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Gates Foundation funds 3 research projects in Kebbi varsity

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has expended one million dollars on three research projects at the Kebbi State University…

PDP commiserates with Anenih over demise of wife, son

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The National Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has commiserated with former Chairman of the party’s Board of…

Rivers police warns against blockage of roads, extortion

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

Rivers Police Command has warned that it would arrest and prosecute anybody caught blocking road and collecting money from motorists.

VIO, LASTMA Impound 78,567 vehicles, generate N11.35 billion

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

The Lagos State Vehicle Inspection Officers, VIOs and the Lagos State Traffic Management Agency, LASTMA, have impounded 78,567 vehicles on…

Popular Lagos socialite Fred Ajudua re-arraigned for fraud

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

Lagos socialite Fred Ajudua was re-arraigned at an Ikeja High Court on Tuesday for allegedly defrauding a former Chief of…

3 suicide bombers kill 5 in Borno again

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The Police Command in Borno on Tuesday confirmed the killing of five persons in a suicide bomb attack in Konduga…

Lagos’ workforce hits 100,433

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

The total number of workers under the employ of the Lagos State Government has hit 100,433, State Head of Service,…

Gov Fayose declares Friday work free in Ekiti

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State has declared May 19, work free day in the state in honour of the…

Prophet caught with human skull remanded in prison

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

A prophet of the Cherubim and Seraphim (C & S) Church in Lagos, Mr. Alimi Isaiah, 55, has been arraigned…

UN partners with Microsoft on Human Rights

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Tuesday announced a “landmark” five-year partnership with Microsoft.

Danfo to get new number plates – Commissioner

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Lagos State Government says it plans to introduce new number plate for commercial vehicles in the state.

Ministers defend Buhari’s anti-graft war

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Ministers of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed and Finance, Kemi Adeosun say the anti-corruption fight of the Federal Government…

IGP urged to dislodge herdsmen in Delta

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The House of Representatives has called on the Inspector General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, to dislodge herdsmen who have…

174,160 youths benefit from N-power programme

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Ministry of Budget and National Planning had empowered no fewer than 174,160 youths out of 200,000 selected for N-power…

Osinbajo seeks partnership in Africa’s infrastructure financing

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday solicited private and public sector partnership to boost infrastructure financing in Africa.

200 IDPs enroll for UTME, WAEC, NECO in Edo

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

No fewer than 200 students at the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Edo, have registered for the 2017 basic…

Nigerian Government releases N1.2trn in 2016 budget to finance infrastructure

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Federal Government says it has released N1.2 trillion from the 2016 budget to finance critical infrastructure and to meet…

Nigerian government to bridge infrastructure deficit through PPP – Minister

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, said the Federal Government would make the Public-Private Partnerships work in spite of…

NSCDC nabs 120 suspected vandals in 5 months

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Lagos State Command, said it had arrested 120 suspected pipelines vandals in…

Ministry of Works has created 193,469 jobs in in 2years – Minister

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Ministry of Power, Works and Housing has created 193, 469 jobs, with 40,429 direct and 153,040 indirect jobs, within…

PDP caucus constitutes committee on party crisis

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caucus in the House of Representatives, on Tuesday constituted a 13-member ad hoc committee to…

Take fresh vegetables to stay healthy, NYSC Coordinator tells rural dwellers

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Ekiti State Coordinator for the National Youth Service Corps, (NYSC), Mrs Nwano Ukagha, has urged rural dwellers to feed…

JAMB commended for hitch-free exams in Enugu

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Some candidates in the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in Enugu, have applauded the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board…

Ministry of Health to offer free cancer screening vouchers

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Federal Ministry of Health in support of National Orientation Agency (NOA) Health week programme has given free cancer screening…

Oshiomhole’s Wife‎, 334 Foreign Nationals Get Nigerian Citizenship

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

A total of 335 foreign nationals were on Tuesday in Abuja granted citizenship by the Federal Government after statutory clearance…

Ambode commissions Ojodu-Berger Bridge, lay-by, slip road

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

By Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday commissioned the newly built Pedestrian Bridge, lay-by and slip road…

Police Arraign 2 Security Guards

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Two security guards were on Tuesday arraigned before Karmo Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, for allegedly stealing 165 iron rods…

Divorce Is Detrimental To Children’s Future – Lawyer

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

An Ilorin-based legal practitioner, Mr Yusuf Ahmed, says the high rate of divorce in the country is detrimental to the…

DSS keeps Dasuki in detention, refuses to bring him to court

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The trial of the former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd), for the alleged criminal diversion of funds meant…

Senate angry over government agencies refusal to submit budget

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The Senate has expressed concern over the failure of Government agencies to submit their 2017 budget proposal to the National…

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