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INEC Commends Enugu Govt

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday commended Enugu State Government for massive mobilisation and sensitisation of the electorate…

Lack Of Understanding Main Cause Of Divorce – Cleric

Pastor Rotimi Paul of Testimony of Christ Church, Olunlade, Ilorin says lack of understanding among couples is the major cause…

Bauchi Govt Spends N61m On Health Facilities

The Bauchi State Government said that it had paid N61 million as counterpart funding for the additional financing under the…

Mock UTME was encouraging – JAMB

Mr Yusuf Lawal, Director, Test Administration, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, has said that the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME)…
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JAMB registers over 1. 5 million candidates for UTME

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) said it had so far registered 1.5 million candidates for the 2017 Unified…

I did not beat up policeman – Adamawa Speaker

The Speaker of Adamawa House of Assembly, Alhaji Kabiru Mijinyawa, has denied reports that he physically assaulted one of the…

Police set up squad to check extortion among personnel

The Police Command in Enugu State has set up X-Squad and Monitoring Unit to fish out policemen who extorts tricycle…

18 bag first class at federal university, Oye Ekiti

Eighteen graduands on Saturday bagged first class honours in their various courses at the maiden convocation of the Federal University,…

Corps member wins 2017 Warri/Effurun Peace Marathon

A youth corps member, Adamu Mu’azu, on Saturday emerged winner of the male category of the second edition of Warri/Effurun…

Assassination attempt on Sen. Melaye: Police arrest 6 suspects

The police on Saturday said they had arrested six suspects in connection with an assassination attempt on Sen. Dino Melaye…

Electricity workers want better welfare package

The Osun chapter of the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) has called for improved welfare package, especially increase in…

Veteran journalist tasks NGE on training

Mr Emma Agu, former Managing Director, Champion Newspapers, on Saturday urged the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) to come up…

OSUSTECH to Holds 7th Matriculation May 4

The Ondo State University of Science and Technology, Okitipupa (OSUSTECH) has released the date for the 7th Matriculation of the…

Recession Not A Crime, A Wake-up Call To Rearrange Expenditure – Ambode

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Saturday said that contrary to the view held by most people, recession was…

LG Poll: 1.4 million PVCs yet to be collected in Lagos

Ahead of the Local Government election in Lagos, about 1.4 million Lagosians are yet to collect their Permanent Voters Cards,…

FCT residents receive 7m condoms in 2016

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Agency for Control of HIV/AIDS (FACA) said it distributed seven million condoms to FCT residents…

NUC accredits 25 programmes for BUK in 2016

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has accredited no fewer than 25 programmes for Bayero University, Kano (BUK)in 2016.

Nigeria moving out of recession – Lai Mohammed

Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said on Saturday that Nigeria was gradually moving out of recession.
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Constitution Amendment: LGs to get financial autonomy

Local Governments in Nigeria would be given financial autonomy in the ongoing constitution review, Deputy Speaker of the House of…

93,000 people die annually from firewood smoke – NGO

Women’s Initiative for Sustainable Environment (WISE) and Women’s Earth Alliance (WEA) have trained 30 women from different communities across Kaduna…

Minister calls for home-grown poverty ranking mechanism

Hajia Zainab Ahmed, Minister of State, Budget and National Planning, has called for the adoption of a home-grown poverty ranking…
Two pilots escape death in an accident involving Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Super Mushshak trainer aircraft in Kaduna on Thursday.

NAF jets destroys insurgents artillery in Sambisa

Nigerian Air Force (NAF) fighter jets on Friday successfully destroyed an artillery piece being sneaked into Sambisa forest by insurgents.

Mock JAMB Exam: FG urges free movement in states

The Federal Government has urged all State Governments to allow free movement of people on Saturday, to enable students to…

FG flags off maintenance dredging of Ajaokuta-Onitsha waterways

The dredging of the River Niger from Ajaokuta to Onitsha was flagged off Transportation Minister Rotimi Amaechi at Ajaokuta in…

Malnutrition: Ministry tasks parents, others on positive behaviour

Dr Chris Isokpunwu, the Head of Nutrition, Ministry of Health has urged parents and the general public to adopt positive…

Japan, UK vow to cooperate against North Korea’s “provocation”

British Prime Minister Theresa May and Japan’s Shinzo Abe on Friday condemned North Korea’s “provocation” and promised to maintain international…

Benue government to clear salaries backlog

The Benue State Government says it has set up a special committee to clear the backlog of salaries owed civil…

Edo to tackle housing sector challenges

Gov.Godwin Obaseki of Edo says his administration will tackle the lingering challenges confronting the housing and real estate sector in…

Libya captures 2 oil-smuggling tankers

Libyan Naval forces say they have captured two vessels suspected of smuggling oil from the North African country, after a…

North Korea: UN chief warns against ‘miscalculation’

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday warned against miscalculation in the ongoing efforts to deal with the Democratic Peoples Republic…