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Nigerians urged to embrace new cost reflective electricity tarrif

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu, has advised Nigerians to embrace the new cost reflective tariff for effective and…

Transmission station fire outbreak throws Kano into darkness

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Most parts of Kano metropolis have been thrown into darkness, following a fire outbreak at the Kofar Dan’agundi transmission station…

DMO lists Nigerian Govt pioneer diaspora bond, Eurobonds on FMDQ platform

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Federal Republic of Nigeria through the Debt Management Office (DMO) has pioneered the inaugural listing of Diaspora Bond on…

2019: INEC assures of violence free polls in Ebonyi

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it is confident that the 2019 general elections in Ebonyi will be peaceful…

U.S blackmail threats to cut aid will harm UN, International order – Erdogan

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

President Recep Erdogan of Turkey said on Friday that the U.S. threats on cutting aid to those who criticise it…

Pope Paul VI set for sainthood in 2018

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Pope Paul VI, who led the Catholic Church through a tumultuous reform period in the 1960s and 1970s, could be…

1,500 PDP members defect to APC in Lagos

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

No fewer than 1500 members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oshodi-Isolo Local Government Area of Lagos State on…

Osun workers set to embark on indefinite strike

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Organised labour in Osun has directed workers in the state to proceed on indefinite strike on Wednesday over payment of…

Christmas hampers too costly in Lagos, buyers complain

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Ahead of Christmas and New Year celebrations, hampers have flooded markets and shopping centres in Lagos, but dealers complain of…

Political class urged to shun medical tourism

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Residents of FCT-Abuja on Friday called on politicians to patronise local hospitals and shun medical tourism to develop the nation’s…

Shortage of cash at ATMs, customers complain

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Residents of Kuje Area Council in the FCT, on Friday decried paucity of cash at the Automated Teller Machines (ATM)…

Suspected drug baron arrested in Nasarawa

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Nasarawa State has arrested a suspected drug baron who was caught with…

U.S. urged not to be ‘human rights judge’

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

China on Friday urged the U.S. not to set itself up as a “human rights judge” and denounced the U.S.…

Yuletide: Police deploy 6,000 personnel in Akwa Ibom

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command says it has deployed 6000 personnel to provide security in the state during and…

Kebbi govt. to spend N174m on boreholes

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Kebbi Government is to spend N174 million on the construction and rehabilitation of 94 boreholes in five local government…

Woman burned to death by suitor

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

A 25-year-old woman died on Friday after she was set on fire in southern India by a former colleague who…

Gov. Tambuwal to create Ministry of Energy in 2018

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State said on Friday that his administration would create Ministry of Energy in 2018 to…

Entrepreneurial Programme: SPDC gives 35 Niger Delta youths N14m

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) on Thursday gave cheques for N14 million to 35 graduates in its 2017 Regional…

Christmas: FCT residents lament high cost of goods

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Some residents in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja have decried the high cost of goods in the market due…

Court orders FCT minister to issue certified C of O to housewife

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

An FCT High Court on Friday ordered the FCT minister to issue a Certified Certificate of Occupancy to a housewife,…

South Sudan’s president Kiir not connected to sanctioned businessman

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

South Sudan denied on Friday that a businessman sanctioned by the U.S. was an adviser to President Salva Kiir, and…

Three suspects arrested in Pakistan for plotting Christmas terror attack – Reports

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Pakistani authorities on Friday arrested three terrorists, who were plotting to carry out attacks during Christmas celebrations, following a counter-terrorism…

Lavrov says Russia-UK relations at very low point

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Russia-UK ties are at a very low point, this did not happen on Russia’s initiative, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey…

U.S planning to separate families of undocumented migrants – Reports

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The U.S administration is considering separating families of undocumented migrants in order to reduce the number of illegal border crossings…

Regional Security: China to lead talks with Afghanistan, Pakistan

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

China’s upcoming trilateral dialogue with Pakistan and Afghanistan is expected to focus on regional security and development, experts said on…

Manufacturer seeks ban on paint importation

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Managing Director of Intercontinental Paints Ltd., Mr Aigbe Omoregie, on Friday advised the Federal Government to ban importation of…

Jerusalem: UN demands all States comply with resolutions

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Member States in the UN General Assembly by an overwhelming majority, on Thursday demanded that all countries comply with Security…

PDP Convention: Aggrieved members advised to explore internal mechanism

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged aggrieved members of the party over outcome of the Dec. 9 National Convention…

Border Dispute: India, China hold crucial talks

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

India and China held a new round of talks on their disputed borders on Friday, the first after a face-off…

Palestinian problem ‘historic tragedy’- Chinese FM

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The problem of establishing a Palestinian state, which has remained unsolved for decades, is a historic tragedy, Chinese Foreign Minister…

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