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Dalung to inaugurate new boards on July 10

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The newly-elected boards of National Sports Federations will now be inaugurated on July 10 in Abuja, an official of the…

Agah reappointed WTO Deputy DG

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Nigeria’s Yuonov Frederick Agah has been reappointed as Deputy Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) for another four-year term.

Landlords tenants in FCT protest outrageous electricity bills

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Landlords, Tenants, Residents Association (LATRA) of Aku and AMAC Estates in Lugbe, FCT on Wednesday staged a peaceful protest…

PDP warns INEC against postponing Osun West Senatorial by-election

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff, has advised the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) not…

PDP mourns Suntai, former Taraba governor

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the late former governor of Taraba, Mr Danbaba Suntai, as an outstanding and…

Nigerian stocks end losing steak to gain 1.7 percent

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

Nigerian stocks ended a three-day losing streak on Wednesday to gain 1.67 percent, as investors piled into the market ahead…

Nigeria to sell $100 million at special forex auction

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

Nigeria's central bank will sell $100 million at a special foreign exchange auction on Wednesday, the bank said as the…

Buratai: Boko Haram terrorists are dying men trying to survive

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai on Wednesday said Boko Haram terrorists have been so decimated that…

Giving hope to Lagos grassroots communities

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

For years, 13 rural communities in Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria have been without the spark of light. Gross darkness envelops…

NSCDC appeals for patrol vehicles for effective operations

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Enugu State Command of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has appealed to the state government and corporate organisations…

Lagos warns land developers, speculators against encroaching on govt land

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

The Lagos State Government has warned illegal developers and land speculators along the Lekki–Epe corridor to desist from encroachment on…

Nigerians reassured on availability of passport booklets

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Mr Muhammad Babandede, the Comptroller General of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), has reassured Nigerians on availability of passport booklets at…

Poilce urges increased training to tackle insecurity

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Alhaji Sanisu Maijama’a, the Deputy National Chairman (North), Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC), has stressed the need for increased training…

Special needs school receives educational materials from NGO

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

A Non-Governmental Organisation, “Ane Osiobe International Foundation’’ on Wednesday donated some learning materials to Government School for the Blind, Jabi,…

Port users urged to comply with procedures or risk seizure

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Customs Area Controller, Apapa Command, Comptroller Umar Jibrin, has urged all port users to comply with cargo clearance procedures…

Stakeholders call for grassroot support for anti-corruption crusade

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The National Anti-corruption Volunteer Corps (NAVC) in Omu-Aran, Kwara has called on community leaders to support the Federal Government’s anti-corruption…

Amnesty Nigerian students in South Africa safe – Envoy

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Nigerian High Commission in South Africa says it has resolved the case of Nigerian students of Amnesty Programme who…

Agric policy can stabilise economy – Agronomist

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

A don, Prof. Musibau Bamikole, says the Federal Government’s current agriculture revolution policy can stabilise the country’s economy, if effectively…

Tertiary institutions to remain in Southern Kaduna – KDSG

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Kaduna State Government, says it has no plan to relocate its tertiary institutions located in Southern Kaduna because of…

Nigeria committed to SDGs – Udoma

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Sen Udoma Udo Udoma, on Wednesday reiterated Nigeria’s commitment towards mainstreaming the Sustainable…

Jighere, 7 others qualify for World Scrabble Championship

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Wellington Jighere, the world scrabble champion, heads the eight-man list of players who have qualified for the 2017 World English…

Ambode vows to shut popular Ile-Epo Market if traders didn’t vacate road

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday issued 7-day ultimatum to traders at the popular Ile-Epo commodity market in Agbado…

Top EFCC Investigator Shot in Rivers

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

A top investigator with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has escaped death by the whiskers when gunmen opened…

Students Protest Paralysed Academic Activities At GTC Abakaliki

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The protest by students of the Government Technical College (GTC), Abakaliki on Wednesday paralysed academic and social activities in the…

Cholera Outbreak Kills 795 In Somalia – UN

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The UN said on Wednesday that an outbreak of cholera and acute diarrhea in Somalia has killed 795 people since…

South African Court Bars Schools From Promoting 1 Religion

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

A South African court on Wednesday ruled that public education institutions cannot promote any one religion to the exclusion of…

FAAN: Leaking Roof At Airport Due To Construction Works

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) on Wednesday said the leaking roof in a part of the Murtala Mohammed…

Association Concerned Over Electricity Tariff For Hotels

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The Nigeria Hotel Association (NHA) on Wednesday raised concerns over inflated electricity tariff issued to hoteliers across the country by…

Electrician Arraigned For Stealing Street-Light Pole

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

A 22-year-old electrician, Morufu Dauda, was on Wednesday brought before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State charged with stealing…

2 Men Docked Over Vehicle Theft

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

A driver, Godwin Okpe and his conductor, Dare Shobola, who allegedly stole a vehicle valued at N850,000 were on Wednesday…

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