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Boko Haram: Defense Headquarters solicits vital information

The Nigerian Defence Headquarters has appealed to the public to always avail the force with useful information to boost intelligence…

LG polls: PDP accuses Plateau Govt of “creating unnecessary tension”

The Plateau chapter of the PDP has accused the state government of “creating unnecessary tension by insisting on announcing results…

WHO expects Congo’s Ebola outbreak to last 3, 4 months

Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola outbreak is expected to last another three to four months and could spread at any…

Church attacks: Egypt court sentences 17 to death

An Egyptian military court on Thursday sentenced 17 people to death for their involvement in the bombing attacks on three…
NAICOM constitutes 2025 Recapitalisation Committee, following President Bola Tinubu’s assent to the NIIRA 2025.

NAICOM dissociates self from trending Ponzi scheme

The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has dissociated itself from a Ponzi scheme, which was recently ascribed to it and is…

Kaduna Govt. recruits 75 budget officers

Kaduna State Government has recruited 75 budget and planning officers to enhance budgeting and planning processes for effective service delivery.
Governor Atiku Bagudu, speaks on Kebbi boat mishap

Kebbi Govt. spends N10.8bn on gratuities

The Kebbi Government says it has expended N10.8 billion on payments of outstanding gratuities to 7,003 retirees across the 21…

Nigeria requires $1trn to modernise energy infrastructure – Osinbajo

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says 1 trillion dollars is required to modernise Nigeria’s energy infrastructure in 29 years.

2019 elections: Senate passes INEC N189 billion budget

The Senate on Thursday passed the sum of N234 billion for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the 2018…

INEC expects 80m registered voters to participate in 2019 elections

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said on Thursday that more than 80 million registered Nigerians were expected to vote…
APC

Primaries: APC supporters demand cancelation of Katsina Assembly election

No fewer than 1000 supporters of Alhaji Kamal Alty, one of the All Progressives Congress (APC) aspirants for the just…
Lagos Airport to undergo brief power shutdown on Wednesday

Lagos Airport: Unions threaten to extend protest to other terminals

The unions in the aviation sector on Thursday threatened to ground flight operations at all terminals of the Murtala Muhammed…
Divorce

14-year-old marriage dissolved over spiritual attacks

A Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan, on Thursday dissolved a 14-year-old marriage between Bunmi Adewuyi and Adegbite Adewuyi over spiritual…
Fashion designer

Husband, mother in-law battle over inheritance

A widower, Isah Sulaiman, has sued his mother in-law at a Magajin Gari Sharia Court in Kaduna, over his late…

IMF urges Nigeria to tighten monetary policy

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged Nigeria to tighten its monetary policy and strengthen non-oil revenue mobilisation efforts for…

Flood: Air Force embarks on free medical outreach for IDPs

The Mobility Command of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) in Bayelsa has embarked on a five-day free medical outreach for…
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS)

Customs seizes contraband goods worth N142m

The Niger Area Command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has seized contraband goods worth over N142 million in the last…

Be active in politics, group tasks Nigerian women

A group, Badagry Women Development Forum (BWDF), on Thursday urged females in Nigeria to play active roles in politics, to…

Dollar weakens on softer U.S. yields

The dollar weakened on Thursday following an overnight drop in U.S. Treasury yields, though moves in foreign exchange markets were…

Cooperative society tasks Ambode on giving farmers interest-free loans

The Food Basket Farmers’ Cooperative Society, Ogijo-Ikorodu Chapter, on Thursday urged Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State to support farmers…

Prices of 17 cancer drugs cut by 56%

China National Healthcare Security Administration on Thursday said payment standards for 17 types of anti-cancer drugs newly included in China’s…

British Academic in solitary confinement after UAE Research

A British Academic, Matthew Hedges, is being held in solitary confinement without charge in the United Arab Emirates while conducting…

Buratai bags award on Leadership

The Institute of Economists of Nigeria, Ibadan has conferred “Exemplary and Uncommon Leadership Command Award” on the Chief of Army…
OPEC

Oil market well supplied – OPEC

OPEC sees the oil market as well supplied and is wary of revisiting a glut next year, the group’s secretary-general…
European Union (EU)

Money laundering: Council of EU tightens rules

The Council of the European Union adopted on Thursday a new directive aimed at counteracting money laundering, the council said…

GOtv Boxing Night 16: Joe Boy Gets New Opponent As Injury Rules Out Dotse

Anama Dotse, the Ghanaian billed to fight African Boxing Union lightweight champion, Oto “Joe Boy” Joseph, at GOtv Boxing Night…

E-waste management: Foundation calls for more stringent measures, policies

Prof. Oladele Osibanjo, the Vice-Chairman, E-Waste Relief Foundation (ERF), a non-governmental organisation, has called for stringent measures and pragmatic policies…
World Bank

Biased investment: World Bank takes responsibility for advising Nigeria, others

The World Bank says it “has to take some responsibility’’ for advising Nigeria and other African countries to invest more…
Rockets hit Iraqi base housing U.S. forces

Rocket carrying space station crew fails mid air

A booster rocket carrying a Soyuz spacecraft with a Russian and U.S. astronaut on board headed for the International Space…

UNICEF, ADB committed to fight poverty in Asia-Pacific

The UNICEF and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Thursday renewed their commitment to fighting poverty and promoting the well-being…