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Massive turnout as Kenyans vote in president, parliament elections

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Kenyans queued in large numbers through fields and along pavements early on Tuesday to vote in the latest electoral showdown…

Minister urges dredgers to work without hindrance in Lagos State

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Federal Ministry of Mines and Steel Development (FMMSD) has urged all duly licensed dredgers in Lagos to go about…

Investment Fund contributors to reap dividends from 2018

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Managing Director, Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), Mr Uche Orji, said on Monday that contributors to the Sovereign Wealth…

Lagos-Ibadan Rail to create additional 7000 jobs —Ashafa

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Sen. Gbenga Ashafa, Chairman Senate Committee on Land Transport has said that the ongoing Lagos-Ibadan Standard Gauge Railway line would…

IDPs in Adamawa to receive 260 trucks of assorted grains

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Presidential Committee on Emergency Food Distribution in North East is to deliver 260 trucks of assorted grains to the…

How we spent N10bn Paris Club refund – Okowa

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, has explained how the State spent its N10 billion of the Paris Club refund it…

Wike Sacks Caretaker Committee Chairmen In Rivers

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers on Monday in Port Harcourt relieved the Chairmen of four Local Government Caretaker Committees of…

James Danbaba, ex-Lagos commissioner of Police is dead

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

A former Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Mr James Danbaba, is dead.

FG To Begin Settlement Of Workers’ Outstanding Allowances

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The Federal Government on Monday said that it would soon commence the payment of outstanding allowances for workers in its…

Edo civil groups accuse BEDC of using soldiers to oppress customers

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

Unrelenting protests against activities of the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC), surfaced again on Monday, as members of civil society…

Delta to save N12.3bn from disengagement of fraudulent workers

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

The Delta State Government has said that it hoped to recover N12.319 billion from public servants who fraudulently falsified their…

WHO Boosts Malaria Prevention In Northeast Nigeria

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The World Health Organization (WHO) says up to 10,000 lives in Nigeria can be saved by November through targeted steps…

UNESCO Chief Condemns Killing Of TV Reporters

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The Director-General of UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Irina Bokova, on Monday condemned the killing of two Iraqi…

Why We Approached World Bank For Loan—Ogun Govt

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The Ogun government on Monday explained why it approached the World Bank to secure a $350 million loan.

Waterways: Group Carpets NIWA For Instigating Operators Against Rule Of Law

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

A civil society group, Committee for the Protection of Peoples Mandate (CPPM) on Monday faulted the call by the National…

UN, Obama Urge Peaceful Polls In Kenya

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Ahead of Tuesday Kenya’s presidential election, the UN and former U.S. president Barack Obama on Monday called for peaceful polls,…

Edo Govt To Generate GIS Data For Proper Planning

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Gov Godwin Obaseki of Edo on Monday said that his administration had commenced the generation of Geographic Information System (GIS)…

Kogi Commissioner Urges Youths To Support FG

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Mr Aroma Adoji, Kogi’s Commissioner for Youth Development and Sports, has charged youths to support efforts by the federal and…

Fayose Condemns Attack On Anambra worshipers

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Ekiti governor Ayo Fayose on Monday commiserated with the Catholic Church of Nigeria, government and people of Anambra, as well…

Ozubulu: Assailants Will Face Justice – Osinbajo

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Monday assured Nigerians that the perpetrators of last Sunday’s massacre at St. Philip…

Lagos issues 72-hours ultimatum to mechanics on Island to vacate

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

The Lagos State Government has given a 72 hours quit notice to mechanics and street traders operating under the bridges,…

Lagos rolls out waterways master plan, to deploy CCTV cameras

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

The Lagos State Government is set to award contracts for the dredging and channelisation of the waterways in line with…

Change of courses, institutions window still open – JAMB

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), on Monday said it would not close the change of courses and institutions…

Bishop nabbed over multi-million Naira fraud in Enugu

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Police in Enugu State have arrested Bishop Ginika Obi for allegedly defrauding members of the public of over N500 million.

YABATECH: NASS to address funding challenges

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The House of Representatives Committee on Tertiary Education and Services says it will work with its Senate counterpart to address…

Minister unveils Technology and Innovation Road Map

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, the Minister of Science and Technology, has unveiled the National Science, Technology and Innovation Road Map from…

Gov. attributes challenges in the North to illiteracy, poverty

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Gov Mohammed Abubakar of Bauchi State on Monday attributed the security challenges bedeviling the Northern part of the country to…

Jakande backs Ambode on New Waste Management Initiative

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

First civilian Governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Jakande has urged residents of the State to cooperate with the present…

Paris Club refund: State clarifies N10bn disbursement

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Delta Government on Monday made clarifications on the utilisation and disbursement of the N10 billion Paris Club refund accruing to…

Civil servants receive N643m home renovation loan from FMBN

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) on Monday disbursed N643 million loan to 740 federal civil servants who benefited…

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