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400 vehicles, 350 motorcycles impounded in Kwara over various traffic offences

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Kwara Road Traffic Management Authority (KWARTMA), said it had impounded 400 vehicles and 350 motorcycles between January till date…

Unions call for amendment of Minimum Wage Act

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), on Thursday said that the Minimum Wage…

Apapa Truck drivers park on highways to avoid parking fee – Terminal Manager

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Truck drivers shun the Orile-Iganmu Parking Terminal to avoid paying N1,000 daily parking fees, operators of the facility have said.…

Gov. calls for just, implementation of minimum wage

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Osun has advised the organised Labour to demand for fair, just and implementable National Minimum Wage…

NNPC to partner Osun Govt. on renewable energy development

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it will partner Osun government on renewable energy development.

70 countries promise renewed efforts against terrorism funding

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Some 70 countries have promised to take new measures to prevent the funding of terrorist organizations, at the end of…

Judiciary commended over election sequence judgment

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Inter Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has commended the Federal High Court judgment which said the National Assembly has no…

Electricity companies lose N20 billion monthly – Official

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Distribution Companies, DISCOs lose about N20bn monthly across the country due to collection gap. The Chief Corporate Service Officer, Kaduna…

Kafin Zaki dam: Bauchi Emir appeals to Buhari to resume work

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Emir of Bauchi, Alhaji Rilwanu Adamu, has appealed to the Federal Government to resume work on the Kafin Zaki…

102, 556 PVCs yet to be claimed in Nasarawa state — REC

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Mr Usman Ajidagba, Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in charge of Nasarawa Sstate, has said that 102,556 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) have…

Anambra Govt. honours 22, partners organisations to combat malaria

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Anambra Government on Thursday honoured 22 people and partner organisations for their contribution to reducing malaria scourge in the…

Electricity: Ipaja residents kicks over mass disconnection

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Some electricity consumers in Baruwa community in Ipaja, Lagos, on Thursday faulted the disconnection of their power supply from the…

Social media platforms warned against spreading of fake news

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The European Commission on Thursday warned social media platforms to stop the spread of fake news through self-regulatory practices, adding…

Dasukigate: DSS permitted to tender weapons allegedly found as exhibits in court

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, permitted the Department of State Security Services, (DSS), to tender as exhibit, weapons…

Delta Govt. approves sale of residential quarters to Civil servants

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Delta Government has approved the sale of Junior and Middle Management Staff Quarters, Asaba, to the civil servants currently…

How we arrived at estimated 198m population – NPC Chairman

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

National Population Commission (NPC) says Nigeria’s estimated 198 million population figure recently announced by the commission is based on an…

Nigerian Govt urged to privatise training centres

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Mr Adewole Adeniran, the Provost, Federal Training Centre (FTC), Lagos, on Thursday urged the Federal Government to consider privatisation of…

Osun Guber polls: INEC releases election timetable

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Osun has released the timetable for the conduct of the state’s Sept. 22…

Gambian migrant arrested in Italy on suspicion of planning attack

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Italian police have arrested an immigrant from Gambia suspected of planning an attack on behalf of the Islamic State (IS)…

32,514 under-five die annually in Kebbi State – UNICEF

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The United Nations Children Education Fund (UNICEF) says that 32,514 of under- five children die annually in Kebbi State. The…

Yellow Fever: Kogi state partner with WHO to boost vaccination

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Kogi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency ( KSPHCDA) says it is collaborating with the Ministry of Health, the World Health…

South Africa: Fuel prices to increase in May

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The retail price of petrol in South Africa will rise by 3.4 per cent from May 2, while the price…

INEC registers 176,000 new voters in Niger State

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Niger on Thursday said it had registered 176,000 in its ongoing continuous voters…

Lagos ports receive 10 ships with petrol, other commodity

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

No fewer than eleven ships laden with various products, including petrol, are at the Lagos ports waiting to berth, the…

EFCC ordered to pay N5m compensation to Bala Mohammed for rights violation

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

An FCT High Court on Thursday ordered Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC ) to pay five million compensation to…

Study reveals daily dose of baking soda could reduce rheumatoid arthritis pain

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A new study revealed that a daily dose of baking soda may help reduce the destructive inflammation of autoimmune diseases…

Rivers APC chieftain appeals to govt. to secure coastal waterways

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Mr Christian Don-Pedro, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers, has appealed to the states and the…

Trader remanded for allegedly defiling teenage girl

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

An Ikorodu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State has remanded a 36-year-old trader, Ibrahim Adeshina, in prison for allegedly raping 12-year-old…

Apo Killings: Nigerian Govt compensates families of victims with N135m

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Federal Government on Thursday in Abuja, presented a cheque of N135 million to victims and family members of the…

LASU introduces international students’ identity card

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Lagos State University (LASU) says it has introduced an International Student Identity Card (ISIC) to serve as a valid proof…

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