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Refineries: NNPC to soon select financiers

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Tuesday said it would soon pick financiers for the country’s refineries in Port…

Federal Govt. to reduce poverty through waste-to-wealth programme

The Federal Government on Tuesday said it would intensify efforts to ensure its “waste-to-wealth” programme alleviates poverty in the country.
Namibia bans poultry import from South Africa over avian flu

Poultry products: Kwara governor calls for ban on importation

Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara has called for stricter enforcement of the ban on importation of poultry products into the…
House of Representatives hits back at Senate, ignore bills for concurrence

2019: Reps change order of elections

The House of Representatives on Tuesday amended the Electoral Act to change the order of 2019 general elections’ timetable. This…

Budget padding: CSO tasks National Assembly on diligent scrutiny

Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) has called on the National Assembly to diligently scrutinise the…

Govt inaugurates committee to host African tourism ministers

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has inaugurated the planning committee for the 61st Meeting of the…

Police arrest 9 for burning station

The Taraba Police Command says it has arrested nine persons in connection with the burning of its Divisional Headquarters in…

TSA: No hidden government funds in our custody – Keystone Bank

Keystone Bank Limited has denied having in its custody any illegally hidden money belonging to the Federal Government of Nigeria…

Lagos Brands Enforcement Officers With Uniforms

The Lagos State Government has branded enforcement officers from the Ministry of Youth and Social Development with brown and grey…

Keyamo condemns arrest of BBOG members, demands IGP’s sack

Activist, Festus Keyamo, SAN,  has condemned police's arrest of members of the Bring Back Our Girls, BBOG in Abuja on…

Tambuwal mourns Justice Musdapher

Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has condoled with the family of former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Dahiru Musdapher, who…
Sen. Orji Kalu

Lawyer refuses to testify in former Governor’s trial

A legal practitioner, Kingsley Ekwem on Tuesday declined to testify as a prosecution witness in the on-going trial of the…

Lagos Island boils as assassins kill NURTW member

There was palpable tension at Idumota area of Lagos Island, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria following the alleged assassination of the Principal…

NURTW Crisis: Lagos Bans Union Activities on Lagos Island

Following the crisis rocking the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Lagos Island Chapter, the State Government on Tuesday…

Sokoto State to apply measures to achieve 2018 Budget implementation

Alhaji Bala Kokoni, the Sokoto state Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, has restated government commitment to ensure measures for…
Governor Atiku Bagudu, speaks on Kebbi boat mishap

Yobe state receive N151bn budget proposal for 2018

The Kebbi Governor, Alhaji Atiku Bagudu, on Tuesday presented a budget proposal of N151billion for the 2018 fiscal year to…

2 Benin varsity doctors die in 2 weeks

Two medical doctors working with the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) have died in the Intensive Care Unit of…

It’s Too Early To Dismiss Cleaner Lagos Initiative As Failure – Civil Society Group

A civil society group, Greater Lagos Youths (GLY), on Tuesday faulted the call for the termination of a contract signed…
Lassa Fever

Lassa fever: Health workers urged to take universal precaution

A public health official, Dr Taofeekat Ali, on Tuesday urged medical professionals and health workers in the country to take…

Lagos donates 30 power bikes to security agencies to enhance safety

The Lagos State Government on Tuesday donated 30 power bikes to some security agencies operating in the state.
UNIABUJA abduction planned to attract publicity, says minister

Committee submits report on damages, victims of Bwari crisis

The ad hoc committee, set up to assess and collate data on damages incurred during the recent Bwari crisis, has…
The Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika says Nigeria's national carrier, Air Nigeria will soon be launched with a Boeing 737.

Airlines operators oppose Single African Air Transport Market

The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) on Tuesday kicked against the Federal Government’s decision to commence the full implementation of…
Market Capitalisation

NSE market indicators drop further by 1.16%

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) market indicators on Tuesday dropped further by 1.16 per cent due to market volatility caused…

Obasanjo lauds Buhari over fight against corruption, insurgency

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Tuesday commended President Muhammadu Buhari over his achievements in fighting corruption and insurgency.
Four Fulani herders die in Takum LG of Taraba State after reportedly eating a fish they picked up at the bank of a river while grazing

APC chieftain urges media to stop portraying Fulani people as criminals

An elder statesman in Taraba, Alhaji Dahiru Umar, on Tuesday called on the media to stop portraying all Fulani people…
Cholera

Zambia on the verge of containing cholera outbreak

Zambia is close to containing a cholera outbreak that has killed 78 of the more than 3,600 people who have…

Lagos ports to receive 2 ships laden with petrol

Two ships laden with petrol are expected to sail into Apapa and Tin Can Island Ports.

China not responsible for substandard goods, says envoy

China says most substandard goods that come into Africa are not from it as widely acclaimed.

Kaduna Govt. to spend N1.2bn on SDGs in 2018

Kaduna State Planning and Budget Commission has earmarked N1.2 billion for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) programmes in 2018.

Congo forces accused of targeting UN officials during deadly protests

UN on Tuesday accused Congolese security agents of targeting its during a violence that broke out during a protest on…