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NAFDAC arrests nursing mother, 7 others over adulterated drinks

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Saturday raided the Ogbaru relief market, near Onitsha, arresting…

Danger! Germany depots ISIS suspect to Nigeria

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

Germany has deported to Nigeria, an alleged Islamic extremist, an ISIS suspect, deemed dangerous by authorities.

78,378 Pupils Sit for 2017 Entrance Exam

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

No fewer than 78,378 pupils are participating in the ongoing 2017 National Common Entrance Examination across the country, according to…

Educationists Express Mixed Feelings On FG’s Recovery Plan

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Some members of the academia on Saturday expressed different views on effectiveness of the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP)…

Union Scribe Urges Workers To Support FG

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Mr Isah Aremu, General Secretary, National Union of Textile, Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria has asked Nigerian workers to…

FG Begins Construction Of N500m Water Scheme

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The Federal Government has commenced the construction of an Earth Dam at Otuo in the Owan-East Local Government Area of…

Sokoto’s N3.5bn Dairy, Meat Firm Ready This Year

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The Sokoto State Government has assured that it’s dairy and meat company would begin operation before the end of this…

APC Women Leaders Want More Slots

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Women leaders under the auspices of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State on Saturday urged the party to…

20,000 Children Sit For NCEE In Lagos

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Over 20,000 children in Lagos State sat for this year’s National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE), which held nationwide on Saturday.

Lack Of Exhibition Impedes Art Work – Pius Remet

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Pius Remet, a renowned painter on Saturday, said lack of exhibition was gradually ruining the relevance of Nigerian artists.

Shippers Council Commends Enugu Govt

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The Nigerian Shippers’ Council has commended the Enugu State Government for donating 50 hectares of land to build an ultra-modern…

German national slumps, dies at Lagos airport

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

A German national, Mr Brenard Christo, who slumped on Friday at the General Aviation Terminal of the Murtala Mohammed Airport,…

NYSC To Immunise 4,500 Corps Members

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) says it is collaborating with the Sokoto State Ministry of Health to immunise more…

Epidemics: NMA Solicits Local Production Of Vaccines

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has called on the Federal Government to encourage local vaccines production to ensure adequate supply…

270 persons died in road crashes in Ogun

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The Ogun Sector Commander, Federal Roads Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr Clement Oladele, said on Saturday that a total of 270…

Nasarawa Govt tasks youths on loyalty, dedication

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Nasarawa State Government has charged the 1,500 youths newly engaged under the state Youth Empowerment Scheme (NAYES) to justify…

Man docked over dud cheque

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

A 48-year-old man, Stephen Sunday, alleged to have issued a dud cheque for N4.3 million to a Cooperative Society in…

Court remands 2 men accused of assaulting a recharge card seller

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

A Jos High Court on Friday remanded two men – Ibrahim Simdi, 21, and Istifanus Stephen, 29, in Jos prison,…

6 in court over alleged cattle rustling

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Six persons were on Friday arraigned before a Makurdi Magistrate’s court over alleged cattle rustling.

Minister to contractors: Do not bribe project supervisors

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Alhaji Mustapha Shahuri, Minister of State for Power, Works and Housing, has warned contractors against bribing controllers and engineers overseeing…

FG to construct windmill-powered boreholes for pastoralists

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Federal Government says it will construct windmill-powered boreholes for pastoralists across the country to enable them to provide water…

Senate honours 12 former LG Chairmen in Benue

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Former Sole Administrators of 12 Local Governments in Benue have received awards of excellence for outstanding performance.

Buhari approves inter-ministerial committee on pension liability

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Minister of Budget and National Planning Udoma Udo Udoma says President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the constitution of an inter-ministerial…

Massive turn out for meningitis vaccination in Zamfara- NCDC

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded a massive turn out in Zamfara as meningitis C reactive vaccination…

Losses from Zika virus total $18bn – UNDP

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The UN Development Programme (UNDP) says that the social and economic cost of the recent spread of the Zika virus…

Buhari approves new board chairmen for 19 parastatals

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reconstitution of the boards of 19 parastatal agencies under the Federal Ministry of Education.

JAMB suspends 2017 UTME registration for 2 days

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board in Abuja have announced the suspension of registration for the 2017 Unified Tertiary Matriculation…

Ex-Croatian PM sentenced to 4yrs imprisonment for corruption

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

Former Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader was on Friday sentenced to four and a half years imprisonment for a corruption…

Falana Quit ThisDay Editorial Board To Protest ‘Fictitious’ Report

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana SAN, has announced his resignation from the editorial board of ThisDay newspaper following the…

Supreme Court sacks House of Rep. member

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

The Supreme Court has removed Sopuluchukwu Ezeonwuka of the Peoples Democratic Party from representing Orumba North/South, Anambra Federal Constituency in…

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