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Govt stops double payment to amnesty beneficiaries

Retired Brig.-Gen. Paul Boroh, the Coordinator, Presidential Amnesty Programme, has said the old culture of double payment to beneficiaries in…

Power distribution companies seek N100b subsidy

The Association of Electricity Distribution Companies (ANED) has appealed to the Federal Government to provide the N100 billion subsidy it…

27 killed as passenger bus, trailer collide

Kenyan police say 27 people have been killed in a collision between a passenger bus and a trailer truck.

Business registration now to take two days only

The Presidential Ease of Doing Business panel has reduced the number of days required for registration of new businesses in…
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Human Trafficking: NAPTIP boss calls for intelligence sharing

Ms Julie Okah-Donli, the newly appointed Director-General of National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), has called…

Rainstorm destroys houses in Keffi

A heavy rainfall, accompanied by storm, destroyed many houses and uprooted many trees on Monday in Keffi, Nasarawa State.

Lai Mohammed tasks journalists on profession repositioning

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Monday, called on Journalists to write books that would help…

Zimbabwe’s ‘bond note’ will not help economic problems- IMF

Zimbabwe’s “bond note” surrogate currency will not solve its economic problems, the International Monetary Fund said.

Trump: Time to remove ‘blindfolds’

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said that the UN Security Council must be prepared to impose new sanctions on…

U.S. imposes new sanctions on Syria

The United States is imposing sanctions on Syria for what Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said was the use of sarin…

Airline boss seeks more protection for personnel at airports

The Chairman of Air Peace, Mr Allen Onyema, has appealed to the Federal Government to provide adequate security for airlines…

Plateau youths guard Mosques, Churches during festivities- PCRC

The Police Community Relations Committee, (PCRC), says it has adopted a strategy whereby Christian youths guard mosques during Muslim festivities…
The Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF) recently called for the suspension of mining activities for six months following the abduction of school children and killings in some states.

Chinese broadcaster urges Nigeria to harness its resources for development

A Chinese-Hausa On Air Personality (OAP), Zhang Weiwei popularly known as Murtala, says for Nigeria to achieve viable developments, it…

Authority urges Enugu residents to keep environment clean to check diseases

The Enugu State Waste Management Authority (ESWAMA) has advised Enugu residents and its environs to clean their environment to check…

French President backs Macron in second round

French President Francois Hollande on Monday said he would vote for centrist Emmanuel Macron in the presidential election’s run-off in…

Reporter’s expulsion: Buhari will not muzzle media

Mr Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, says the president does not intend to…
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Environmentalists urge Agip to obey Court verdict

Environmental Right Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) on Monday urged the Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) to respect the…
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FG to hold national conference in June to end farmers-herdsmen clashes

The Federal Government says it will hold a national conference to discuss and proffer solutions to farmers/herdsmen clashes currently ravaging…

FAO urges urgent support to Northeast Nigeria

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has restated its call for urgent support to Northeast Nigeria, South Sudan, Somalia and…
As the fight for its eradication intensifies globally, Nigeria still accounts for 25 percent of cases of malaria fever in the world.

Coordinator urges Nigerians to fight against malaria

The National Coordinator, National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP) Dr Audu Muhammad, has called for collaborative effort among Nigerians on malaria…

Nigerian government inaugurates BOA board

The Federal Government has inaugurated an Interim Management Board for the Bank of Agriculture (BOA), as part of efforts to…

DisCos urge Nigerian government to release electricity subsidy

The Association of Electricity Distribution Companies (ANED) has appealed to the Federal Government to provide the N100 billion subsidy it…

N1.5b Fraud: Court orders temporary forfeiture of senator’s house to govt

Justice Abdulaziz Anka of the Federal High Court Lagos on Monday ordered temporary forfeiture of a 12-storey building located at…

Presidency orders reinstatement of expelled Punch Reporter

The Presidency has ordered the recall of the Correspondent of Punch Newspapers, Olalekan Adetayo, attached to the State House, Abuja,…

Anti-Graft War: Presidency will not succumb to media attacks

The Presidency has condemned retired Col. Dangiwa Umar’s media attacks against the ongoing anti-corruption campaign of the President Muhammadu Buhari’s…

Nigeria Airforce showcases new attack aircraft

Nigeria’s air force has shown off new assets it says will be used to combat the Boko Haram insurgency in…

Niger Delta Youths tell Nigerian government to cleanup Ogoni

The Niger Delta Youths Coalition for Peace and Progress (NDYCPP) has urged the Federal Government to fast-track the cleanup of…

Presidential panel ratifies 2 days for business registration

The Presidential Ease of Doing Business panel has reduced the number of days required for registration of new businesses in…

Olumide Bakare’s death unfortunate – Ajimobi

Gov. Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo state has described the death of the late veteran actor, Olumide Bakare, as very unfortunate.
As the fight for its eradication intensifies globally, Nigeria still accounts for 25 percent of cases of malaria fever in the world.

WHO unveils new malaria vaccine

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday unveiled a new malaria vaccine called RTS,S that will be piloted in Kenya,…