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Labour to block filling stations selling above pump price

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has threatened to picket filling stations selling petroleum products above official pump prices.

Care givers warned against child abuse

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Mrs Bolanle Amupitan, the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Kogi, has called on all care givers to stop…

Senator Wamakko advocates free education for youths

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Sen. Aliyu Wamakko (APC-Soktoo) has called for free and functional education for youths to make self reliant and prepare them…

Fire razes 30 hectares of sugarcane field in Kebbi

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A sugarcane field of about 30 hectares was destroyed by fire in Mai-Ramu village, Koko/Besse Local Government Area of Kebbi.

Kwara Govt promotes over 13,000 teachers

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Kwara Government has promoted to 13,931 teachers across the 16 local governments area of the state.

Bayelsa Govt. moves to clean up civil service payroll fraud

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Bayelsa Government has reiterated its commitment to end the activities of fraudulent characters in the state’s civil service, while…

2018 Elections: Zimbabwe extends mobile voter registration

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Zimbabwe government has extended the mobile voter registration by another month to cater for citizens that failed to register…

Gov. Obaseki meets Ijaw leaders, preaches peace

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo, on Friday, said without the rule of law, peace and order, there would be no…

Poverty Eradication: China cuts poor population by two-thirds

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

China has reduced poverty by more than two-thirds over the past five years, Liu Yongfu, Director of State Council Leading…

Crocodiles kill 90-year old tourist

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

A ninety-year-old tourist was killed and another tourist left on life support when crocodiles attacked them as they paddled an…

FRSC redeploys 109 officers in major shake-up

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has redeployed 109 personnel as part of efforts to enhance its operational efficiency, according…

Paris Club refunds: Bayelsa Govt. commits N5.6bn to salary arrears

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa has authorised the release of N5.6 billion out of its share of N13.5 billion Paris…

You are a liar, Gov El-Rufai blasts Senator Ben Murray-Bruce

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has blasted Senator Ben Murray-Bruce of Bayelsa State for feeding the public with wrong…

Kano anti-graft agency recovers N1 billion In 2017‎

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Kano State Public Complaint and Anti Corruption Commission on Friday said it had recovered N1 billion in cash and properties…

Lagos Water Corporation urges residents to use water wisely

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Managing Director of Lagos Water Corporation (LWC), Mr Muminu Badmus, on Friday urged Lagosians to imbibe the culture of…

Kidnapping: NMA threatens withdrawal of services in Cross River

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Members of the Cross River Branch of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), have threatened indefinite withdraw of their services to…

2019: Gov. Ikpeazu gives condition for re-election

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia, says he would only seek re-election in 2019, after successful completion of projects initiated by…

Hospital to sanction doctors who refused to treat gunshot patients

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Management of University of Port Harcourt Teaching (UPTH) has vowed to deal with medical doctors or nurses who refused to…

Consultant calls for comprehensive building audit in Lagos

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A town planning consultant, Mr Makinde Ogunleye, has called for a comprehensive auditing of all new and old buildings in…

Saudi Arabia intercepts ballistic missile fired by Yemen rebels

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Saudi Arabia’s air force intercepted on Friday a ballistic missile fired by Yemen’s Iran-allied rebels towards the southern region of…

Niger Customs Command generates N2.4bn revenue in 2017

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Niger Area Command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) realised N2.4 billion revenue in 2017.

DPR seals four filling stations in Ondo for hoarding fuel

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) says it has sealed four filling stations in Owo Local Government Area of Ondo…

Ethiopia govt. arrests 107 in connection with regional conflicts

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Ethiopian government has arrested 107 people in connection with the Nov. 26 regional conflict along the border of Somali…

Armed Forces: Gov. Bindow seeks financial support to families of fallen heroes

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Gov. Mohammed Bindow of Adamawa on Friday urged Nigerians to give financial support to families of fallen heroes.

Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa rules out forming coalition govt

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe on Friday ruled out forming a coalition government after visiting opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai.

Benue killing: Six Fulani herdsmen arraigned in court

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The Benue State Police has arraigned six Fulani herdsmen allegedly involved in the killing of 19 farmers in Akor village…

Lagos ports to receive 42 ships laden with petroleum products, food items

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Forty two ships laden with petroleum products, food items and other goods are expected to arrive Apapa and Tin Can…

Motorists besiege filling stations in Osogbo as petrol drops to N145

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Motorists in Osogbo on Friday besieged filling stations within the metropolis which were dispensing petrol at the approved N145 pump…

Commercialisation of NIPOST will boost revenue generation – Expert

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Mr Shola Bikestet, the Head, Financial Inclusion Network Group, says partial commercialisation of Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) will boost the…

Philippines’ Duterte accepts son’s resignation as vice mayor

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

President Rodrigo Duterte of Philiphines on Friday accepted the resignation of his eldest son as vice mayor of the southern…

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