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Amuwo Odofin APC leaders endorse Ambode for 2nd term

Leaders and members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area have endorsed the Lagos State…

We are set for Edo LG election – Police

Heads of security agencies in Edo State have assured voters of their readiness to ensure a hitch-free local government council…

Buhari issues directive for extra funding tertiary institutions

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) to continue to offer meaningful and purposeful interventions in…

Herdsmen: Ogun stakeholders debunk shutdown of 30 primary schools

Stakeholders in Yewa North, Ogun State have debunked claims that 30 primary schools were shutdown in Yewa North following attack…

SON seize fake products worth N300bn in 2017

Mr Ostia Aboloma, Director General, Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON), says the organisation confiscated fake and sub-standard products worth N300…

FIRS Shuts Tax Defaulting Firms In Lagos, Kano, Port Harcourt

A multi-billion naira company, African Textile Management Limited was among four companies that were sealed up by the Federal Inland…

Petrol queues: Marketers fined N2.5bn for alleged diversion

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) on Tuesday fined 20 marketers N2.5 billion for diverting over nine million litres of…
UNODC says trafficked medical products kill almost 500,000 sub-Saharan Africans every year, noting that action is needed to stem the flow.

Businessman nabbed for importation of fake drugs

The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), on Wednesday, charged a businessman, Ezeanwu Ifeanyi, before a…

INEC: Senate confirms 7 RECs, reject 1

The Senate on Wednesday confirmed seven out of the nine nominees for the position of Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) of…
Police bust 3 who allegedly stole N136.5m containers at Apapa Ports

Lagos ports receive 5 ships with petrol, other commodities

Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) says five ships laden with various products are waiting to berth at Lagos ports.

State police: Security experts express divergent views

Some security experts in Lagos on Wednesday expressed divergent views on the creation of state police which many believe would…

Lent: CAN urges Christians to pray for Nigeria

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has urged Christians to use the lenten period to pray for the stability, peace…
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) issues alert on fake Covid-19 antigen rapid test kits in circulation.

Herbal medicine: NAFDAC to sensitise producers on safety in Niger

The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Wednesday said it would sensitise herbal medicine practitioners…
Investors lose N1.14trn as NGX reacts to MPC decision

NSE rebounds with 1.11% growth

Activities on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) rebounded on Wednesday after dropping for eight-consecutive days with the market indicators improving…

Enugu Govt increases NYSC members’ allowance

Enugu State Government has announce increase in the allowance for National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members serving in primary healthcare…
Ex President Jacob Zuma

Zuma accuses ANC of victimisation

Jacob Zuma has refused to heed calls to step down as South African president, denouncing moves by the ruling African…
Aliko Dangote

Apapa Gridlock: Dangote calls for withdrawal of task forces

Africa’s richest man Alhaji Aliko Dangote visited the Ijora-Apapa Wharf road in Lagos on Wednesday, calling on the Federal Government…

NASSI says FCT is long overdue for industrial cluster

Chief John Nzekwe, the newly elected Chairman, Nigerian Association of Small Scale Industrialists (NASSI), FCT, has expressed displeasure that FCT…

Lagos Donates N365M Mobile Clinic For Cancer Treatment

The Lagos State Government on Wednesday handed over a Mobile Cancer Centre for the diagnosis and treatment of residents afflicted…

Afghan Taliban wants to end war through dialogue

The Taliban on Wednesday said they want to end Afghanistan’s war through dialogue.

Gov. Tambuwal signs N220.5bn 2018 budget into law

Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State on Wednesday signed the 2018 appropriation bill of N220.5 billion into law.

Delta Govt approves revamping of Bendel Steel, Glass industries

Delta Government on Wednesday approved the revamping of some of the ailing industries to create jobs for its teaming unemployed…
Former South Africa President Jacob Zuma

Zuma condemns ANC moves to remove him as ‘very unfair’

President Jacob Zuma has refused to heed calls to step down as South African president, denouncing moves by the ruling…

Sokoto Govt. donates land to Dangote Rice Mill

Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State on Wednesday promised to handover 27 hectares of land for immediate establishment of Dangote…

Lagos Govt reiterates commitment to reducing housing shortfall

Mr Gbolahan Lawal, Commissioner for Housing, Lagos State, on Wednesday reiterated commitment of the state government to creating enabling environment…

Herdsmen crisis: Suswam lauds Nigerian Govt’s intervention

A former Governor of Benue, Mr Gabriel Suswam, has praised the Federal Government for its intervention in the bloody herdsmen…

UN chief restates firm commitment to Iraq’s reconstruction

UN is firmly committed to the reconstruction process in Baghdad, said UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres on Wednesday in Kuwait.

Nigerian Govt pledges to enhance working environment for workers

The Federal Government on Wednesday promised to provide working environment conducive for public servants to ensure quality service delivery in…

Iraq: Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Turkey pledge $8.5 billion for post-IS rebuilding

Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Turkey have pledged to pump 8.5 billion dollars into Iraq for reconstruction and economic revival as…
The Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF) recently called for the suspension of mining activities for six months following the abduction of school children and killings in some states.

Association urges governors to stop interfering with licensed mining operations

The Miners Association of Nigeria (MAN) has urged governors of solid minerals producing states to stop interfering with licensed mining…