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Nigeria shuts 5 foreign embassies

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The Federal Government has approved the closure of five foreign missions and embassies, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama…

State solicits aid for rainstorm victims

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Sokoto State House of Assembly has urged the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) and National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA)…

OPEC Extends Oil Output Cut

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

OPEC decided on Thursday in Vienna to extend cuts in oil output by nine months to March 2018 to further…

NDDC Director Urges Udom To Name Airport After Attah

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Mr Anietie Usen, a Director in Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has urged Akwa Ibom Government to name the state-owned…

Minister seeks fast-track approval of $600m SMDF loan

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Dr Kayode Fayemi, Minister of Mines and Steel Development has urged the Solid Mineral Development Fund (SMDF) to fast-track the…

Federal Govt declares Monday public holiday

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The Federal Government has declared Monday, 29th May, 2017 as Public Holiday to celebrate the 2017 Democracy Day.

Navy Reaffirms Commitment To Protect Nation’s Maritime

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The Nigerian Navy (NN) on Thursday said it would continue to protect the nation’s maritime domain.

Boko Haram: NEMA evacuates 270 Nigerian refugees returning from Cameroon

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Thursday evacuated 270 Nigerian refugees who returned from Cameroon Republic to Nigeria, from Mubi…

Court Orders Release Of Ifeanyi Ubah

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday ordered the release from detention of the Chairman of Capital Oil and…

NUPENG, IPMAN suspend strike in C/River

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) have…

Govt to close hotels using teenagers as prostitutes

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has threatened to clampdown on operators of hospitality and…

N169m Contract Awarded For Stadium Renovation — Commissioner

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The Sokoto State Government said it had awarded a N169 Million contract for the renovation of the Giginya Memorial Stadium,…

Farmers Get 400,000 Bags Of Fertiliser From Govt

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The Kano State Government says it will supply 400,000 bags of fertiliser to farmers to enable them to record bumper…

Children’s Day : 1.3Million Children Die Annually — FRSC

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said that about 1.3 million children die annually nationwide in road crashes.

Man In Court For Theft

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

‎The police, on Thursday, arraigned a 31-year-old man, Osinachi Okocha, in a Gudu Upper Area Court, Abuja, for alleged theft.

Money Recovered From Justice Ngwuta’s Residence To Be Deposited In CBN

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The Federal High Court, Abuja, has ordered that the money recovered from the home of Supreme Court Judge, Justice Sylvester…

Wicked! Businesswoman beats 8-year old maid to death

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

A Lagos-based businesswoman, Obiageli Emenike who allegedly beat her eight-year-old maid, Miracle Edogwu, to death, was on Thursday hauled up…

Court Orders DSS To Release Ifeanyi Ubah

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

Justice Mohammed Idris of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos has ordered the Department of State Service to…

Cleric tells Nigerians to preach forgiveness, love

PM NEWS Live

9 years ago

Rev. Fr. Job Chechet, a Catholic Priest, has urged Christians and Nigerians in general to practice and preach the message…

Chopper carrying Indian state chief minister crash-lands

PM NEWS Live

9 years ago

Aviation officials say a chopper carrying Chief Minister of the Western Indian state of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday crash-landed…

Ill-prepared nations to battle pandemic diseases – World Bank

PM NEWS Live

9 years ago

The World Bank said on Thursday that nations are failing to invest enough money to prevent the potential global spread…

U.S. Republican charged with assault

PM NEWS Live

9 years ago

The Republican candidate for the state of Montana’s congressional seat was late Wednesday charged with misdemeanour assault after he allegedly…

Equatorial Guinea joins OPEC

PM NEWS Live

9 years ago

Africa’s third-biggest oil producer, Equatorial Guinea, has been accepted as a new member of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting…

U.S President meets EU chiefs in Brussels

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

U.S. President Donald Trump met the heads of European Union institutions in Brussels on Thursday ahead of a summit of…

British police stop sharing Manchester information with U.S.

PM NEWS Live

9 years ago

Greater Manchester Police have stopped sharing information on Monday’s suicide attack with the U.S. over leaks to New York Times,…

NNPC: Chinese to invest in non crude research and development

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), on Wednesday in Abuja said it had established contacts with some Chinese investors to…

British police arrests 2 more after Manchester bombing

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

British police have arrested two more men in connection with the Manchester attack, taking the number of people in custody…

Egypt blocks Al Jazeera, 20 other websites

PM NEWS Live

9 years ago

Egypt on Thursday blocked 21 websites, including Qatari news network Al Jazeera and Islamist-affiliated platforms, following in the footsteps of…

Double delight! Manchester United win Europa League, qualify for Champions League

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Paul Pogba and Henrikh Mkhitaryan scored a goal in each half as Manchester United outclassed Ajax Amsterdam on Wednesday to…

Dogara: Journalists play an important part in political process

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Speaker of the House of Representatives , Mr Yakubu Dogara‎ , said on Wednesday that journalists were very critical…

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