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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…

NIS recruitment scam: Court condemns EFCC over failure to produce witness

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday chided the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), over its conduct in the…

Woman Killed, 7 Injured In Jos-Abuja Road

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

A vehicle carrying members of one family on Wednesday veered into a thick forest in Hawan Kibo, along the Jos-Abuja…

Customs, Rice Farmers Sign MoU To Stop Smuggling

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The Nigeria Customs Service and the Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to…

Long queues at ATM points, bank halls in Jos after holidays

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

ATM cash dispensing points and bank halls witnessed long queues in Jos, the Plateau capital, as business activities resumed while…

Commissioner Urges Youth Participation In Agriculture

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The Anambra Commissioner for Agriculture, Chief Afam Mbanefo, has advised youths to take advantage of the best training in agronomy…

Gatekeeper Arraigned For Stealing Hotel Generator

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

A 33-year-old gatekeeper, David Agba, who allegedly stole a generator worth N134,000 from his employer, was on Wednesday brought before…

Flood: NGO Warns FCT Residents Against Refuse Dumping

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The President, Society for the Promotion of People`s Rights, an NGO, Mr Williams Osaze on Monday advised residents of FCT…

Indonesia Imposes Travel Ban On Trump’s Business Partner

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Indonesian authorities have imposed a travel ban on tycoon and politician Hary Tanoesoedibjo, who is building resorts to be managed…

100 African designers, exhibitors to feature at Africa Fashion Week in London

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

Over 100 African fashion designers and exhibitors will feature at the 7th edition of Africa Fashion Week between Aug.11, 2017…

Boko Haram: UN condemn Eid el-fitri suicide attacks in Borno

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The Secretary-General of the UN, Mr António Guterres, has reiterated the organisation’s support to the Federal Government in the ongoing…

Brazilian President Refuses To Step Down

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

President Michel Temer of Brazil on Tuesday denounced corruption charges against him as a “legal fiction” and refused to step…

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