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Nigeria shores up fuel needs ahead of 2019 election with BP deal

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

Nigeria’s state oil firm NNPC said on Thursday that it had signed a crude-for-product deal with BP for the next…

Nigeria, WHO to eradicate Noma disease by 2023

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

The Federal Government in collaboration with the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday restated commitments to end Noma disease in…

Ben Omogo to oversee NHIS Scheme – Minister

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

Mr Ben Omogo, a Director from the Federal Ministry of Health, has been appointed to oversee the National Health Insurance…

Prince Charles congratulates Gambia’s return to Commonwealth

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

Britain’s Prince Charles congratulated Gambia on Thursday for turning its back on “autocratic” rule at home and returning to the…

Boko Haram: 8 killed, 2,940 others displaced in Borno

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), on Thursday confirmed the death of eight persons in a coordinated attack by Boko…

Palestine slams Israeli new settlement plans

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

The Palestinian Foreign Ministry slammed on Thursday an Israeli declaration to build a new settlement in the West Bank’s southern…

Ex-governor Yuguda defects to APC

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

The former governor of Bauchi state, Malam Isa Yuguda on Thursday announced his defection from the Green Party of Nigeria…

Mother, daughter in trouble over alleged attempted murder

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

A 50-year-old woman, Basirat Lamidi, and her 35-year-old daughter, Taiye, were on Thursday brought before an Osogbo Chief Magistrates’ Court…

2019: Why Buhari remains most credible option for Nigeria – CSO

PM NEWS Live

7 years ago

The New Initiative For Credible Leadership (NICreL) on Thursday adjudged President Muhammadu Buhari as the most credible option among other…

Enugu releases N810m to IMT for infrastructure development

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

The Enugu State Government has released N810 million to the Institute of Management and Technology (IMT), Enugu for infrastructure development…

Ekiti first lady tasks Nigerian writers on Nigeria’s democracy

PM NEWS Live

7 years ago

The wife of Ekiti State Government, Mrs Bisi Fayemi, has urged Nigerian writers to ensure that their works aimed at…

NSCDC intercepts truck laden with adulterated diesel

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

The Edo Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Thursday intercepted a truck laden with 17,…

Quackery: NMA, PSN reiterate concerns about professions

PM NEWS Live

7 years ago

The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) and the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) say they are concerned over activities of quacks…

New York Times adds more digital subscribers

PM NEWS Live

7 years ago

The New York Times Co signed up thousands of digital subscribers in the third quarter, helping the newspaper publisher top…

96-year-old woman tops literacy exam

PM NEWS Live

7 years ago

A 96-year-old woman set a record by scoring 98 marks out of 100 in the literacy exam in southern Indian…

Lagos Guber: Jimi Agbaje picks running mate

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

The governorship candidate of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Mr Jimi Agbaje, on Thursday announced Mrs Haleemat…

Ochanya: Kogi CSOs, FIDA call for justice

PM NEWS Live

7 years ago

Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and the Federation of International Women Lawyers in Kogi, on Thursday, demanded that nothing but justice…

Photos: Security guard caught stealing employer’s property

Lanre Babalola

7 years ago

Lanre Babalola Men of the Lagos State Rapid Response Squad (RRS) have arrested a security guard at Yaba for selling…

Merkel’s ally calls for tough message on sex crimes

PM NEWS Live

7 years ago

German Minister of State for Migration, Refugees and Integration, Annette Widmann-Mauz, on Thursday, said asylum seekers must be taught that…

Violence: 21,000 forced to flee Somalia in October

PM NEWS Live

7 years ago

An international charity said Thursday a spike in violence and insecurity in Somalia has forced 21,000 people to flee their…

INEC to begin display of voters’ register in Edo Nov 6

PM NEWS Live

7 years ago

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will begin display of voters’ register at various polling units across the…

Tanzania arrests opposition leader

PM NEWS Live

7 years ago

Police arrested a Tanzanian opposition politician after he said scores of people were killed in clashes between security forces and…

Entrepreneur encourages youths to go into shoe making business

PM NEWS Live

7 years ago

A 42-year-old entrepreneur, Adamu Usman on Thursday advised youths to stop waiting for white collar job and join the shoemaking…

Regional peace: PDP chieftain lauds South-South governors

PM NEWS Live

7 years ago

Mr Emmanuel Ogidi, Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), South-South, has commended Governors and other leaders in the oil-rich region for…

Teenager remanded over attempt to commit unnatural offence

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

A Tunfure Chief Magistrates’ Court, Gombe, on Thursday ordered the remand of 18-year-old Suleiman Adamu, over alleged attempt to commit…

Hygiene prevents communicable diseases — Epidemiologist

PM NEWS Live

7 years ago

Dr Charles Ohiri, an Epidemiologist based in Abuja, on Thursday advised Nigerians to maintain consistency in hygienic practice in order…

400 Syrian refugees repatriate from Lebanon

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

Around 400 Syrian refugees on Thursday returned to their homeland from Aarsal in Lebanon, the National News Agency (NNA) reported.

2 men arraigned over unlawful possession of firearms

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

The Police in Gombe on Thursday arraigned two men, Mu’azu Hudu, 35, and Saidu Ayuba, 50, in a Gombe Magistrate’s…

Vietjet finalises $6.5bn Airbus order

PM NEWS Live

7 years ago

Fast-growing budget carrier, Vietjet Aviation, is set to finalise a $6.5 billion jet order with Europe’s Airbus during a visit…

FRSC begins ember-month sensitisation

PM NEWS Live

7 years ago

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says the corps is embarking on the end of the year sensitisation of the…

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