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NNPC to resume oil exploration activities in Nasarawa State

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it is set to immediately resume oil exploration activities in Nasarawa State.

FCT Treatment Plant: Don canvasses use of renewable energy

Prof. Nasiru Idris, the Head, Department of Geography, Nasarawa State University (NSUK) Keffi, has called for the use of renewable…

Farmers advised to prioritise intake of balanced diet

An expert in nutrition, Mrs Jumoke Akinkuotu, has advised farmers to make intake of adequate and balanced diet their priority.

ITF DG decries workers’ poor attitude to duty

Mr Joseph Ari, Director-General, Industrial Training Fund (ITF), has decried its workers’ poor attitude to duties, saying that the situation…
Kogi governor Ahmed Ododo says his administration's efforts to combat crime are yielding fruits with recovery of 53 stolen transformers

Farmer donates transformer, classroom to Kwara community

A farmer and Chief Executive Officer of ZTA Farms Limited, Alhaji Uthman Apaokagi, has donated a transformer to Tafa Tafa…

Angela Merkel sees no need to make national anthem gender-neutral

German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, says she does not see the need to change the lyrics of the country’s national anthem…

Gov. Masari swears in Abubakar as new Katsina Grand Khadi

Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina State on Monday swore – in Khadi Mikailu Abubakar as the new Grand Khadi of…

Nigerian Govt constructing affordable houses – Fashola

The Federal Government is constructing affordable houses for Nigerians across the country under its National Housing Programme, Minister of Works,…

NSCDC arrests 4 for allegedly raping 19-year old girl

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Niger command, says it has arrested four men for allegedly raping a…

Alao-Akala, 2 others re-arraigned over alleged N11.5bn fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday re-arraigned a former governor of Oyo State, Adebayo Alao-Akala, and two…

Iran boasts of producing higher enriched uranium in less than two days

Iran said on Monday it could produce higher enriched uranium within two days if the United States quit a 2015…

Nigerian Govt advised on ways to attract Foreign Direct Investments

A real estate developer, Mr Solomon Ogunseye, on Monday called on the Federal Government to liberalise key sectors of the…

NIMASA N3.4bn fraud: Court adjourns trial to March 27

The ongoing trial of a former Director-General of NIMASA, Patrick Akpolobokemi, charged with N3.4 billion fraud was on Monday in…

Nigeria’s total import stands at N9.56bn in 2017 – NBS

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the country’s total imports for 2017 stood at N9.56 billion.
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Iraq orders confiscation of assets owned by Saddam Hussein’s relatives

An Iraqi legal body ordered Monday to confiscate assets of hundreds of relatives and cronies of former leader Saddam Hussein.
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Cholera: Bauchi confirms 2 dead

Mr Adamu Gamawa, the Executive Secretary, Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (BSPHCDA), has confirmed the death of two out…
Police bust 3 who allegedly stole N136.5m containers at Apapa Ports

Lagos ports to receive 32 ships with petroleum products, food items

Thirty-two ships laden with petroleum products, food items and other goods are expected to arrive at Apapa Port and Tin…

Israel ready for direct talks with Palestinians, but calls for meaningful programme

Israel is still ready for direct talks with the Palestinians, but a meaningful programme is needed for the dialogue, Israeli…

Anambra board warns developers against indiscriminate construction

The Anambra Physical Planning Board (ANPPB) has warned developers across the state to obtain approval for their sites before embarking…
New Zealand to ban cigarette sales for future generations

Cigarette sale: Sri Lanka to raise age limit from 18 to 21

Sri Lanka’s Health Ministry said on Monday it would soon seek cabinet approval to raise the age limit of cigarette…

Suspected Islamist arrested at Frankfurt airport

A 28-year-old suspected Islamist has been arrested at Frankfurt airport, an official said on Monday. “The Turkish man, named as…
Court jails Lagos man Damilare Adewale 14 years he pleaded guilty to attempted sexual assault on a 14-year-old girl

Man bags 2 years imprisonment for stealing phones in Church

A 23-year-old man, Femi Fayemi, is to spend two years in prison for stealing cell phones in a Church valued…

2 pupils die, 98 injured in Jos school bus accident

Two pupils of Our Lady of Fatima School, Kuru, near Jos in Plateau, lost their lives in an accident involving…

Lagos completes 2 million-gallon-per-day water project in Badagry

The Lagos State Water Corporation (LWC) says it has completed construction of a two million gallon-per-day waterworks in Badagry. The…
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Teacher docked for defiling minor for 2 years

A 38-year-old teacher, Emmanuel Nwaoha, who allegedly defiled his neighbour’s 11-year-old daughter for two years, on Monday appeared before an…

Unilorin Staff donates monkey to varsity Zoo

A staff of the University of Ilorin, Health Services, Mr Malik Raufu, has donated a live adult male Patas Monkey…

Tomato growers say policy has enriched more farmers

Mr Adamu Musa, the National Organising Secretary, National Tomato Growers, Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria said the Federal Government’s…
Nigerian farmers soon to have GM potatoes

Irish potato: Federal Government to support farmers

The Federal Government has expressed its willingness to support Irish potato farmers toward increasing their productivity and modifying the value…
Group petitions EFCC and ICPC against Mallam Nasiru El-Rufai

PDP chieftain tells El-Rufa’i to reinstate sacked district heads

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna State, Dr Ja’afaru Sa’ad, on Monday urged Gov. Nasir El-Rufa’i…

Police arrest 4 robbery suspects in Rivers

The Police Command in Zamfara has arrested four suspected armed robbers and recovered a Lexus Jeep believed to have being…