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Nestlé Nigeria has introduced its new breakfast cereal, GOLDEN MORN® Puffs.

Olusosun: Police Arrest 80, Recovers Toy Gun, Weapons, fake dollars

The Lagos State Police have arrested over 80 miscreants, recovered a toy gun, six butchers’ knives, 21 kitchen knives, nine…

Photos: Ambode hosts Town Hall meeting in Apapa

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday hosted the second quarterly Town Hall meeting of the year at the Apapa…
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Olu Falae, Obasanjo meet over state of the Nigeria

The Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Chief Olu Falae, on Tuesday visited former President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta,…
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Stakeholders to promote agrobusiness via entertainment with Agrotainment app

The Corporate FaEmerson International(CFI) on Tuesday launched an online entertainment infused agriculture radio application, known as Agrotainment app. The firm’s…
Nigerian Senate

Nigerian Senate investigates Nasarawa killings

The Senate on Tuesday mandated its Ad hoc Committee on Review of Security Infrastructure in the Country to investigate the…
Sultan of Sokoto Sa’ad Abubakar led JNI strongly condemns recent killings in Benue expressing deep pain over the loss of innocent lives.

Sultan of Sokoto declares April 18 as first day of Sha’aban 1439AH

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, on Tuesday declared Wednesday April 18 as the first day of Sha’aban…
Tinubu sacrificed his time, comfort for sake of democracy - Al-Makura

Gov. Al-Makura’s convoy attack politically motivated – Police commissioner

The Commissioner of Police in Nasarawa State, Mr Ahmed Bello, says Tuesday’s attack on Gov. Umaru Al-Makura’s convoy by some…

Writers association disagrees with Minister over Commonwealth Games

The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) says Nigeria’s performance at the XXI Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast could have…
Massive PVC collection in Ondo: 55,859 cards distributed in record-breaking five-day period

Over 7m Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) awaiting collection – INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that it was still in possession of 7,920,129 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs)…

NTDC DG harps on improved enlightenment of Nigerians on tourism potential

Mr. Folunrusho Coker, Director- General, Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC) has expressed the commitment of the corporation toward effective enlightenment…

Youth unemployment: Nigerian govt. urged to tackle issue

Mr Temitope Olatoye, a  member of  the House of Representatives, has called on government at all levels to urgently tackle …

#StopTheSoot: Nigerian govt. explains causes of soot in Rivers state

The Federal Government said  the soot, currently being experienced in Port Harcourt and its environs, was caused by activities of…

Nestle gains boost NSE indices by 0.63%

Some blue chips recorded price appreciation on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) with the market indicators improving by 0.63 per…

Kebbi, Cross River patients to benefit from free eye surgery

A commercial bank has commenced a free eye surgery for 400 people affected by cataract in Kebbi and Cross River…
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Lagos state records 81 deaths in road accidents in 10 months — Commissioner

The Lagos State Government on Tuesday said 81 persons lost their lives in 827 road accidents recorded in the state…
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NAN reporters undergo digital security training

An IT expert, Mr Ambrose Ariagiegbe, on Tuesday stressed the need for journalists to imbibe the habit of protecting their…

Armed forces prepare 39 senior officers for life after retirement

To ensure a meaningful life after service, the Nigerian Armed Forces Resettlement Centre (NAFRC) on Tuesday began an entrepreneurship and…

Kano state govt. to increase investment in drugs revolving fund scheme

The Kano State Government says it will expand its Drugs Revolving Fund (DRF) scheme to cover 700 healthcare facilities. The…

Anambra state suspends revenue collection in markets over alleged diversion

Dr. Christian Madubuko, Commissioner for Trade, Commerce, Markets and Wealth Creation in Anambra has suspended revenue collection indefinitely in all…

Crumbling National assets should be rehabilitated, not discarded — Oyo-Ita

Mrs Winifred Oyo-Ita, the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, says Federal Government assets that are dilapidated should be…

American based Lawyer decries continuous detention of El-Zakzaky, wife

An American based lawyer, Mr Emmanuel Ogebe, has decried the continuous detention of the Shiite leader, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, describing it…

WHO donates 23 motorcycles to Kaduna LGCs

The World Health Organisation(WHO) has donated a motorcycle each to all the 23 local government councils in Kaduna State for…

We don’t need Police to vet operatives of Safety Corps – Wike

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has threatened to amend the law establishing the State Neighbourhood Safety Corps Agency, to…

Nigerian workers urged to create habit of regular medical check-ups

Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has called on Nigerian workers…

Nigerian Govt. to boost land registries with establishment of National Land Depository

The Federal Government has said that plans were on ground to establish National Land Depository, a huge ICT-backed infrastructure, to…

Excessive, discriminatory charges root of underdeveloped African aviation – ICAO

The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) on Tuesday said excessive and discriminatory charges by countries were hindering the development of…
100 students of a physical education institute took ill due to food poisoning in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, officials say

Ogun lawmakers tasks food vendors on safety measures to avoid food contamination

The Ogun Assembly has passed a resolution calling on the state government to compel all food and drink vendors operating…

Apapa gridlock: Lagos to relocate trucks to ABAT Truck Terminal In Orile-Iganmu

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday said that the State Government would immediately take over the ABAT Truck…

2019: Gov. Lalong undeserving of a second term – PDP

The PDP in Plateau on Tuesday reacted to Gov. Simon Lalong’s interest in another term, with its spokesman, Mr John…