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INEC may extend CVR to grassroots – Chairman

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it may expand its Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) closer to the grassroots for…

FG is committed towards empowering corps members – DG

Brig-Gen. Suleiman Kazaure, Director-General, National Youth service Corps (NYSC) said on Thursday that the Federal Government was committed to empowering…

Commission seeks investors to develop modular refineries

Mr Nsima Ekere, the Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), says the commission would partner investors to…

Oba Akiolu denies snubbing Ooni of Ife

Oba Rilwan Akiolu of Lagos has responded to the video which went viral in the social media of him allegedly…

Lagos rescues 237 abandoned babies from streets

The Lagos State Government on Thursday said it rescued 237 abandoned babies from the streets of Lagos in the last…

Lagos charges workers to upscale skills for productivity

The Lagos State Government has charged workers under its employ to upscale their skills in order to be more efficient…
Government Ekpemupolo, aka Tompolo, Chairman, Tantita Security Services Nig. Ltd (TSSNL), alleges sabotage in fight against crude oil theft

Court fixes June 19 for judgment in Tompolo’s suit against IGP, EFCC

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday fixed June 19 to deliver judgment in a suit filed by Chief…

We’ve attracted more FDI to Lagos than in past 15 years-LASG

The Lagos State Government says the current administration of Akinwunmi Ambode has attracted more Foreign Direct Investments, FDI to the…

USA-based businessman to float $2bn modular refinery in Edo

A United States of America-based Nigerian​ businessman, Charles Ihaza, has proposed a $2 billion modular refinery in Eghudu in Ovia…

Edo Prisons hold musical carnival for inmates

Authorities of Oko Medium Prisons in Benin, Edo State Tuesday organised a talent hunt concert, as part of rehabilitation and…
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Modu-Sheriff pulls out of Jonathan’s reconciliation move on PDP crisis

The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) Senator Ali Modu Sheriff said he was pulling out of the reconciliation move…

Residents jubilate over first rainfall

Residents of Zaria and its environs in Kaduna State on Thursday jubilated over the first rainfall in 2017.

Lagos Pledges Support To Ondo on Procurement Agency

Lagos State Head of Service, HOS, Mrs Olabowale Ademola has expressed the State Government’s willingness to support the Ondo State…
Court orders CBN to release N82bn to Akwa Ibom communities

CBN offers $100m forex to BDCs

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Thursday said it had offered 100 million dollars to authorised dealers as its…

INEC to give pregnant women special treatment

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it would give special treatment to nursing mothers, people with disability and the…

FG to improve access of MSMEs in Nigeria – Minister

The Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment says the government is committed to improving access of Micro, Small, and…

Obaseki says administration for all Edo people

Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo says his administration is for all Edo people irrespective of party affiliations and ethnic backgrounds.

NLC calls for urgent review of minimum wage

The Nigeria Labour Congress(NLC) on Thursday in Abuja called on the Federal Government to urgently review the National Minimum Wage.

NBS: 1, 466 Nigerians died in road accidents in 1st quarter

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said 1, 466 Nigerians died in road accidents in the first quarter of 2017,…

ERGP: FG begins development of cost analysis

The Federal Government says it has commenced a detailed cost analysis and financing plan, to achieve the Economic Recovery and…

Lagos to partner northern governors on beggars influx

The Lagos State Government on Thursday said it would partner with the state governments in the northern part of the…

Commission records over 6,000 pupils in Nomadic Schools

A total of 6, 170 pupils have been enrolled into existing 45 nomadic schools in Zamfara, the National Commission for…

Buhari mourns Prof. Borishade

President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the family of former Minister of Education, Prof. Babalola Borishade, who died on Wednesday.
FG frees 15 inmates from Katsina custodial centre

Kano CJ frees 12 prison inmates

The Kano State Acting Chief Judge, Justice Nuradeen Sagir, has freed 12 inmates who overstayed in captivity to decongest Kano…

CD advocates confirmation of Magu as EFCC boss

The Campaign for Democracy (CD) has urged the National Assembly to confirm Mr Ibrahim Magu as the substantive chairman of…

Association tasks State Govt on town planning regulation

Mr Omotayo Awomosu, Chairman, Association of Town Planning Consultants of Nigeria (ATOPCON), has urged the Lagos State Government to update…

Corps members to access soft loans for 2017 farming season – DG

The Director-General, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.- Gen. Suleiman Kazaure, said on Thursday that arrangements were being made to…

Register to vote in 2019 – INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged eligible voters in Kogi, Plateau and Nasarawa States to participate effectively in…

Naira dips slightly against dollar

The Naira on Thursday depreciated slightly against the dollar at the parallel market, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.

State assemblies’ fail to grant LG autonomy – Sani

Senator Shehu Sani, the Chairman Senate Committee on Foreign and Domestic Debts has blamed State Houses of Assembly for failing…