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Appointment: I work with records – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday night in Abakikili explained that many appointments in his administration were done purely on merit…

Kaduna govt. reviews Agricultural Investment Plan

Kaduna State Agriculture Core Delivery Team (CDT) is reviewing the State Agricultural Investment Plan to attract local and direct foreign…

5.4-magnitude earthquake hits South Korea

A powerful earthquake struck the South Korean city of Pohang on Wednesday, with local media reporting that resulting tremors were…

Abakaliki residents applaud President Buhari’s agricultural initiative

Some residents of Abakaliki on Wednesday showered encomiums on President Muhammadu Buhari because of his agricultural initiative, describing it as…

Education revamp: Kano Govt. seeks support of Old Boys Associations

The Kano State Government has solicited the support of Old Boys Associations of various secondary schools in the state in…

Kenyan apex court orders commission to grant opposition access to poll returns

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the Kenyan Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission to give access to election returns to…

Zimbabwe takeover should not lead to unconstitutional govt – Zuma

President Jacob Zuma of South Africa expressed hope on Wednesday that there would not be unconstitutional changes of government in…

Nigerian Govt. to commence one year internship programme for education graduates

The Federal Government would soon start a one year internship programme for education graduates to improve teaching quality in the…
12 people escape death on Ondo road

Road accident: Speed violation causes 42.7% – FRSC

The Zonal Commanding Officer, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in charge of Ogun and Lagos States, Mr Shehu Zaki, says…
Inflation

900 Enugu traders benefit from N45m empowerment grants – commissioner

No fewer than 900 traders have benefitted from the Enugu State Government on-going empowerment grant to market traders, to boost…

NBMA, Customs to send back imported genetically modified maize

Director-General of National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), Dr Rufus Egbegba says the agency in conjunction with the Nigerian Customs Service,…

Mugabe, family ‘safe, sound’ – Army

Zimbabwe’s military gave assurances on national television that the 93-year-old leader, Mugabe and his family were “safe and sound”.

North East oil exploration will not stop activities in producing states

The Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, says oil exploration in the North East is for the good…

Libya returnees on the rise as 258 more arrive

Eight days after 149 Nigerians voluntarily returned from Libya, another batch of 258 on Tuesday came back home from the…

Ambode urged to come down hard job scammers

The Lagos State House of Assembly on Tuesday urged Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode to work with security agencies to check the…

Gunmen kill police officer, set van ablaze in Edo

The orgy of violence in Edo state has continued to claim the lives of several persons in the last few…

Ogun police arrest 40 fake naval officers

Operatives of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad(FSARS) of the Ogun State Command on Tuesday arrested 40 men claiming to be…

Anglican Communion warns youths against social media abuse

The Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, on Tuesday, warned Christian youths against the abuse of Information, Communications Technology (ICT) and…

Elections: Envoy tells women to support themselves

The Deputy British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ms Laure Beaufils on Tuesday urged Nigerian women to organise and vote for…

HIV/AIDS: FG evaluates, adopts rapid test kits

The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, Tuesday said the Federal Ministry of Health had adopted eight new test kits…

APC chieftain rejects Gov Fayose’s N52m car gift

Former governor of Ekiti state and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Chief Olusegun Oni has rejected the N52m…

PDP national chairmanship aspirants sign peace accord

The national chairmanship aspirants of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday signed a peace agreement as part of their…

258 more Nigerian returnees arrive from Libya

Eight days after 149 Nigerians voluntarily returned from Libya, another batch of 258 on Tuesday came back home from the…

Finance Minister, Foreign Investor Hold Talks on Cotton Textile Industry

Dutch textile and design company, Vlisco Group on Tuesday held a high-level discussion with the Honourable Minister of Finance, Mrs.…

FIBA Africa Men’s Club Championship: Kano Pillars survive Defenders’ scare

Kano Pillars Basketball Club on Tuesday in Lagos beat Civil Defenders of Abuja 92-91 in a thrilling encounter at the…

Unseal our headquarters, stop harassing us, Peace Corps charges IGP

The Peace Corps of Nigeria has charged the Inspector General of Police, IGP, Ibrahim Idris to urgently respect the court order…
Nigeria, Malaysia to sign MoU on palm biomass development

Tree Planting: EU, Katsina Govt. to plant of 4.5m trees

About 4.5 million tree seedlings were planted and maintained in Katsina State under the Improved Fuel Wood Balance project supported…

Otodo Gbame: Lagos faults Amnesty International forced eviction report

The Lagos State Government on Tuesday faulted the report released by Amnesty International regarding forced eviction of residents of Otodo…

Nestle drags NSE indices down by 0.96%

Major highly capitalised stocks posted huge price losses on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Tuesday with Nestle topping the…

Otodo Gbame: 30,000 rendered homeless, 11 dead – Amnesty Int.

Nigerian authorities must halt a violent, unlawful campaign of demolitions and forced evictions of waterfront communities in Lagos State which…