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Reps debate bailout for ailing industries to ease unemployment

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The House of Representatives on Wednesday urged the Federal Government to initiate a process of bailing out critical industries in…

Digital TV to generate N100bn for Nollywood – Lai Mohammed

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed says that Digital Television will generate N100bn annually for Nollywood through FreeTV…

Sen. Kwankwanso visits burnt Art, Craft village, pledges support

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso representing Kano Central Senatorial District has pledged to assist the affected artistes whose works of art were…

Sharia Law: Hisbah Board arrests youths allegedly involved in Immorality

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Kano State Hisbah Board on Wednesday said it had arrested 12 youths allegedly involved in immoral acts in the…

Political parties await INEC’s decision on Anambra Central primaries

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Chairmen of 21 political parties in Anambra have said they were waiting on the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC)…

You must take charge of security in Lagos schools, Ambode orders Legionnaires

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has ordered Legionnaires in the state to take charge of security in public schools…

2018 Hajj: NAHCON inaugurates air carriers screening committee

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), on Wednesday inaugurated 28-member Air Carriers Screening Committee for the 2018 Hajj operation,…

Russia 2018: Mengniu Dairy to become official supplier of drinkable yoghurt

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

China’s number two dairy company will be the official supplier of drinkable yoghurt and pre-packaged ice cream at next year’s…

Virement: Sokoto Assembly approves N540m

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Sokoto State House of Assembly, on Wednesday approved Gov. Aminu Tambuwal’s request for a Virement Warrant amounting to N540…

FRSC plans to penalise traffic offenders with N100,000 fine

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says plans are underway to compel traffic offenders…

Revenue: Borno/Yobe customs command generate N100m in 6 months

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Borno/Yobe Command of the Nigeria Customs Service on Wednesday said it generated over N100 million revenues, despite security challenge posed…

Fuel Scarcity: Motorists advised against panic buying of petrol

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has advised motorists to desist from panic buying of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) as…

Somali lawmakers seek to impeach President Abdullahi amid political crisis

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Some Somali lawmakers said on Wednesday they plan to impeach the president in a mounting political crisis that could put…

Tax: Enugu state seals 5 hotels over N6.6bn debt

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

No fewer than five hotels in Enugu State have been sealed by the state Board of Internal Revenue (BIR) due…

1.6m children vaccinated against measles in Borno

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Borno Government says it has inoculated 1.6 million children against measles in the past three weeks.

Lagos Closes Section Of FESTAC Link Bridge

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The Lagos State Government through the State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) on Wednesday announced an immediate closure of a section…

Iran rejects accusations of supplying missiles to Yemen

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Iran is not supplying missiles to Yemen, the Iranian Foreign Ministry in Tehran said on Wednesday, rejecting accusations made by…

Public toilets good for biogas production – Expert

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

A waste management expert, Prof. Oladele Osibanjo, on Wednesday, said public toilets could be used as resource centres for the…

Lagos Accord Party to hold congress in January

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Lagos State Chapter of the Accord Party on Wednesday announced plans to hold its congress in January.

Yoga Festival to strengthen cultural ties among Nigerians, Asians

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

The Afro-Asian Community Initiative for Development (AACID) on Wednesday said that the forthcoming Yoga Festival would assist in promoting bilateral…

DPR sanctions 8 filling stations in Kano over fraudulent activities

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Kano Field Office, said it had sanctioned eight filling stations in Kano for committing…

Zimbabwe: Electoral commission says 4.7m register for 2018 polls

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) said Wednesday over 4.7 million people have registered to vote in the 2018 elections.

Sri Lanka bans begging in capital

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

The Sri Lankan government said on Wednesday that it had banned begging along the roads or in public transport places…

Christmas: Lagos Govt begins massive road repair

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Lagos State Government on Wednesday said it had begun massive road repair across the state to ensure smooth transportation…

Scholarship: Kebbi spends N1b in 2017

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

The Kebbi Government has spent about one billion Naira to pay tuition and registration fees for its students in tertiary…

Lagos ports receive 6 ships with petroleum products, other commodities

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Two of the six ships waiting to berth in Lagos ports contained petrol, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), has said.

Stakeholders divided over proposed ban of Okada, tricycles in Lagos

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Stakeholders in the transport sector have expressed divergent opinions over outright ban on motorcycle and tricycle operations in Lagos State.

2019 elections: I-G warns officers against unethical conduct

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, on Tuesday warned officers of the Nigeria Police Force against unethical conduct during…

‘Era of endless wait for Nigerian visa over’

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Mr Tanko Suleiman, Acting Consul-General at the Nigerian Consulate in New York has said that the era of endless wait…

10 dead in Ogun auto crash

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

Ten passengers in a commercial bus travelling to Ibadan in Oyo State were confirmed dead in an accident when the…

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