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EDSIEC fixes Local Govt. elections for March 3

Edo State Independent Electoral Commission (EDSIEC), has fixed March 3, for the conduct of local government election in the state.

Council projects N36bn for raw materials importation for 5years

The Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) has projected over N36 billion on importation of raw materials and products…
BPE explains why it has been unable to pay N1.8 billion severance packages to the ex-staff of the SAHCOL since 2018.

Comatose state of privatised company worries Bureau of Public Enterprises

Mr Alex Okoh, the Director-General, Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) has described as worrisome the comatose state of Nigerdock Nigeria…

Fuel scarcity: Loading at Ibadan Depot grossly inadequate – IPMAN

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) on Thursday said that petrol allocations by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation…
Group petitions EFCC and ICPC against Mallam Nasiru El-Rufai

NUT advocates for retraining amid teachers’ sack in Kaduna State

The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) on Thursday condemned the retrenchment of 21,800 teachers in Kaduna State by Gov. Nasir…

Teacher Education Policy: Implementation will improve learning process – Adamu

The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu says the implementation of the National Teacher Education Policy (NTEP) will improve the…
Gov. Badaru Abubakar dissolves cabinet

Jigawa Local Council to sponsor 110 for eye surgery

No fewer than 110 visually impaired people in Dutse Local Government Area of Jigawa would benefit from free eye surgery…

AMAC Chairman budgets N6.9bn for 2018

The Chairman Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Mr Abdullahi Candido, on Thursday presented N6.92 billion budget for 2018 fiscal year,…

Expired licence: Kano shuts 25 drugs stores

No fewer than 25 wholesale drugs stores within Kano metropolis were on Thursday shut by the State Government for allegedly…

Perm. Sec. tasks committee on accurate aviation statistical data

The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Transportation, Alhaji Sabiu Zakari, has urged members of the Aviation Statistical Committee to ensure…

Ambode: Public servants must embrace effective communication to prevent crisis

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday charged public servants on the need to embrace effective communication in a bid…
Kenyan Airways reacts to viral video involving a Nigerian, Ms Omisore, who was denied boarding second leg of her flight to Paris in Nairobi

Kenya Airways: Direct U.S. flights to boost revenue

The Chief Executive Officer of Kenya Airways, Sebastian Mikosz said on Thursday that the daily direct flights to the United…

Katsina Govt. to partner with Indian firm on $70m irrigation dam

The Katsina State Government says it will partner with an Indian company, ABC Ltd, to construct a $70 million irrigation…

NDDC steps up job creation programmes

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) says it has concluded plans to develop training programmes that will fast-track job creation…
MACBAN alleges that killings of innocent herders by a vigilance group is going on in Sokoto State with 16 lives lost so far.

Avoid farm encroachment in FCT, district head urges herdsmen

Mr Yohana Luka, District Head, Dako community in Gwagwalada Area Council, FCT, on Thursday urged herdsmen in the area to…
Massive PVC collection in Ondo: 55,859 cards distributed in record-breaking five-day period

INEC registers 68,079 voters in Kwara

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has registered 68,079 voters in Kwara since the commencement of the Continuous Voter…

2019 Elections: Ogun Deputy Speaker denies rift with Gov. Amosun

The purported rift between Ogun lawmakers and Gov. Ibikunle Amosun ahead of the 2019 polls should be disregarded, Mr Olakunle…

2019 elections: Group cautions against violence

A group, known as Yoruba Council of Youths Worldwide (YCYW), has urged the youths to get involved in leadership process…
London Mayor Sadiq Khan

London mayor says ‘No deal’ Brexit could cost UK about 500,000 jobs

Britain could lose almost 500,000 jobs and 50 billion pounds investment over the next 12 years if it fails to…

NBA decries alleged extortion of motorists by soldiers in Ebonyi

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Abakaliki branch, has condemned alleged incessant extortion of motorists by soldiers along major roads in…

2 suspected `returnee’ traffickers arrested

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), says it has arrested two suspected traffickers among Nigerian…

3,000 children affected by forced evictions in Mogadishu – UN

UNICEF and Save the Children on Thursday said 30,000 children were affected in the recent unannounced forced evictions of families…

Bauchi traditional ruler recovers 2 abandoned children

Alhaji Nadada Ahmadu, the Ward Head of Gwallaga in Bauchi metropolis, has recovered two teenagers from Jigawa allegedly abandoned by…

Islamic State: Iraq estimates damage at $100 billion

Iraqi authorities have estimated that the cost of the damage from the war against the Islamic State terrorist group amounts…

We will not be intimidated, NLC tells El-Rufai

President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Ayuba Wabba on Thursday said the organised labour would not be intimidated by…

‘We have enough petrol’, NNPC cautions motorists against panic buying

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Thursday in Abuja urged motorists not to engage in panic buying of any…

Benue killings: Mukurdi residents mourn as victims given mass burial

Residents of Makurdi remained mournful on Thursday as bodies of the victims of the Fulani herdsmen attacks of Jan. 1…

Plastic: Green groups welcome Theresa May’s plan to cut use

Environmental groups on Thursday welcomed Prime Minister Theresa May’s 25-year plan to create a “cleaner, greener Britain” by eliminating plastic…

Lagos generated N503.7bn revenue in 2017 – Ambode

Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday disclosed that his administration generated N503.7 billion revenue in 2017 despite the…

Benue Killings: Over 18,000 persons displaced in Nasarawa – Government

The Nasarawa State Government said over 18,000 people had been displaced in Nasarawa State due to the spillover of the…