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CLI: Lagos to phase out plastic bottles in 5 years

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Lagos State Government said on Friday that it would phase out the use of plastic bottles in the state…

Nigerian Govt to commercialise research results toward industrialisation – Onu

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Federal Government on Friday in Abuja said it would deepen efforts toward commercialising research results for industrialisation of the nation.

Aisha Wakil claims Boko Haram contacted her over abducted Dapchi schoolgirls

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

As the Nigerian government extended to neighbouring countries, the search for the 110 schoolgirls abducted last week in Dapchi, Yobe…

Appoint substantive rector for Yabatech, ASUP urges Nigerian Govt

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Academic Staff Union Polytechnics (ASUP), Yaba College of Technology branch, has urged the Federal Government to appoint a substantive…

LASPOTECH receives N380m from TETFUND

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH), Ikorodu, accessed about N380 million from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) for project intervention…

Trump wants daughter, son-in-Law out of White House

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

U.S. President Donald Trump wants his daughter, Ivanka and her husband, Jared Kushner to leave the White House, local media…

Yellow Fever: Kebbi records 36 cases, to vaccinate 1.6m people

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Kebbi Commissioner for Health, Alhaji Usman Kambaza, said on Friday that 36 cases of Yellow Fever have been recorded…

Completed federal houses in Katsina handed over to Nigerian Govt

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Federal Ministry of Works, Housing and Power says 10 out of 18 contractors handling the construction of 78 federal…

299 foreigners’ names detected in voter register

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday said it had expunged 299 names of aliens from the voter register.

Gov. Ambode releases N841m to pay retirees pensions

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Lagos State Gov. Akinwumi Ambode has released N838 million to pay accrued pensions to its retirees for February.

Nigerian Govt spends N8.3bn to rehabilitate Funtua-Gusau Road – Fashola

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Federal Government has spent N8.3 billion to rehabilitate the Funtua to Gusua federal highway.

Burkina Faso: French Embassy says it is under attack

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

France’s embassy in Burkina Faso’s capital, Ouagadougou, said on Friday it was under attack and urged its citizens to stay…

North East: Nigerian Govt urged to sustain funding of road projects

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Communities along the corridors of ongoing road projects in the North East zone of the country, have urged the Federal…

Nigeria records $12bn capital inflow in 2017 – NBS

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Nigeria recorded a princely 12.2 billion dollars capital inflow in 2017, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).

UN condemns killing of aid workers in Borno

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Mr Edward Kallon, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, on Friday, condemned the murder of three UN aid workers in…

Nigerian Govt promises to complete N537m Ojutu bridge in Osun

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Federal Government on Friday gave an assurance that it would complete the ongoing N537 million Ojutu bridge in Ilobu,…

2019: Those predicting APC’s defeat will be disappointed – Party Chieftain

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ebonyi, Dr Paul Okorie, says the party is ready, focused and…

DPR seals 6 petrol stations in Owerri, Ngor-Okpala

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in Imo on Friday sealed six petrol stations in Owerri and Ngor-Okpala, for overpricing,…

Saudi Crown Prince to visit Egypt on first official trip

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed bin Salman is to visit Egypt in his first public foreign trip since becoming crown prince in…

Ethiopian lawmakers approve state of emergency

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Ethiopian lawmakers on Friday approved a state-of-emergency law enacted after huge anti-government protests in February, in spite concern by rights…

Kebbi governor assures Nigerians Buhari is working on affordability of rice

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Gov. Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi and the Chairman, Presidential Taskforce on Rice and Wheat Production, has assured Nigerians of President…

Federal Govt extends search for Dapchi schoolgirls to neighbouring countries

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The ongoing search for the 110 girls who were abducted from the Government Girls Science and Technical College (GGSTC), Dapchi,…

Gunfire, explosion in Burkina Faso capital

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Gunfire and an explosion have been heard near the army headquarters and French embassy in the capital of Burkina Faso.

Adamawa crisis: Army hands over 7 suspects to police

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Adamawa Police Command has confirmed that seven suspects linked to the latest clash between herdsmen and farmers in Demsa…

EU warns of retaliation if U.S. steel, aluminum tariffs apply to Europe

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The European Union’s trade chief on Friday warned of possible retaliation if U.S. President Donald Trump’s plans to impose hefty…

Members of public invited to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

More than 1,000 members of the public have been invited to the grounds of Windsor Castle for Prince Harry and…

Enugu Govt. tackles water challenges in urban, rural communities

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Enugu State Government on Friday expressed determination to address water related challenges in urban and rural communities in some…

Army hands over rehabilitated borehole to community

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Nigerian Army under the auspices of Operation Safe Heaven in Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State has rehabilitated,…

Russia to use 7,000 CCTV cameras during presidential election

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Almost 7,000 Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras will be operating at Moscow polling stations during the upcoming presidential election to ensure…

Electoral Act: Reps await Buhari’s response

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The House of Representatives said it had no intention of prevailing on President Muhammadu Buhari to assent to the Electoral…

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