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Child victims of DRC Ebola outbreak need ‘special care’ – UNICEF

The ongoing deadly Ebola outbreak in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has particularly affected…

Boroffice applauds adoption of direct primary by APC

Sen. Ajayi Boroffice, representing Ondo Central Senatorial District, has applauded the adoption of direct primaries by the All Progressives Congress…

Nigeria to assist Guinea-Bissau with voters’ registration kits

The President of ECOWAS Network of Electoral Commissions, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, says Nigeria will assist Guinea-Bissau with Voters’ Registration kits…

IPOB women protest in Owerri

The police in Imo on Friday arrested some women protesting over the continued detention of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of…
Open defecation

Cholera: FCTA cautions against open defecation

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has warned residents to desist from open defecation to prevent cholera in the territory.

Collapsed Building: FCT Minister assures adequate emergency care for victims

Malam Muhammad Bello, Minister, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has assured the public of adequate emergency medical care for victims of…

New Seme Customs Commander reads riot Act to smugglers

The newly re-deployed Customs Commander in Seme border, Comptroller Muhammed Uba on Friday advised smugglers to desist from illegal trade…

Peter Obi tasks RATTAWU on promotion of good governance

Former Gov. of Anambra, Mr Peter Obi has urged members of Radio, Television, Theatre and Art Workers Union of Nigeria…

UN remembers victims of Baghdad, Abuja UN building bombings

Victims of the UN building bombings in Baghdad, Abuja and others cities around the world have been remembered by the…

Hajj 2018: NAHCON concludes pilgrims’ transportation

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) on Friday concluded the transportation of Nigeria’s pilgrims to this year’s Hajj with…

Nigeria controls 70 % of cargo traffic of W/Central Africa – Ports’ Council

The Chairman, Nigerian Ports Consultative Council (NPCC), Chief Kunle Folarin, says Nigeria controls 70 per cent of cargo traffic of…

2019 Elections: No money for you, INEC tells international observers

The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Yakubu Mahmud, on Friday in Abuja, reiterated that the commission had no…

Flood kills 324 people in India

At least 324 people have been killed in flooding in the southern Indian state of Kerala in what local officials…

Smugglers in trouble as Customs Commander vows to seize second-hand clothes

Smugglers of second-hand clothes and other banned goods plying the Seme border route between Nigeria and the Republic of Benin…

We didn’t compel Premium Times reporter, Ogundipe to implicate Saraki

The Nigeria Police Force has denied compelling Samuel Ogundipe of Premium Times online publication to implicate the President of the…

We have no budgetary allocation for International Observers –  INEC 

The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, on Friday in Abuja, said the commission had no prepared…

Saraki visits Gov. Emmanuel, commends leadership quality

 Senate President Bukola Saraki on Friday paid a solidarity visit to Gov. Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom and commended him…

Ibadan Disco invests N11.5 bn in metering, power infrastructure

Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) on Friday said it had invested over N11. 5 billion on metering, upgrading and rehabilitation…

INEC releases notice of 2019 elections

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday released the notice of activities for the 2019 general elections.

Osinbajo visits site of collapsed 4-storey building

Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo on Friday visited the site of Friday's four-storey building collapse in Abuja and expressed satisfaction…

Naira gains 40k against dollar at parallel market

The Naira gained 40k against the dollar at the end of Friday trading, exchanging at N359.6 stronger than N360 traded…
Yobe Microfinance Bank offers civil servants opportunity to take loans to buy animals for sacrifice during the coming Eid el-Adha celebration.

Eid-el-Kabir: Ram dealers worry over low patronage

Ahead of the 2018 Eid-el-Kabir celebration, ram dealers at New Artisan Market, Enugu, have decried low patronage by buyers.
Investors lose N1.14trn as NGX reacts to MPC decision

NSE market capitalisation inches N236bn

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) recorded the first gain for the week with the market capitalisation increasing by N236 billion…

Nigerians hail Osasu Igbinedon over role in Jones Abiri’s freedom

High-flying television host, Osasu Igbinedon, has been commended by some Nigerians for the role her TV platform, The Osasu Show…

APC faction officially open office Secretariat in Port-Harcourt

Senator Magnus Abe's faction of the All Progressives Congress, APC make good its threat to open a parallel Secretariat in…

We have not privatised water supply – LASG

Lagos State Government has declared that it has not privatised water supply, neither has it awarded water privatisation contract to…

Sallah: Lagos tasks residents on environment protection

The Lagos State Government on Friday urged residents to be mindful of the environment, as they celebrate the Eld-el-Kabir festival.

Snake rearing, most lucrative hard-currency-earning business

The officer in charge of Snakebite Treatment and Research Centre, Kaltungo in Gombe state, Dr Abubakar Ballah, has encouraged members…

2019 General Elections: INEC releases elections notice in Lagos

As part of its preparations for the 2019 general elections, the Independent National Electoral (INEC) in Lagos State on Friday…
INEC sets aside eight days for the collection of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) for the September 21, 2024 Edo governorship election.

114,448 PVCs yet to be collected in Kebbi – INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that 114,448 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) produced are yet to be collected…