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Easter: NSCDC beefs up security in Kano State

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), Kano State Command, said it had deployed 400 personnel to provide security…

SON staffs, stakeholders undergoes training on vehicle inspection, standards

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), on Wednesday commenced the training of its staffers and other stakeholders on vehicle inspection…

APC inaugurates committees to intervene in Kogi, Bauchi crisis

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The All Progressives Congress (APC), has inaugurated two fact-finding and reconciliation committees to look into the crises rocking its chapters…

Oyo APC still united, says spokesman

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State says it remains a united and progressive platform through which the state…

Peace in PDP, Nigeria, prerequisite for growth – Ayade

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River has said that peace within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Nigeria in general…

State Govt. begins public hearing on 2016 Hajj

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Katsina state government has constituted an 8-man public hearing committee to investigate and submit its reports on the anomalies…

Dangote Flour Mills returns to profitability, posts N12bn profit

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Dangote Flour Mills has posted a profit before tax of N11.82 billion for its financial year ended December 31, 2016.

Build signature refineries, Minister urges international partners

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, on Tuesday urged oil giants to build signature refineries in…

Zambia energy regulator receives submissions on electricity tariff hike

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Zambia’s energy regulator on Wednesday said it had started receiving submissions from stakeholders on the intention of the country’s power…

Oyo govt. issues appointment letters to 54 caretaker chairmen

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Oyo State Government on Wednesday presented appointment letters to caretaker chairmen of 54 local government councils and Local Council…

Gombe treats 1,221 malnourished children in 3 months

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

A Nutrition Officer in Gombe State, Malam Suleiman Mamman, on Wednesday said 1,221 malnourished children received complete treatment from January…

NIFST urges FG to partner with stakeholders to ensure food security

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Mr Sunday Bamgbose, Chairman, Nigeria Institute of food Science and Technology (NIFST) Lagos State chapter, on Wednesday urged Federal Government…

Cleric seeks dissolution of marriage over threat to life

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Bamidele Asimiyu, an Islamic cleric, on Wednesday sought from an Ile-Tuntun Customary Court in Ibadan, the dissolution of a 24-year-old…

Igbo groups in US hold cultural festival

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

Igbos in the United States of America say they will hold an all-Igbo cultural festival on September 1 and September…

2017 Okpekpe race to boost tourism in Edo – organisers

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Organisers of the 5th edition of Okpekpe road race have said that this year’s event would be used to boost…

Inventor urges FG not to politicise National Research Innovation Council

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Mr Banjo Kathir, an inventor, on Wednesday called on the Federal Government not to politicise the establishment of the National…

Police arrest Boko Haram recruiter in Senegal

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

Senegalese police say authorities have arrested a suspected recruiter for the Nigeria-based Boko Haram Islamic extremist group.

Kenya needs 2m homes to curb sprawling slums, World Bank says

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Kenya needs to build two million affordable city homes to meet its housing deficit and stem the growth of its…

Otodo Gbame: Court Declines Jurisdiction On Application For Contempt

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

A Lagos High Court in Igbosere on Wednesday dismissed a contempt application filed by some displaced residents of Lagos waterfront…

Minister clarifies Buhari’s absence at FEC

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

he Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said President Muhammadu Buhari deliberately assigned Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo to preside…

ASUP calls on FG to end dichotomy between Polytechnic and University graduates

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

National Vice-President, Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), Ogunseye Timothy, on Wednesday appealed to the Federal Government to end the…

DSS busts ISIS-linked Boko Haram ring in Benue, FCT

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Department of State Services (DSS) said it had busted a ring of ISIS-linked Boko Haram members based in Benue…

Ambode appoints Joke Silva, Kunle Afolayan, Others Into Board Of Arts & Culture

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday appointed actress Joke Silver, actor Kunle Afolayan and others into the newly…

My wife encourages my children to steal, man tells court

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

A 56-year-old driver, Olusegun Agogo, on Wednesday asked an Igando Customary Court in Lagos to dissolve his 19-year-old marriage because…

FG declares Friday, Monday public holidays

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

The Federal Government has declared Friday, April 14 and Monday, 17, 2017 as public holidays to mark the Good Friday…

Enugu residents turn cassava farmers over high Garri price

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

Many residents of Enugu, particularly those living on the outskirts of the city, have embarked on cassava farming due to…

Buhari felicitates with Yemi Ogunbiyi at 70

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday congratulated the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Dr…

Cultists murder engineer at Ogoniland project site

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

Cultists and youths bearing arms in Ogoniland have murdered a site engineer identified as Ade Adeyemo, working for a contractor…

Count me out of $200m bribe Malabu oil deal – Jonathan

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan has appealed to Nigerians to count him out of the $200m bribe Malabu oil scandal.

Ex-Iranian president to contest for presidency again

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

Ex-Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad submitted his name on Wednesday for registration as a candidate in Iran’s presidential election in May,…

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