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Certification of 4 International Airports to begin – FAAN

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) says it has begun the process of certifying the Aminu Kano International Airport,…

Lagos Begins Vaccination Of Children Against Measles

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The 2018 Measles vaccination campaign for children between the age 9 months and 5 years will hold between 15 and…

Nigeria needs a new elite consensus – El-Rufai

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Nigeria needs a new elite consensus for it to be a greater country. This view was expressed by the Governor…

Increase budgetary allocation to education – School Proprietor

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

A renowned educationist Chief Christian F. I. Olaniyan has advised the federal and state governments to increase their annual budgetary…

Capital market indices up by 0.04%

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Key indicators of performance at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) closed on Tuesday with a marginal growth of 0.04 per…

Lagos trains top officials on change mindset

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The Lagos State government has begun intensive training of top officials, including the permanent secretaries on mindset change.

Zimbabwean Doctors on Nationwide strike over pay, drug shortages

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Doctors in Zimbabwe on Tuesday began a nationwide strike and would not return to work until the government meets their…

Fishery research institute Bill passes 2nd reading

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Bill for an Act to Establish the Fisheries Research Institute of Nigeria on Tuesday passed second reading at the House…

INEC urged to recognize Omotosho as Labour Party national chairman

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Labour Party on Tuesday, decried the refusal of Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) to recognize Dr Mike Omotosho as its National…

Kwara state to adopt non-payment of pension to former Govs., Deputy

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara has signed into law an amendment bill stopping payment of pension to former governors and deputy governors…

Kogi completes modern diagnostic, imaging centre

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Kogi Government says its N2 billion newly built advanced medical diagnostic and imaging centre in Lokoja will commence operation…

Security agencies partner to boost security in Bayelsa

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Military Joint Task Force (JTF), Operation Delta Safe, in Bayelsa, has pledged to support the Nigerian Police Force in…

Land Use Charge: NBA, NCP, CDHR, JAC protest in Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA; National Conscience Party, NCP; Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR) and the Joint…

Gov. Amosun targets N10bn IGR monthly

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Ogun government says it plans to increase its monthly Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) from seven billion naira to N10…

Ethnic violence kills 40 in eastern Congo – official

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

At least 40 people have been killed in ethnic violence in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo between Hema cattle herders…

Ekiti Govt pulls down unauthorised gubernatorial posters, campaign billboards

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Ekiti Government on Tuesday pulled down gubernatorial campaign billboards erected in any part of the state without official permission…

Policemen abduct reporter in Abuja

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Musa Abdullahi Krishi, a journalist with the Daily Trust newspaper has been abducted by policemen in Abuja.

WAEC releases 2018 WASSCE, withholds 1,021 results

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) on Tuesday announced the release of its January/February series of the 2018 West African…

North Korea warns against “human rights racket” by Western countries

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The official media of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Tuesday warned that Western countries are using “human…

Climate Change: Kebbi to restore water flow to Argungu fishing festival river

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Kebbi Government on Tuesday said it had taken measures to restore water flow in Matan Fada River, the site of…

We didn’t increase motor vehicle registration, number plate – LASG

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The Lagos State Government on Tuesday debunked rumours of increase in the cost of processing motor vehicle particulars and application…

Tillerson’s dismissal won’t improve strained ties with Germany – Foreign Minister

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The firing of U.S. Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, will not lead to an improvement in strained ties with Germany,…

Governments who denied workers welfare packages planning to fail – Ambode

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday said any government that denied workers their welfare packages is planning to fail…

Trump vows to condemn Russia if it was behind attack on ex-spy

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

President Donald Trump suggested that he thinks Russia was involved in the attempted murder of an ex-spy, Sergei Skripal, in…

756,000 under five deaths recorded annually in Nigeria – Official

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Federal Government says Nigeria records about 756,000 under five deaths annually.

3 drug dealers sentenced to 48 months imprisonment

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Justice Joyce Abdulmaleek of a Federal High Court in Ibadan, on Tuesday convicted and sentenced three men to 48 months…

Lassa fever: 3 confirmed dead in Ekiti

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Three persons have been confirmed dead in a fresh case of Lassa fever in Ekiti.

10,000 bags of rice, other relief items to be distributed to Benin IDPs

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Assistant Comptroller-General of Customs, Abdulkadir Azarema, said over 10,000 (50kg) bags of rice and other relief items are to be…

UTME 2018: JAMB directs candidates to check results online

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has directed candidates who have taken the 2018 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME)…

Land Use Charge: Lagos finance commissioner gives breakdown of controversial tax

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Amid the complaints about the new Lagos State Land Use Charge, the Commissioner for Finance, Akinyemi Ashade, says an aggregated…

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