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Nigerian oil output recovery adds to surplus – traders

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

Nigerian crude for August loading is proving slow to find buyers amid rising supply, oil trading sources said on Wednesday,…

Nigeria to raise up to N450 billion bonds by 3rd quarters

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

Nigeria plans to raise between N360 billion and N450 billion ($1.18 bln-$1.48 bln) in sovereign bonds maturing between five and…

Akeredolu’s wife flags of women empowerment programme

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

In fulfillment to her promise to spread the Women Empowerment programme across the 18 Local Government Areas of the State,…

No cause for alarm over Saraki, Osinbajo rift – Lai Mohammed

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed on Wednesday in Abuja assured that the fresh crisis between the Presidency…

NEMA Act passes second reading

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

A Bill for an Act to amend the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Establishment Act has scaled through second reading…

Student, 17, jailed 16 months for burglary and theft

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

A Jos Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday sentenced a 17-year-old student, Joel Ifeanyi, to 16 months imprisonment for burglary and theft…

Over 600,000 children receive Vit. A supplement in Kogi – Official

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Kogi Government says over 651,095 children between six and 59 months received Vitamin A Supplement during the Maternal New…

#MyAbujaweekend: NTDC, airline operators to partner on Project

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC) says it will form a strong synergy with Airline Operators on its #MyAbujaweekend Project…

UNIMAID: FG urged to increase security to avoid breaches

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Senate has urged the Federal Government to deploy critical security systems to the University of Maiduguri to ensure full…

HIV/AIDS: UNICEF to train 624 counselors in Kaduna

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and Kaduna State Government have concluded plans to train 624 adolescents on HIV/AIDS counseling…

ASUU seeks FG intervention into UNILORIN crisis

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU) University of Ibadan, chapter has urged Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, to call the…

LWC Faults Report On Diesel Flow From Lagos Water Tap In Victoria Island

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

The Lagos Water Corporation, LWC, has faulted a report in one of the dailies alleging that diesel was discovered flowing…

Reforms: ECOWAS decries reduction of judges

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Community Court of the ECOWAS has kicked against the proposed reduction of the number of its judges from seven…

Food security: Farmers, herdsmen urged to co-exist peacefully

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

A lawmaker in Nasarawa State, Alhaji Mohammed Okpoku, has urged farmers and herdsmen in the country to co-exist peacefully to…

State Assembly passes Education Safety Corps bill

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Bayelsa House of Assembly on Wednesday passed the Education Safety Corps Bill, 2017 to enhance security and prevent crimes…

Visionscape builds 24-hr waste depot to boost Cleaner Lagos Initiative

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

An environmental utility group, Visionscape Sanitation Solutions Limited has completed the construction of a 24-hour waste management depot as part…

66 beneficiaries from FG’s crops processing programme

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

No fewer than 66 persons have benefitted from the Cottage Crops Processing Factory Programme of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture…

Voter Registration: 6 additional CVR established centres in Jigawa

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Jigawa says it has established six additional Continuous Voters’ Registration (CVR) centres in…

Senator advises ITF on enrollment to achieve scheme objectives

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Chairman, Senate Committee on Industries, Sen. Sam Egwu has advised that the enrolment of students into the Students Industrial…

Governments urged to increase allocation to water, sanitation

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

An NGO, Alliance for Hygiene Promotion, has urged all tiers of government to increase budgetary allocation toward the attainment of…

Government to promote health innovations

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Federal Ministry of Science and Technology (FMST) says will increase efforts in promoting inventions and innovations in the health…

Security agencies to intervene in Abia-Cross River boundary dispute

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The House of Representatives has urged the National Boundary Commission (NBC) to urgently commence the demarcation of the boundary between…

Travel Agent Docked Over Visa Fraud

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

A 32-year-old travel agent, Oladiran Idowu, who allegedly defrauded a man of N450,000 was on Wednesday brought before an Ikeja…

Teacher Arrested For Homosexuality

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

A Makurdi Magistrates’ Court, on Wednesday, remanded a 22-year-old teacher, Emmanuel Duke in prison custody for alleged homosexuality.

Nigerian Army Offers Free Medical Check To Badagry Residents

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The Nigerian Army, 243 Battalion, Badagry, Lagos State, on Wednesday offered free medical check to over 100 residents in the…

Enugu CJ Inaugurates Revenue Court

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Justice Ngozi Emehelu, the Chief Judge of Enugu State, on Wednesday inaugurated a revenue court, built and donated to the…

Eyebrow Shaving Makes You Unattractive– Men Tell Women

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Some men in Abuja have expressed displeasure at women’s distortion of their eyebrows from their natural shape, saying that it…

Thieves Break Into S. Africa’s Police Unit

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Thieves broke into the headquarters of South Africa’s elite ‘Hawks’ police unit in the capital Pretoria early on Wednesday, making…

Ebonyi Trains 190 Members Of Neighbourhood Watch Group

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The Ebonyi Government on Wednesday in Abakaliki began a one-week training for the 190 members of the Ebonyi Neighborhood Watch…

Prison Decongestion Bill Underway – Gbajabiamila

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Leader of the House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila (Lagos-APC), on Wednesday said a Bill proposing community service as alternative…

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