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Women need greater role in industries to cut poverty – UN

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

United Nations says Women need to be given a greater role in industries in poorer nations to meet the global…

Osinbajo attends President Kenyatta’s inauguration

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo is attending the second term inauguration of Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta in Nairobi, Kenya.

Housing Project: Federal Government pledges swift funds disbursement to hasten completion

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Federal Government has pledged quick disbursement of funds to hasten ongoing construction of houses under the National Housing Programme (NHP).

Nigerians in South Africa inaugurate free Legal Desk help

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Nigerian community in South Africa says it has set up a legal desk to provide free legal services to…

Premium Times venture into the Agricultural sector

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Mr Dapo Olorunyomi, Chief Executive Officer, Premium Times Nigeria, on Monday said that the organisation was collaborating with some stakeholders…

Immigration to probe alleged extortion of International Passport applicants

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) says it has begun investigation into alleged extortion of international passport applicants at Nigerian High Commission…

Space programmes: Agency encourages students to participate

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) on Monday urged students to participate in inter-school space programmes.

SGF calls increased public sensitisation on road signs

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha, has called for increased public sensitisation on road…

Goods lost as fire guts shops in Gowon Estate

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

A late night inferno early on Tuesday morning gutted five of eight shops attached to a Union Bank building on…

Nigerian Navy decorates 16 Rear Admirals

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Adm. Ibok Ete-Ibas, on Monday decorated 16 newly-promoted rear admirals urging them to…

8 warders sacked for smuggling prohibited items into prison yards

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The Nigeria Prisons Service (NPS) has sacked eight junior officers for various acts of indiscipline including smuggling of prohibited items…

Support war against corrruption, minister begs media

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has appealed to the media to fully support the Administration's fight…

Corrupt traditional system retards Africa’s development – Iwo Monarch

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Oba Rosheed Akanbi of Iwoland in Southwest Nigeria has traced lack of development in the African continent to corruption of…

TETFund invests N300bn in tertiary institutions

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

TETFund has provided about N300 billion on infrastructural development in universities, polytechnics and Colleges of Education in Nigeria between 2011…

Governors urged to pay workers’ salaries before Christmas

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed state governments to ensure payment of outstanding workers’ salaries in their various states, to enable…

LASIEC Presents Certificates Of Return To 2 Councillors Of Accord Party

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission ( LASIEC ) has presented Certificates of Return to Aderibigbe Imoleayo Oluwafemi and Olamoyegun…

Enugu Prison authorities distributes drugs to inmates

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Nigeria Prisons Service (NPS) on Monday said it had commenced distribution of drugs worth millions of Naira to inmates…

NAFDAC to upgrade its laboratories to international standard

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it is upgrading four laboratories to international standards…

Edo court remands killers of UNIBEN Professor

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

An Egor Chief Magistrate Court in Benin, Edo State, has remanded three persons who allegedly murdered a Professor at the…

Dokpesi promises better unity among Nigerians

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Chairman of Daar Communications, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, on Monday said if voted as the national chairman Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),…

Minister unveils logo for upcoming African Wrestling Championships

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Solomon Dalung, Minister of Youth and Sports, on Monday, unveiled the logo for the 2018 Africa Wrestling Championships at the…

No Alawee! Nasarawa corpers protest non payment of state allowances

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

About 3,000 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members deployed to public secondary schools in Nasarawa state on Monday in Lafia…

S/East, S/South governors forum want increase allocation to zones

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The South-East and South-South Governors’ Forum on Monday called on the Federal Government to increase allocation to the states from…

President Buhari off to Abidjan to attend EU-AU Summit

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Presidential spokesman Femi Adesina says President Muhammadu Buhari will attend the 5th European Union-African Union (EU-AU) Summit in Abidjan, Cote…

2017 Revenue Target: FIRS hits 79.35% in 10 months – Fowler

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), on Monday in Abuja, said it generated N3.233 trillion in 10 months, an amount…

900 candidates to contest Saturday’s council poll in Akwa Ibom

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Akwa Ibom State Independent Electoral Commission (AKISIEC) on Monday said 900 candidates would vie for positions in Saturday local…

Photo: Ambode attends Buhari’s meeting with governors

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Fiscal commission inspects 2015/2016 federal projects in South-East

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC) is currently inspecting ongoing federal projects for 2015/2016 fiscal years in some states in the…

Prince Harry, Meghan ‘over the moon’ after engagement

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Prince Harry declared he was “thrilled” as he and bride-to-be Meghan Markle made their first appearance in public since the…

Nigeria’s Federal Structure Discriminatory – MOSOP

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The federal structure being practiced today has been described as discriminatory and a threat to the survival of indigenous communities…

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