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Unemployed Accused Of Defiling Neighbour ‘s Daughter

A 30-year-old unemployed man, Joshua Nnalue, who allegedly defiled his neighbour’s daughter, on Friday appeared before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’…

Niger governor appeals to lecturers to resume work

Gov. Abubakar Bello of Niger has appealed to lecturers in state-owned tertiary institutions to call off their ongoing industrial action.

NDLEA Decries Alarming Rate Of Drug Abuse

Mrs Ene Akuh in charge of Operations, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Palteau Command, has described the rate of…

Police Arrest 3 Students For Faking Kidnapping

The Police in Enugu State said they had arrested three secondary school students for allegedly faking kidnapping within the Enugu…

Billions of plastics danger to Earth: Scientists

Scientists in the United States have warned that plastic pollution risks "near-permanent contamination of the planet with a staggering 8.3…

Jailed American football superstar O.J. Simpson to be released in October

A former American football star and actor, O.J. Simpson, was granted parole on Thursday and will be released from a…

LWC to rake in N100 million from disposal of unusable items

The Lagos State Water Corporation, LWC, says it expects to rake in over N100 million from the disposal of its…

Diamond Bank Shuts Apapa Branch After Mob Attack

The Management of Diamond Bank Plc has shut its Creek Road, Apapa, Lagos branch following a mob attack on the…

FG to play pivotal role in MSMEs growth in Nigeria – Osinbajo

The Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, says the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) clinic is part of government’s efforts…

Minimum wage: NLC calls for collaborative effort to achieve goal

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called for collaborative efforts to achieve a new national minimum wage for workers.

Sports ministry to inaugurate federations on Friday

The Federal Ministry of Youths and Sports on Thursday announced that it would inaugurate boards of National Sports Federations on…

UNHCR: Tuface holds charity concert to support activities in North-East

As part of efforts to assist displaced persons, Tuface Foundation is organising a fund raising charity concert to support the…

Missing vessels: NPA gets 4-day ultimatum for information

The Senate on Thursday, gave the Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Usman, four days to explain the whereabouts…
House of Representatives hits back at Senate, ignore bills for concurrence

Electricity: Reps decry rising tariff

The House of Representatives, on Thursday decried rising electricity tariff in the country.
Ike Ekweremadu, wife arrested in United Kingdom

Rate of human trafficking in Nigeria alarming – Ekweremadu

The Deputy President of the Senate, Mr Ike Ekweremadu, on Thursday decried the high rate of human trafficking in Nigeria…

Photos: Lagos set to launch world class Ikeja Bus Terminal

All is set for the launch in Ikeja, capital of Lagos state of a world class Ikeja Bus Terminal, first…

Smart phones adopted as new approach for literacy programme

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has said that it is adopting the use of smart phones rather…

NBA assigns 20 lawyers to monitor Lagos council polls

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Epe Branch, is to assign no fewer than 20 lawyers to monitor the forthcoming local…

YABATECH matriculates 9,236 students

The Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH), Lagos, on Thursday matriculated 9,236 students for the 2016/2017 academic session.

Shippers Council charges operators to Desist from fraudulent practices

The Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC) on Thursday advised exporters and importers to desist from fraudulent practices in order to expand…

Senate wants N200 to dollar rate for pilgrimages

The Senate on Thursday urged the Federal Government to give N200 to dollar concession to the National Hajj Commission of…

Do-to-door distribution of foodstuff to IDPs begins in Adamawa

The Federal Government on Thursday began door-to-door distribution of foodstuff to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Yola, Adamawa.

Nigerian miners urged to operate legally anywhere

Dr. Kayode Fayemi, the Minister of Mines and Steel Development on Thursday said Nigerian miners could operate wherever provided they…

August Meeting: State prepares health communicators for breastfeeding campaign

The Enugu State Government has embarked on the training of health communicators on how to effectively deliver exclusive breastfeeding campaign…

Religious bodies, others secures release of inmates from Kirikiri security prison

The Nigeria Prisons Service (NPS) on Thursday released 100 inmates from the Kirikiri Medium Security Prison that had satisfied the…

Bureau wins global government innovation award

The Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) has won a Government Innovation Award for pioneering project to ensure openness in government…

Paris Club refund: State confirms receipt of N7bn

The Ondo State government on Thursday confirmed the receipt of N7 billion as its share of the second tranche of…

Soldiers, youths clash over pipeline vandalism in Bayelsa

A 20-year-old man in Ondewari Community in Bayelsa has died following a clash between soldiers and youths over pipeline vandalism.…
Why NCC shutdown telecommunications services in Zamfara for two weeks

ICT: NCC Chief tasks academia on solutions to address sector challenges

Prof. Umar Danbatta, the Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has tasked the academia to research and come up…
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Lone Ranger! Olorunrinu vows to remain in Lagos Assembly

Mr. Oladipupo Olorunrinu, the lone Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, has vowed to…