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Adamawa approves N200m counterpart funds for rural access roads

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Adamawa government on Wednesday approved the release of N200 million out of N260 million earmarked as counterpart funds for…

Ethiopia says 7 members of rebel group surrender

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Ethiopian government announced on Wednesday that seven members of an outlawed Rebel Group Ginbot Seven Patriotic Front (G7-PF) have…

Nigeria far from eliminating malaria – WHO

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Nigeria is yet to be listed among African countries who have made significant progress in eliminating malaria, a statement by…

4.2-magnitude quake shakes Central Italy

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.2 shook Italy’s Adriatic coast on Wednesday, the country’s National Institute of Geophysics and…

Nigerian Govt, AfDB will collaborate to provide irrigation facilities in rural areas

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Agricultural Transformation Agenda Support Programme Phase 1 (ATASP-1) of the African Development Bank and the Federal Government will collaborate…

Court nullifies National Assembly’s reordering of election sequence

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Federal High Court, Abuja, has nullified the National Assembly’s amendment to Clause 25 of the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill…

Dino’s recall : INEC to verify petitioners’ signatures April 28

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says it will commence the verification of signatures of those seeking the recall of…

Saudi Arabia launches privatisation programme

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

School buildings and desalination facilities producing fresh water will feature in some of the first deals as Saudi Arabia transfers…

Cross River: DPR to shut down unlicensed petrol stations

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in Cross River, on Wednesday in Calabar, threatened to shut down filling stations in…

2 siblings, others remanded in prison over alleged kidnapping

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

An Ilorin Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday remanded five persons in prison for allegedly kidnapping Alhaji Hassan Wahab of Chikanda in…

Leah Sharibu: CAN declares peaceful protest, prayers

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has declared the intention to embark on peaceful protest and prayers against unending killings…

Adamawa Govt reiterates commitment to improve lives of IDPs

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Adamawa Dep. Governor, Mr Martins Babale, on Wednesday reiterated the commitment of the state government to improve the lives…

Czech PM Andrej Babis sues newspaper for saying he was informant

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis is suing the Slovakian newspaper Novy Cas for publishing an interview that said he was…

World Sculpture Day: Anambra to partner professionals in promoting Arts

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Mrs Sally Mbanefo, Commissioner for Indigenous Artworks, Diaspora Affairs, Culture and Tourism in Anambra has said the state government will…

Group says Nigeria losses N132 billion to Malaria annually

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Lift Above Poverty Organisation (LAPO) a non-governmental organization (NGO) says Nigeria losses about N132 billion to Malaria annually through treatment…

Submarine entrepreneur sentenced to life for murdering journalist

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A Danish court sentenced inventor Peter Madsen to life in prison on Wednesday for murdering and dismembering a Swedish journalist…

Customs have reduced smuggling on waterways – Comptroller

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Compt. Sarkin Kebbi, the Comptroller of Western Marine Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in Lagos, said smuggling activities…

Delta Senator remanded in Ikoyi Prison

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday remanded a People’s Democratic Party’s Senator, Peter Nwaoboshi, in Ikoyi Prison pending…

Lillypond Customs Command generates N6.3 billion revenue in first quarter of 2018

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Lillypond Container Terminal Customs Command said on Wednesday that it generated N6.33 billion in the first quarter of 2018…

Nigerian Govt to boost local fuel production with Modular refineries

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Federal Government on Wednesday reiterated its commitment to establishing modular refineries in the country to boost local production of…

Gov. Ishaku pledges commitment to build Taraba befitting Government House

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Gov. Darius Ishaku of Taraba on Wednesday pledged his administration’s commitment to building a befitting Government House for the state.

Lagos drops fraud charges against Ex-LASIMRA General Manager

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The Lagos State Government has withdrawn the two-count charge bordering on fraud it filled against the former General Manager, Lagos…

South Sudan’s Salva Kiir rejects opposition calls to step down

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

President Salva Kiir of South Sudan on Wednesday rejected demands by several groups that he should step down as a…

Nurses plead with Nigerian Govt to declare state of emergency in health sector

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) on Wednesday pleaded with the Federal Government to declare a state…

Kebbi governor swears-in 5 judges, 2 Khadis

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Gov. Abubakar Bagudu of Kebbi on Wednesday swore -in five High Court Judges and two Khadis of the state Sharia…

Anti-terrorism: UN official hopes Sochi conference will produce realistic recommendations

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

UN Under-Secretary-General Yury Fedotov on Wednesday said he hoped that the ongoing international meeting of high-ranking security officials in Russia’s…

South African unions protest over proposed national minimum wage

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

South African unions marched in a nationwide protest on Wednesday against a proposed national minimum wage of 20 rand (1.6…

Malaria: Nigeria’s major public health problem – Commissioner

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

The Yobe Commissioner for Health, Dr Mohammed Kawuwa, says malaria though preventable still remains a major public health problem in…

Rainstorm: Enugu governor directs immediate resettlement of victims

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has directed the immediate resettlement of victims of rainstorm that destroyed property worth millions…

Kano Govt. approves N88.9m for workers annual salary increment

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Kano State Government has approved N88.9 million for payment of annual salary increment for its civil servants.

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