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Nestle Nigeria closes 2017 at N1, 555.99 per share

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Transactions for the last trading day for 2017 on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) recorded an upward trend with Nestle…

President Buhari calls for more efforts to strengthen food exportation

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Abuja reiterated Federal Government’s determination to continually review and strengthen ongoing reforms in the…

1 dead, 3 injured in road accident in Anambra

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Three persons sustained injuries while one person died in a multiple road accident at Azia junction, Ihiala, along Owerri-Onitsha express…

Apex bank urged to hasten release of export fund

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to hasten the release…

Obaseki signs 2018 budget, promises 95% completion

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo on Friday assented to the 2018 budget of N150.09 billion pledging 95 per cent implementation…

Lagos ports: Nigerian Govt urged to introduce reforms to boost efficiency

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has urged the Federal Government to introduce reforms to bring about efficiency…

NEMA donates relief materials to displaced persons

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Friday donated relief materials to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) affected by the recent…

Debts: NPA suspends service boat operations to foreign oil firms

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has suspended service boat operations to debtor International Oil Companies (IOCs) and other beneficiaries of…

Fuel crisis: Nigerian Govt urged to expose, punish culprits

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership (CACOL), an NGO, on Friday urged the Federal Government to expose and punish…

Imo assembly passes 41 bills, 114 resolutions in 2 years

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Imo House of Assembly said it passed 41 of the 116 bills presented on its floor in the last…

Governments urged to prioritise welfare of Nigerians in 2018

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev Dr. Alfred Adewale Martins, has urged the Federal and State Governments to prioritise…

South Sudanese military raids home of exiled ex-army chief

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

South Sudanese troops raided the home of the exiled former army commander, relatives said on Friday, after his rival was…

Police debunk alleged poaching of aircraft at Lagos airport

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Murtala Muhammed Airport ,Lagos, Police Command, has debunked the recent allegations of poaching of aircrafts and stealing of baggage…

Liberia’s Vice President concedes defeat, congratulates George Weah

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Liberia’s Vice President, Jospeh Boakai, has conceded the Dec. 26 presidential runoff election to former soccer star, George Weah.

Police personnel urged to observe constitutional roles of life protection

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has enjoined officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force to rededicate themselves to…

Cambodian court orders exiled ex-opposition leader to pay $1m for defamation

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A Cambodian court on Friday ordered exiled ex-opposition leader, Sam Rainsy, to pay $1 million in compensation to Cambodian Prime…

DRC refugees flee into Uganda after attacks on rebels

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Ugandan military on Friday said 500 people from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) fled to Uganda over…

Fatality rate in Ogun drops by 38.5% in 2017 – FRSC

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Friday said that the fatality rate from road crashes in Ogun declined from…

Tanzania threatens to de-register churches that ‘mix religion and politics’

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Tanzania has threatened to revoke the registration of religious organisations that “mix religion and politics” after a cleric criticised President…

Kano suspends monthly environmental sanitation exercise

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Kano State Government has suspended the monthly environmental sanitation exercise, which is expected to hold on Saturday, due to…

Erdogan, Pope Francis discuss situation around Jerusalem

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

President Recep Erdogan of Turkey discussed the situation around Jerusalem in a phone conversation with Pope Francis on Friday, stressing…

APC youths pray for recovery of Buhari’s son

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The National Youth Caucus of All Progressives Congress (APC) has held a special prayer for the quick recovery of Yusuf…

200 suspected Islamic State members detained for planning New Year’s Eve attacks

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Turkish authorities have detained 201 suspected members of the Islamic State extremist group over the past 48 hours accused of…

ASUP optimistic of resolving lingering issues with Nigerian Govt in 2018

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) says it will intensify efforts to ensure that all lingering issues between the…

Uganda’s Museveni refuses to sign biosafety bill into law

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda on Friday declined to sign a bill into law which allows Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO)…

‘It costs more to transport goods within Nigeria than shipping from U.S’

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The National Sesame Seed Association of Nigeria (NSSAN) has decried the high cost of transportation in the country.

APC Leaders In Ejigbo Endorse Ambode For Second Term

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Leaders and members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ejigbo constituency on Thursday endorsed Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos…

Motorists advised to register their vehicles for proper identification

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has advised motorists to ensure proper registration of their vehicles to enhance identification in…

Australian PM Turnbull fined for not wearing lifejacket

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Australian Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, was fined 250 Australian dollars (195 dollars) for not wearing a life jacket while moving…

Buhari blames security agents for son’s accident

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari is reportedly unhappy with his security officials, for allowing his son, Yusuf, leave home at 8pm on…

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