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Kogi: USAID trains, empowers 105 persons living with disabilities

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

One hundred and five Kogi residents living with various disabilities have been trained on various skills by the United States…

Internet a tool for economic transformation – Minister

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Minister of Communication, Mr Adebayo Shittu, has described internet as a resourceful tool that could be employed to transform…

FG says taking measures to make Nigeria safer

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Minister of Defence, Alhaji Mansur Dan-Ali has said that government was taking measures to ensure safety of lives and…

Abuja Airport to become hub for air transport – Manager

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Mr Mahmud Sani, Manager, Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, says the approval of the second runway in the 2017 budget…

FG urged to use recorvered loots to revive Ajaokuta Steel

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Mr Otori Saliu, a former National President of Iron and Steel Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, says part of the…

Minister confident of more Chibok girls release

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Minister of Interior, Gen. Abdurahman Dambazau, on Friday said that the Federal was confident that the Boko Haram would…

Don’t see our critics as enemies – APC

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Publicity Secretaries of state chapters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have been advised not to see the party’s critics…

Italy’s highest Court upholds 16-year jail sentence for Captain Concordia

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

Italy's highest court has upheld the 16-year jail sentence given to the captain of the Costa Concordia, which capsized in…

Massive ransomware infection hits computers in 99 countries

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

A massive cyber-attack using tools believed to have been developed by the US National Security Agency has struck organisations around…

Accident: 12 traders from Benin Republic coming to Lagos killed

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

A ghastly accident involving an articulated vehicle along the Tsamiya-Bagudo road in Kebbi, has resulted in the death of no…

Boko Haram to release more Chibok schoolgirls – Minister

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The Minister of Interior, Gen. Abdurrahman Danbazau, on Friday said that the Federal was confident that the Boko Haram would…

No more contracts for unregistered companies in govt ministries

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The Federal Government has banned Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) from transacting business with companies and other corporate bodies that…

Ijaw Union seeks probe of controversial OPL 245 Malabu Oil

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The Ijaw Union has called for a thorough investigation of the issues surrounding the controversial award of Malabu/OPL 245.

Security Company denounces arrested fake Police officer

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

A security company, King David Security Limited has denounced the fake police officer arrested by the taskforce few days ago…

Nigeria Inter-bank rate jumps after CBN’s liquidity mop-up

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

Nigeria's overnight interbank lending rate rose sharply to 29.5 percent on Friday, up from 19 percent last week, after the…

Gunfire as Ivory Coast soldiers revolt over bonus pay dispute

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

Mutinying soldiers left their barracks and blocked streets in several towns and cities across Ivory Coast on Friday, including the…

Always have mutual respect– Mrs Aikhomu advises newly wedded

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Mrs Rebecca Aikhomu, wife of former Vice-President, late Admiral Augustus Aikhomu, has advised Halimat Babangida and Auwal Abdullahi to show…

FG pledges support for ABU’s mini-refinery project

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Chief Ogbonaya Onu, the Minister of Science and Technology, on Friday, assured the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria of the…

UNICEF engages journalists on child, maternal health

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The UNICEF has charged journalists in Kebbi State to propagate child survival, development, protection and child rights effectively.

Cleric tasks Muslims to lead life of righteousness this Ramadan

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

As believers prepare for the holy month of Ramadan, an Islamic cleric has charged Muslims to lead a life of…

NiMet predicts thundery, cloudy weather for Saturday

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted localised thunderstorms over the central states of the country on Saturday morning.

AEDC to donate 2 Barges, 300 life jackets to riverine communities

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) says it has concluded plans to provide two Barges and 300 life jacks to…

FG’s housing project reaches 70% completion in Jigawa

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Federal Integrated Housing Scheme (FISH) has reached about 70 per cent completion in Jigawa, an official has said.

Stakeholders suggest ways to end farmers/herdsmen clashes

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Prof. Garba Sharubu of the Usmanu Danfodio University, Sokoto, on Friday called on the Federal Government to regulate grazing activities…

Commission calls for improved media coverage of core hajj activities

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Alhaji Abdullahi Mohammed, Executive Chairman, National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), on Friday called for improved media coverage of the…

UNICEF partners agency to curb child abuse

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) says it has partnered with the Niger Child Right Protection Agency to protect the…

Govt. warns against indiscriminate excavation of sand

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Kogi Government has warned against indiscriminate excavation of sand, and vowed to sanction anyone caught.

Trump Warns Comey Against Leaking Negative Conversations

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday warned sacked Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) James Comey against leaking…

Kwara House Seeks Inputs On 11 Bills

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The Kwara House of assembly has called on experts and other residents of the state to provide inputs on 11…

Adamawa to start relocating IDPs

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Adamawa State has concluded arrangements to start relocating Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from NYSC Orientation Camp to Malkohi Camp in…

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