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Air fares rise as airports record heavy passengers’ traffic

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Many airlines operating domestic routes in Nigeria have hiked air fares due to volume of traffic of passengers travelling for…

Commuters groan as transport fare rises by 100% in Ibadan

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

As the scarcity of petrol persists in Ibadan, transport fare has gone up by 100 per cent.

DPR shuts 6 stations, arrests 4 persons for hoarding petrol

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in Ogun, on Saturday, sealed off six petrol stations and arrested four persons in…

Prices of goods soar in Ile-Ife as Christmas approaches

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

As the Yuletide celebration approaches, prices of goods and services have soared in major markets in Ile-Ife, Osun State.

Nasarawa Govt. increases minimum pension to N5, 000

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Mr Abdullahi Sani-Oseze, the Director-General, Nasarawa State Pension Bureau, has said that the State Government, had increased the minimum pension…

Gov Dickson Presents N295 Billion Budget Estimate For 2018

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has presented a total of N295.2 billion as the budget estimates for the year…

Firecracker is for fun, not biblical – Clergymen

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

A clergyman, Pastor Jonathan Olaoye, has described the throwing of firecrackers by youths during Christmas festival as mere fun rather…

Fuel scarcity: 129,000 litres of fuel diverted from Abuja on Friday – DPR

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Mr Mohammed Saidu, Head Public Affairs Unit of the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) says petroleum marketers diverted 129,000 liters…

Lake Rice: Lagos govt. sets up monitoring team for distribution

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Lagos State Government on Friday constituted a monitoring team to ensure a hitch-free distribution of LAKE Rice to the…

Economy still vulnerable despite recession exist – IMF

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The IMF on Friday said that in spite of Nigeria exiting the recession, the economy of the country was still…

Ekiti state Gov. signs 2018 budget into law

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Gov. Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State on Friday signed the N98.6 billion budget for 2018 into law, the News Agency…

Gunners and Liverpool share spoils in 6-goal premier league thriller

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Arsenal produced a stunning fightback after a woeful first-half display to overturn a two-goal deficit against Liverpool.

Yuletide: IG orders security improvement nationwide

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris has ordered a comprehensive operational strategy to beef-up security nationwide during the Christmas…

EFCC Arrests Fake Investigator Over Attempt to Defraud Gov. Al Makura

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Friday arrested Mohammed Momoh, a farmer, for attempting to defraud the governor of…

Bayelsa Assembly receives N295bn budget for 2018

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa on Friday presented an appropriation bill of over N295 billion to the state House of…

Consumers urged to be conscious of sub-standard products

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Consumer Protection Council (CPC), Kano Office, on Friday advised consumers against buying sub-standard products.

619 suspected drug traffickers arrested in Kano

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says the agency has arrested 619 suspected drug traffickers in Kano State in…

Nigeria’s labour population up to 85m – NBS

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the country’s labour population increased from 83.9 million in the second quarter to…

Ambode Hosts Christmas Party For Children

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode and his wife, Bolanle, hosted over 2,000 children drawn from the five divisions of…

Innoson withdraws suit filed against FG

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Innoson Nigeria Limited and its Chief Executive Officer/Managing Director, Mr. Innocent Chukwuma, has withdrawn a fundamental right enforcement suit filed…

Trump signs $1.5 trillion tax overhaul into law

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

President Donald Trump has signed into law a $1.5 trillion tax overhaul package.

Gov. Akeredolu presents N171bn 2018 budget to Ondo assembly

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State on Friday presented an appropriation bill of N171 billion for the 2018 fiscal year…

Lagos begins payment of N635.5M Bursary, Scholarships Dec 27

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The Lagos State Government on Friday said it would commence the disbursement of bursaries and scholarships totaling N635.576 million to…

Zimbabwe: White farmer returns home after Mnangagwa’s intervention

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A white Zimbabwean farmer who lost his farm under former President Robert Mugabe’s controversial land reform programme returned “elated” on…

FERMA identifies `critically’ damaged roads for repairs

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) says it has identified no fewer than ten critically damaged federal roads for urgent…

Summary Instance to get an Offer

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Article composing does not require to be tough. First and foremost it’s required to go for an essay topic. If…

Kogi Govt begins payment of 4-month salary arrears

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Kogi State Government on Friday commenced the payment of workers’salary arrears from September to December by 60 per cent.

Ugandan army attacks rebel camps in eastern DR Congo

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Ugandan army on Friday attacked rebel camps in eastern Congo, an army spokesman said.

‘We destroy illegal refineries daily’

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Eastern Naval Command (ENC) of the Nigerian Navy Calabar, on Friday said it had destroyed illegal refineries within its…

Chinese polio vaccine earns WHO prequalification

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A Chinese-produced polio vaccine has gained prequalification from the WHO, according to China’s state-owned Sinopharm Group.

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