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Price of kerosene shoots up to N1,769.86 per litre in July - NBS

Plateau, Nasarawa, Bayelsa pay highest price for Kerosene in February – NBS

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says residents of Plateau, Nasarawa and Bayelsa paid the highest price for kerosene in…

Oba of Benin’s curse on human traffickers working

The revocation of oaths of secrecy by victims of human trafficking and curse placed on their traffickers, their collaborators, cultists…

NYSC blacklists Osun school over attack on corps members

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Osun has blacklisted Osogbo High School after some corps members were attacked by…

Be prudent with funds, Gov. tells LG chairmen

Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo on Wednesday urged local government chairmen in the state to be prudent and avoid incurring…

Google pulls out 3.2 billion bad ads from sites

Google pulled out 3.2 billion bad ads from sites in 2017, an official, Ms Jessica Stansfield, said in Lagos on…

Expert predicts inflation stability in 2nd quarter

An economist, Dr Aminu Usman has predicted that inflation rate is likely to stabilise in the second quarter of 2018.

Enugu state govt. inaugurates community liaison officers

Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State on Wednesday, inaugurated 458 community liaison officers to serve as link between government and…
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Coordinator calls for increase in Corps members allowance

Alhaji Ladan Baba, the Coordinator, National Youth Service Corps, (NYSC) in Kano state, has called on employers of Corps members…

NNPC tasked on steady supply of petroleum products

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) on Wednesday urged the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to intensify the…

1,154 convicted inmates in 5 Delta prisons

The Chairman and members of the Delta State Advisory Council on the Prerogative of Mercy (DSACPM) have concluded its maiden…

Islamic State posts brutal images of 2 children executing Afghan soldiers

Islamic State on Wednesday posted brutal images of two children apparently executing three men wearing orange jumpsuits in Afghanistan’s eastern…

27,000 kaduna teachers commence induction training

The Kaduna State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) on Wednesday began a two-day induction training for 27,000 public primary school…

We Are Ready To Take On Tax Debtors After VAIDS – Fowler

Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Mr. Babatunde Fowler, has warned individuals and corporate entities, who refuse to…
Massive PVC collection in Ondo: 55,859 cards distributed in record-breaking five-day period

INEC yet to conclude on any option over unclaimed PVCs in Ondo – REC

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has not concluded on the options open to it over the unclaimed Permanent Voter…

EU seeks ways to bridge gender gap in Nigeria

The Head of the EU Delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Mr Ketil Karlsen, said on Wednesday that the union was…
Angry Birds, a mobile phone game developed in Finland, has become a commercial hit both domestically and internationally.

Finland is world’s happiest country – UN report

Finland is the world’s happiest country, according to an annual survey issued on Wednesday that put Burundi at the bottom…
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Edo Assembly passes bill on human trafficking prohibition

The Edo House of Assembly on Wednesday passed a bill for a Law to prohibit trafficking in persons and also…

Metuh insists on medical treatment abroad

A former National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Olisa Metuh, on Wednesday asked the Federal High Court, Abuja to order…

UNICEF calls on Nigerian Govt to provide quality potable water

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday called on the Federal Government to provide more quality potable water to…
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Kaduna Police Command to partner hunters in addressing security challenges

The Kaduna State Police Command, on Wednesday agreed to partner with hunters in addressing security challenges in the state.
Oronsaye Report: Behold MDAs slated for merging, scrapping

NPA committed to retraining legal officers – Hadiza Usman

Ms Hadiza Usman, the Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), says NPA is committed to retraining of its legal officers…

Measles Immunisation: NMA believes Lagos can achieve set target of 3.6m children

The Lagos State Government can achieve the set target of immunising 3.6 million children against measles if it is systematic…
Nigeria Joins Global Community in Commitment to Defeat Meningitis by 2030

Measles Vaccination: Lagos Govt. calls for megaphones donation

The Lagos State Government on Wednesday called on corporate organisations, Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and well-meaning individuals to donate and support…

Nigerian Govt agencies to partner INEC on credible polls in Bayelsa

Federal Government agencies and parastatals in Bayelsa have pledged their readiness to partner with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)…
Police bust 3 who allegedly stole N136.5m containers at Apapa Ports

Lagos ports to receive 33 ships laden with petroleum products, food items

A total of 33 ships laden with petroleum products, food items and other goods are expected to arrive Apapa and…

Early morning fire razes 22 shops in Kano

An early morning fire outbreak on Wednesday destroyed at least, 22 shops at Yankatako market in Rijiyar Lemo in Kano.

Niger governor sets up 13-man committee to investigate Bida market fire

Niger governor Abubakar Bello on Wednesday set up a committee to investigate the cause of the fire that gutted Bida…

Striking Zimbabwe doctors vow to continue action

Zimbabwean doctors at public hospitals that have been on strike for the past two weeks on Wednesday vowed to continue…

Nigeria spends 4.2bn Dollars on wheat importation annually

Mr Olowasina Olabanji, the Executive Director, Lake Chad Research Institute (LCRI), Maiduguri, says Nigeria spends about 4.2 billion dollars on…

Rivers Govt. reiterates commitment to health insurance scheme

Rivers State Government on Wednesday said that it was committed to implementing the Health Insurance Scheme.