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300 senior military officers graduate from UI

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

About 300 members of the nation’s armed forces were part of the 3,641 Master Degree graduating students at the 69th…

Economist expresses optimism GDP will grow by 3.05 % in 2018

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

An economist, Dr Biodun Adedipe on Thursday expressed optimism that the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) would grow by 3.05…

Zimbabwe latest: Mugabe in crunch talks over his future

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Zimbabwe's long-time president Robert Mugabe is holding talks with South African negotiators over his future.

Nigeria to partner with Boeing to reintroduce national carrier

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Minister of State for Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika says that the Federal Government is set to sign a Memorandum…

NiMet predicts cloudy, sunny, hazy weather for Friday

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted partly cloudy to sunny weather conditions over the Central states of the country…

Nigerian Automotive Industry Development Plan Bill passed

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Senate on Thursday passed the Bill on Nigerian Automotive Industry Development Plan, as part of efforts to transform the…

Senate, NBA to partner on easy passage of Bill

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Senate President Bukola Saraki has pledged the cooperation of the Upper Chamber with the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), to ensure…

NDLEA in Sokoto receives 52 Kg of intercepted Indian hemp from customs

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) on Thursday handed over 52.2 Kilogrammes of Indian-hemp intercepted along Illela-Sokoto road to the officials…

Ambode: How Seamless Port Operations Can End Apapa Gridlock

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on provided the needed recipe to end unending gridlock at the nation's seaport haven,…

Average price for petroleum product increases in October – NBS

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said the average price paid by consumers for Premium Motor Spirit (Petro) increased by…

Carnival: Lagos plans 12-hours street display of culture

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Lagos State Government on Thursday said it would hold a 12-hours street carnival on the popular Oba Akran Avenue,…

Concession agreement: Reps to probe 2nd Niger Bridge, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the nature of contracts and concession arrangements between the Federal Government and…

Ambode warns Civil Servants against importing non-workable ideas

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday warned civil servants against importing non-workable ideas and policies into the civil service…

Money laundering: Dogara urges support for enforcement agencies

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, on Thursday urged West African governments to provide adequate resources that would enable law…

2018 Budget: Senate to begin debate next week

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, says the debate on the 2018 appropriation bill will commence on Wednesday,…

40,000 of 75,000 registered Nigerian doctors practice abroad – NMA

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Nigerian Medical Association, Lagos State Chapter, on Thursday said exodus of doctors from Nigeria had reached an alarming proportion,…

One quarter of Nigerian adolescents sexually active – NURHI

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Concerned by the spate of unsafe sex by adolescents in the country, an NGO, the Nigerian Urban Reproductive Health Initiative…

I defected to APC because PDP lacks justice — Garba

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Former Acting Governor of Taraba, Alhaji Garba Umar said he defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) because there was…

Ogun Govt. paid over N536m to LG pensioners

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Ogun Government says it paid N536.9 million to local government pensioners in September.

I recruited Dickson for PDP, there is no rift between us – Jonathan

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said that there is no rift between him and Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa contrary…

Osinbajo to declare open Africa Industrialisation Day

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo is to declare open the 2017 Africa Industrialisation Day (AID) in Abuja.

Sacked VP leads transitional govt in Zimbabwe

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

A report on Thursday said that “a deal has been proposed that former vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa should lead a…

Anambra Election: “We are already victorious”

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Governorship candidate of United Progressives Party (UPP) in Anambra, Chief Osita Chidoka, says he is confident of winning the Nov.…

Boko Haram: Adamawa Govt. supports 500 vigilantes

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

No fewer than 500 local hunters and vigilance group members are being supported by Adamawa Government to help in the…

National Development: U.S tells Nigerian Govt. to invest more in science, research

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The American Academy of Arts and Sciences has urged the Nigerian government and the private sector, to allocate adequate funds…

Fraudster arrested for impersonating Mike Adenuga

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a suspected fraudster, Ehioboh Lucky, 24, for impersonating business mogul, Dr. Mike Adenuga,…

NAF graduates 4 fighter pilots

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says it has graduated four fighter pilots from its 403 Flying Training School (403 FTS)…

‘friendly policy’ toward Zimbabwe won’t change – China

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

China said on Thursday that its “friendly policy” toward Zimbabwe would not change, after the military said it had seized…

Farmers, herdsmen coexist to boost agricultural production – Monarch

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A first-class traditional ruler in Nasarawa State, Alhaji Usman Abdullahi, has appealed to farmers and herdsmen to coexist peacefully so…

Niger Govt., harmonise workers’ salaries – Union

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Nigeria Civil Service Union, Niger chapter, has urged the State Government to harmonise salaries of workers in the state…

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