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Chonoko assumes duty as Acting DG of CMD

Mr Bitrus Chonoko, Acting Director-General, Centre for Management Development (CMD), has assumed duty at the head office of the Centre…

Baru commends marketer for adherence to approved pump price

Dr Maikanti Baru, the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), on Wednesday commended a petroleum marketer…

Out-going CMD boss cautions staff

Dr Kabir Usman, the out-going Director-General, Centre for Management Development (CMD), has advised the staff to shun religious sentiment and…

Indian minister slammed for urinating in open

Opposition parties on Thursday slammed a senior minister after a picture pf him urinating in the open in the western…

357m children living in conflict zones – Group

A charity organisation, Save the Children on Thursday warned 357 million children living in conflict zones. In a report, the…

Institute to train secretaries on practical solutions

The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria (ICSAN) says it will expose its members to modern day practices…

Zimbabwe offers to pay for opposition leader Tsvangirai funeral expenses

Zimbabwe is ready to help foot the bill for the funeral arrangements of Morgan Tsvangirai in a tribute to the…

Economic growth: Expert tasks FG to utilise rising oil price

A financial expert, Dr Samuel Nzekwe, has advised the Federal Government to utilise the rising oil price in the international…
Petrol price jumps to N520 per liter in Edo, Delta

Petrol diversion: DPR fines marketers N2.5bn

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has fined 20 marketers about N2.48 billion for diverting nine million litres of petrol.…

Prof. Ukwu, ex-Education Commissioner dies at 84

Prof. Ukwu I. Ukwu, Education Commissioner in the defunct East Central State is dead. Ukwu, an economist and former Executive…

South Africa: Experts say Ramaphosa likely to face challenges in reforming economy

South African Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa, who is set to replace Jacob Zuma as the nation’s president, is likely to…

New South African president will be elected in parliament today – ANC chief whip

South Africa’s parliament will elect Cyril Ramaphosa as new president at 2pm local time (1200 GMT) on Thursday and have…

PDP advises INEC to review voter register to curb Underage voting

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has advised the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to review and sanitise its voter register,…

Australian PM to ban sexual relationships between ministers, staff

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Thursday said ministers will be banned from sexual relationships with staff under a new…

Colombia denies plans to attack Venezuela amid rising diplomatic tension

Colombia’s army chief of staff has denied claim that Colombia is planning to attack Venezuela, amid rising diplomatic tension between…
Child marriage still prevalent in Nigeria

Child marriage: United Nations launches Valentine campaign to end practice

The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) is promoting its “I don’t” campaign which called on the world to prioritise ending child…

United Nations highlight challenges faced by Nigerian women, others

A new report launched by the UN Women at the UN Headquarters in New York has uncovered significant inequalities and…

Governors plot to boost IGR, implements State Police

The Governors Forum on Wednesday met to find ways of improving Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of states through the implementation…

Former student kills 15 in Florida High School

A gunman opened fire at a Southern Florida high school today, killing at least 15 people and sending students running…
Valentine's Day

Valentine: Red clothes sell out in Abuja boutiques

Clothes made of different shades of red sold fast in boutiques and shops in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja,…

Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai dies in South Africa

Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai died on Wednesday in South Africa after a long battle with cancer, the vice president…

Youths hold NSCDC Commandant, mobile cops hostage

Protesting youths of Obadolovbiyeyi community, in Ikpoba-Okha local government area of Edo State, on Wednesday, held the State Commandant of…

Lagos approves establishment of 4 more emergency response units

The Lagos State Commissioner for Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Relations, Mr. Seye Oladejo has said that Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has…
Valentine's Day

Valentine’s Day doesn’t mean love and sex – Cleric

A clergyman, Pastor Dan Ukpabi, has expressed dismay at the misconception of the youths who misinterpreted Valentine’s Day to mean…

Amuwo Odofin APC leaders endorse Ambode for 2nd term

Leaders and members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area have endorsed the Lagos State…

We are set for Edo LG election – Police

Heads of security agencies in Edo State have assured voters of their readiness to ensure a hitch-free local government council…

Buhari issues directive for extra funding tertiary institutions

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) to continue to offer meaningful and purposeful interventions in…

Herdsmen: Ogun stakeholders debunk shutdown of 30 primary schools

Stakeholders in Yewa North, Ogun State have debunked claims that 30 primary schools were shutdown in Yewa North following attack…

SON seize fake products worth N300bn in 2017

Mr Ostia Aboloma, Director General, Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON), says the organisation confiscated fake and sub-standard products worth N300…

FIRS Shuts Tax Defaulting Firms In Lagos, Kano, Port Harcourt

A multi-billion naira company, African Textile Management Limited was among four companies that were sealed up by the Federal Inland…