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FRSC to reduce road accidents by 50% in 2018

The Corps Marshal Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Mr Boboye Oyeyemi says the corps will reduce by 50 per cent…
Lassa Fever

Lassa Fever: Ebonyi Govt. closes schools to check spread

The Ebonyi Government on Thursday ordered closure of all public and private schools in the state to check the spread…

Hungary to tax organizations assisting migrants

Hungary’s rightist Government says it plans to put forward a law against foreign-funded organizations assisting migrants, Interior Minister Sandor Pinter…

Four foreign nationals kidnapped in Kaduna

Kaduna State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of four foreign nationals on Kwoi-Jere road in Kagarko local government area…

UN seeks $1.6bn to protect 5.4m Somalis from drought

The UN office in Somalia has launched the 2018 humanitarian response plan, which called for 1.6 billion dollars to protect…

Eritrean diplomat told to leave the Netherlands

The Dutch government has told an Eritrean diplomat in the Netherlands to leave the country, minister of Foreign Affairs Halbe…

Peace Corps not proscribed, says PRO

The Peace Corps of Nigeria (PCN) says the corps is not proscribed by the Federal Government.

Elections to hold in 4 to 5 months time – Mnangagwa

Zimbabwe will hold elections in four to five months, a newspaper on Thursday quoted President Emmerson Mnangagwa as saying.

Trump release winners ‘Fake News’ award, CNN, NYT top list

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday night announced the winners of his highly anticipated ‘Fake News Awards’ with CNN and…

Nigerian hailed for returning N150m wrongfully posted into his account in Qatar

Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora has hailed a Nigerian, Michael Asemota, for…

‘Shithole’: Trump reminded of Nigerians’ immense contributions to United States

The Nigerian Lawyers Association has joined numerous Nigerian groups in the U.S. to remind President Donald Trump of the immense…

NASS to urged appropriately approve Navy’s budget

The Chief of Naval Staff, (CNS), Vice Admiral Ibok Ete-Ibas, has urged the National Assembly (NASS) to appropriately approve the…
Kano Commissioner for Health, Dr. Abubakar Labaran Yusuf, expresses happiness over turnout for ongoing polio immunization across the state.

Polio: Germany donates €150m to combat disease in Nigeria

The German government has committed 150 million Euros to ensure total eradication of polio in Nigeria, the Ministry of Foreign…

NPFL Week 2: Enyimba, Heartland share the spoils

Enyimba International Football Club of Aba on Wednesday drew goalless with Heartland FC of Owerri in the 2017/2018 Nigeria Professional…
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Petroleum tanker drivers threaten to boycott bad roads

Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) on Wednesday threatened to boycott bad roads should the Federal Government fail to repairs  important  roads…

Customs rolls out improved pre-arrival assessment report for optimum delivery

The Comptroller-General of Customs, retired Col. Hameed Ali, on Wednesday launched an improved Pre- Arrival Assessment Report (PAAR) to enhance…
NAHCON says suspension of Max Air domestic operations by NCAA will not affect ongoing airlift of Nigerian hajj pilgrims from Saudi Arabia.

Senate set to tackle alleged corrupt practices in Hajj Commission

The Senate says it is poised to unraveling alleged extortion and imposition of charges, among other hardships inflicted on pilgrims…

NAPTIP renews cooperation with Edo Govt

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has pledged a more robust cooperation with the Edo…

India donates $3.5m capacity building assistance for Nigeria

The Indian Government says it is providing 3.5 million dollars as capacity building assistance to train Nigerian government officials under…

Fayose orders arrest of Tiv man who killed Fulani herdsman

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State on Wednesday ordered the arrest and prosecution of a Tiv man who allegedly killed…

VAIDS: Experts Warn Against Non-Declaration

Tax experts have warned against non-compliance with the Voluntary Assets and Income Declaration Scheme (VAIDS), a tax amnesty programme of…

Fire guts Yola town market

Fire has engulfed Yola town market, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.

Petroleum tanker drivers threaten to boycott bad roads

Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) on Wednesday threatened to boycott bad roads should the Federal Government fail to repair important roads…

Daily Times publisher remanded in prison custody

A chief magistrate court in Abuja has remanded the publisher of Daily Times Newspaper Fidelis Anosike in prison custody.

KLM cancels 220 flights

Dutch airline KLM has cancelled 220 flights planned for Thursday due to the powerful storm that is expected to hit…
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Police Drags MD To Court For Stealing N10.5m

The Police in Lagos have dragged the Managing Director of Dominican Global Resources Company, Mafoluku area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria,…

Bomb scare: Edo police parade Bomb manufacturers

Three suspects who were arrested in connection with the explosion that claimed one life in Okpela, Etsako East local government…

FADAMA III: 2nd phase of projects begin in rural communities in Yobe

The FADAMA III Second Additional Financing (AFII) Programme has started the execution of infrastructural projects in some rural communities across…
The Minister said the ban on open grazing was as part of efforts to curb the persistent farmers-herders conflicts across the country.

Cattle colonies: Taraba state rejects Federal Govts. proposal

Mr Yusufu Akirikwen, the Taraba Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, says that the state has no land for Cattle Colonies…

Lagos rescues woman trapped in mud

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA has rescued a middle aged woman trapped in the mud under Third Mainland…