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Police Drags MD To Court For Stealing N10.5m

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The Police in Lagos have dragged the Managing Director of Dominican Global Resources Company, Mafoluku area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria,…

Bomb scare: Edo police parade Bomb manufacturers

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Three suspects who were arrested in connection with the explosion that claimed one life in Okpela, Etsako East local government…

FADAMA III: 2nd phase of projects begin in rural communities in Yobe

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The FADAMA III Second Additional Financing (AFII) Programme has started the execution of infrastructural projects in some rural communities across…

Cattle colonies: Taraba state rejects Federal Govts. proposal

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Mr Yusufu Akirikwen, the Taraba Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, says that the state has no land for Cattle Colonies…

Lagos rescues woman trapped in mud

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA has rescued a middle aged woman trapped in the mud under Third Mainland…

Herdsmen attacks: Fayose calls for peace in meeting with stakeholders

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Gov. Ayo Fayose of Ekiti on Wednesday in Ado-Ekiti said there would be no unlawful killing in the state under…

Nigerian Bank approves paternity leave for male employees

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Access Bank Plc., has urged male employees of the bank to take advantage of its parental leave policy that extends…

NAF wings additional pilots, urges dedication to duty

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Wednesday winged 11 pilots who have successfully completed Basic Flying Training in South Africa.

United Nations warn of risk of food shortages in Congo’s Kasai region

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

More than three million people in Congo’s troubled Kasai region are at risk of severe food shortage, with hundreds of…

Naira exchanges at N360.56 against dollar at investors’ window

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Naira on Wednesday traded at N360.56 against the dollar at the investors’ window.

Plateau state to construct 16 rural roads to boost accessibility – Commissioner

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Mr Pam Dongs, the Plateau Commissioner for Works and Transport, says the state government has embarked on the construction of…

DPR dispenses 14,400 liters petrol free after arresting filling station owner

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) on Wednesday dispensed 14,400 litres of petrol free at an alleged illegal fuel station…

AfDB takes “Farming is Cool’’ initiative to Nigerian schools

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, says the bank has taken its “farming is cool’’…

Senate to hold security summit next week

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Senate says it suspend plenary next Wednesday and Thursday to hold a summit on the security situation in some…

Tax: Oyo state to sanction defaulting hotels, night clubs

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Oyo State Government says it will sanction any player in the hospitality industry which defaults in the payment of …

Customs officers kill Bus conductor in Lagos

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

A bus conductor, identified as Toheeb Olayiwola, was shot dead in Abule-Egba area of Lagos on Wednesday, allegedly by customs…

Federal Govt., N-Power trains 16,800 artisans nationwide

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Council of Registered Builders of Nigeria (CORBON) in collaboration with N-Power says it is training 16,800 artisans nationwide under…

Fuel subsidy: House of Reps summons Kachikwu, others

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The House of Representatives on Wednesday resolved to invite the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, to…

Philanthropist aims to help IDPs reunite with family members

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Alhaji Abdulkareem Babazannah, a 42-year-old Borno philanthropist has launched a platform known as

Adamawa State approves new policy on health

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Adamawa State Executive Council on Wednesday approved the implementation of a new health policy that would give patients the…

Technology has made pension verification seamless – PTAD

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Mrs Sharon Ikeazor, the Executive Secretary, Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) says the deployment of technology has made pension verification…

LASG inaugurates outstanding students into its Diplomatic Corps Initiative

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Lagos State Government on Wednesday honoured and inaugurated 326 students into its Diplomatic Corps Initiative for Students, a scheme…

Border dispute: Anambra seeks quicker resolution with Kogi

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Anambra Government has appealed to the National Boundary Commission to quicken the demarcation exercise of the boundary between the…

Peace Corps to sensitize Anambra students on the dangers of cultism

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Nigeria Peace Corps on Wednesday pledged to stamp out cultism and other social vices in secondary schools and tertiary…

NSE on a roller-coaster as market capitalisation hits N16.080trn

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The price rally on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) continued on Wednesday with the market capitalisation hitting all-time of N16.080…

Retirees hail Nigerian Govt over ongoing pension verification

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Some retirees of the defunct Nigerian Telecommunication Limited (NITEL) have expressed happiness over ongoing verification by the Federal Government aimed…

Bayelsa Polytechnic commences academic session in September

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Bayelsa Commissioner for Education, Mr Jonathan Obuebite, on Wednesday, confirmed that the proposed state owned polytechnic would begin academic…

Dasuki’s trial: Absence of defence counsel stalls session

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The trial of ex-National Security Adviser (NSA), Rtd. Col Sambo Dasuki, at the Federal High Court, Abuja, was on Wednesday…

Herdsmen attacks: SERAP calls for establishment of trust fund for victims

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) on Wednesday urged the Federal Government to establish a Trust Fund for victims…

Investigations begin into Lagos gas plant fire incident

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) says it has commenced an investigation into the fire incident that claimed two lives…

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