suspects

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

A chieftain of the All Progressives’ Congress, APC, in Lagos State, Ibrahim Mustapha who was matcheted by political thugs during…

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