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Senate President Bukola Saraki mourns Sen. Wakili

The President of the Senate Dr. Bukola Saraki has expressed sadness over the death of Sen. Ali Wakili who was…

Political apathy is bane of bad governance in Nigeria – Group

Initiative for Leadership Development and Change (ILDC) has described political apathy as the root cause of successive bad governments in…

Trump hails sack of FBI deputy chief

U.S. President Donald Trump has hailed the firing of outgoing FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe by Attorney-General Jeff Sessions two…

3 involved in accident but one died

The Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE), on Saturday, confirmed the death of one person in a morning…
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2018 UTME Results: Be patient, JAMB tells candidates as exams end

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has urged its 2018 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) candidates to patiently await…
Terrorism intensifying across Africa, UN warns

UN Deputy Chief Expected In Nigeria For Consultations

Ms Amina Mohammed, UN Deputy Secretary-General, would next week travel to Nigeria where she is expected to hold talks with…

Maritime Academy tasked with payment of contractors’ debts

House Committee on Maritime Safety, Education and Administration on Friday urged Maritime Academy of Nigeria (MAN), Oron, to pay-off debts…

Youths tasked on right business attitudes

Ms Eniola Adeniji, Founder, Women of Value Empowerment Initiative, a Non-Governmental Organisation devoted to training women, on Friday urged the…
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Electricity: AfDB to spend $711m in Nigeria

The African Development Bank (AfDB) on Friday said it would invest 711.5 million dollars in some projects in the country…

Maritime Academy: House Committee wants 83 employees sacked

The House Committee on Maritime Safety, Education and Administration have advised the management of the Maritime Academy of Nigeria (MAN)…

Botswana Now Exports Power After Decade of Imports

Botswana is exporting power for the first time in 10 years, a far cry from the days when Africa’s biggest…

Beijing Summit will strengthen Nigeria-China relations – envoy

The Chinese Deputy Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Lin Jing, has said the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Summit, scheduled for…

Oil prices jump, Brent hits approximately $70

Oil prices jumped on Friday, with Brent crude futures hitting their highest in more than two weeks as U.S. stock…

Buhari constitutes Food Security Council

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday constituted the National Food Security Council few days after announcing the establishment of the council.…

Remains of Shagaya laid to rest

The remains of late Sen. John Shagaya was on Friday laid to rest in his hometown, Langtang. Shagaya, who passed…

Ojota clash: Police arrest 100 persons

The police in Lagos State have arrested no fewer than 100 persons allegedly involved in a violent clash between two…

5 dead, 2 injured in Ogun auto crash

Five persons were killed in an auto crash on the Sagamu – Ogijo road in Ogun, while two others were…

Egyptian abroad commence voting for presidential elections

Egyptians abroad began voting on Friday, 10 days before polls open at home in a presidential election that President AbdelFattah…

NGO sensitises religious leaders in fight against corruption

The Just Foundation, an NGO of Al-Habibiyyah Islamic Society has commenced sensitisation advocacy for religious leaders to involve them in…

Fire razes petrol filling station in Plateau state

A mid-day fire on Friday razed down one of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) filling stations at the Building…

Court fixes date to rule on Robert Azibaola no-case submission

The Federal High Court, Abuja, has fixed March 29 to rule on an application seeking to stop the on-going trial…

Lack of funds threaten ABU Zaria refinery project

The Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria is making efforts to establish conventional and standard locally-built refineries in Niger Delta to…

ICC wants Philippines to reconsider decision to withdraw from criminal court

President of the Assembly of States Parties of the International Criminal Court (ICC), O-Gon Kwon, on Friday called on the…

AfDB to partner with Nigeria in power sector recovery program

The African Development Bank (AfDB) says it will support Nigeria’s Power Sector Recovery Programme (PSRP) in three areas.
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“I was chained for 88 days” – escapee testifies against Evans

Mr Donatius Dunu, the Managing Director of Maydon Pharmaceuticals Ltd,  Lagos, on Friday told an Ikeja High Court how he was…

Standard Chartered launch African online bank in Cote d’Ivoire

Standard Chartered launched its first African online-only bank in Cote d’Ivoire on Friday, joining a wave of lenders seeking to…

FMBN advertise products to NIM members

The Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN)  has called on members of the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM)  to take…

Russia to ban British diplomats as crisis over nerve toxin attack thickens

Russia is set to expel British diplomats in retaliation for Prime Minister Theresa May’s decision to kick out 23 Russians…

INEC uncovers illegal CVR center in Kwara

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has uncovered an illegal voter registration centre in Offa, Kwara State.

UN appeals for $951m aid for displaced Rohingya people

UN specialised agencies on Friday launched Joint Response Plan (JRP) for Rohingya Humanitarian Crisis, appealing for 951 million dollars to…