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Population Growth: Nigeria needs to avoid ‘time-bomb scenario’ – Osinbajo

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Nigeria must urgently build an economy that will support its fast-growing population in order to avoid a `time bomb scenario’,…

Air Peace signs multi-million dollar agreement with Boeing

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8 years ago

Nigerian carrier, Air Peace, has signed a multi-million dollar agreement with aircraft manufacturers, The Boeing Company, for the purchase of…

Osun poll: Police to ensure synergy with security agencies

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8 years ago

The police said on Thursday that they would ensure synergy with other security agencies in providing adequate security during the…

Kaduna Govt institutes life insurance for `Operation Yaki’ operatives

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Gov. Nasir El-Rufa’i of Kaduna State says the state government has initiated a life insurance programme for operatives of the…

Man remanded for allegedly killing 65-year-old woman

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

An Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday ordered the remand of 29-year-old Ojo Yemi for allegedly killing a 65-year-old woman,…

France pushes year-end vote for Libya

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

France stuck to its position pushing for elections in Libya by the end of the year on Thursday, a day…

Physically-challenged: Nigerian Govt plans to review recruitment percentage

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Mrs Winifred Oyo-Ita, Head of Civil Service of the Federation, says the Federal Government is planning an upward review of…

Kadpoly, NADDC to produce solar-powered tricycles

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Rector, Kaduna Polytechnic, Prof. Idris Muhammad-Bugaje, on Thursday, said the institution in partnership with National Automotive Design and Development…

3 LASU lecturers face sack over alleged sexual harassment

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Three lecturers at the Lagos State University (LASU) may be sacked anytime from now over cases of alleged sexual harassment…

Puerto Rico death toll made up by political rivals – Trump

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

U.S. President Donald Trump claimed on Thursday that the death toll from hurricanes that lashed Puerto Rico in 2017 was…

Flood destroys 5,000 hectares of rice farms in Kano

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Rice Famers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) in Kano state says the recent flood has destroyed over 5,000 hectares of…

N-power: Nigerian Govt recruits 500,000 graduates – Osinbajo

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Thursday said 500,000 graduates had so far been recruited under the Federal Government’s…

Elective offices quota: Osinbajo backs young APC aspirants

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has expressed support for the request by young aspirants under the platform of All Progressives…

Gombe: Floods kill 9, destroy over 200 houses

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Nine people lost their lives while over 200 houses were destroyed and numerous farm lands washed out by flood in…

South Africans stone Zambian to death

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A 28-year-old Zambian has died after been knifed and stoned in South Africa, a government official said on Thursday.

Lagos ports expect 28 ships carrying various products

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) said on Thursday that 28 ships were expected to freight petroleum products, food items and…

Macron launches anti-poverty plan

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

President Emmanuel Macron of France on Thursday unveiled 9.3 billion dollars (8 billion-euro) anti-poverty plan focused on getting people into…

Nigerian Govt loses trillions annually to illegal lottery – Official

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Mr Bello Maigari, Acting Executive Secretary, National Lottery Trust Fund (NLTF) has said that the Federal Government loses more than…

Cholera outbreak: Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa calls for improved sanitation

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe on Thursday urged the Harare city council and other local authorities to work on improving…

Queen Elizabeth II signs Parental Bereavement Leave bill

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday signed the first ever government law that would allow paid leave from work for parents…

Kenya says IMF $989.8m stand-by deal over

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Kenya’s stand-by arrangement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has expired, Finance Minister Henry Rotich said on Thursday.

Natural disasters: Prince William extends sympathy to Japan

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Britain’s Prince William offered his sympathy to victims of recent disasters in Japan as he officially opened a new Japanese…

Monkey pox: Lagos Govt strengthens surveillance to prevent outbreak

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Lagos State Government on Thursday said it had strengthened its disease surveillance, detection and response systems to prevent the…

Sex abuse scandal: Pope Francis accepts resignation of U.S. bishop

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A U.S. bishop accused of molesting adults resigned on Thursday, in the latest sex abuse scandal to rock the Catholic…

Oyo State begins sale of 2019 Hajj form

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Oyo State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has started the sale of form to intending pilgrims for 2019 Hajj, upon…

World sleepwalking toward another financial crisis – Ex-UK PM Brown

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown warned that the world is on the verge of sleepwalking into another financial crisis…

2018 summit: Google partners LEAD to provide free digital certification

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The organisers of the Leadership Empowerment and Award Development (LEAD) Summit 2.0 say it is partnering with Google Digital Skills…

Skripal Case: “We were in Salisbury for tourism”

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Two Russians appeared on state television on Thursday, saying they had been wrongly accused by Britain of trying to murder…

Buhari’s aide declares intention to contest for Sen. Ekweremadu’s seat

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Mrs Juliet Ibekaku-Nwagwu, the Special Assistant to the President on Justice Reform, and National Coordinator, Open Government Partnership (OGP), has…

Ghanaians bid farewell to ex-UN chief Kofi Annan

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Ghanaians bid farewell to former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Thursday in a state funeral attended by African leaders and…

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