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IGR: Ogun generates N41.8bn in 10 months

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Ogun State Internal Revenue Service (OGIRS) says it has generated over N41.8 billion as revenue to the coffers of…

Lagos pays N1.22 billion to 286 retirees

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The Lagos State Government on Tuesday presented retirement benefit of N1.22 billion to 286 retirees under its retirement bond certificate…

Erring depot owners to get N20m fine for selling above price

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The management of the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) on Tuesday said that any depot owner selling petrol above approved…

Lagos commissions additional LASEMA Response Unit Wednesday

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

In a bid to improving the response time to all form of emergencies in the State, the Lagos State Government…

Fuel queues: 470 trucks of petrol to arrive Lagos, Abuja

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Tuesday said it released 300 trucks of petrol to Lagos and 170 to…

Lagos moves against fraudulent practices in real estate sector

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The Lagos State Government has vowed to prosecute any real estate agent caught indulging in fraudulent practices as government will…

FC Barcelona accused of illegal transfer approach

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Spanish side Atletico Madrid have reported FC Barcelona to FIFA for an illegal transfer approach for Antoine Griezmann.

Nigerian must regain upper-hand in anti-corruption war – Lai Mohammed

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed on Tuesday called on Nigerians to take possession of the anti-corruption…

Counselling engagement can scale up productivity – Ambode

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday argued that counseling engagement of staff could help scale up productivity in the…

FG inaugurates 13 firefighting trucks to combat fire outbreaks

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Minister of Interior, retired Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau, on Tuesday in Abuja inaugurated 13 modern firefighting trucks and 11 water…

Gov. Dickson wants PDP open to all Nigerians

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa and Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Reconciliation Committee, has advised the new PDP…

Pistorius appeals for sentence cut

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Paralympic gold medallist Oscar Pistorius has appealed to South Africa’s highest court to cut the sentence he got for murdering…

Expert harps on sickle cell management

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Mr Adesina Adetunbosun, Founder, Babajide Olowodola Foundation, a sickle-cell NGO, has advised sickle-cell patients to keep warm and avoid extreme…

Naval University, others receive provisional licence to operate

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The National Universities Commission (NUC) on Tuesday in Abuja presented provisional licence to Naval Admiralty University, Ibusa, Delta.

No fatality during fire outbreak at NCAC permanent site – DG

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Otunba Olusegun Runsewe, the Director-General National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC), on Tuesday said that no life was lost…

NGO demands inclusion of persons with disability in national devt.

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Disability Journey Initiative, an NGO, has called for the inclusion of Persons With Disability (PWD) in national development plans to…

Small-scale business holders receive grant from state Govt.

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Jigawa Government has commenced the disbursement of N57.4 million grants to 5,740 small-scale business holders across the state.

Ministry partners with SFH to combat HIV and AIDS in education sector

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Ministry of Education in collaboration with the Society for Family Health (SFH) have produced a report that will help…

Maternal deaths linked to lack of amenities

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Chief Danjuma Gajere, the Etsu of Gbaupe Community, a suburb in Kuje Area Council of FCT, on Tuesday attributed high…

Disabled Trafficking victim handed over to Plateau Govt.

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) on Tuesday handed over a disabled victim of trafficking…

2019: National Assembly to pass 12 electoral reforms bills

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Electoral Matters, Hajiya Aishatu Dukku, on Tuesday said the National Assembly was working on…

Workers protest proposed sale of National Theatre

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Workers at the National Arts Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos on Tuesday embarked on a peaceful protest against the proposed sale of…

National Assembly vows to support local government autonomy

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Speaker House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, on Tuesday in Abuja said the National Assembly was committed to ensuring that…

United Nations defines standards for global flight tracking

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The United Nations has defined new technical standards to guarantee the seamless tracking of aircraft and to prevent flights from…

Nigeria’s active telecoms subscribers reach 141m in October – NCC

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says that it recorded 140,766,653 active subscribers of the telecommunication networks in October as against…

Al-Assad enemy of millions of people – Macron

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

President Emmanuel Macron of France said on Tuesday that Bashar Al-Assad was the enemy of millions of his own people…

Prepaid metre producer wants direct sale of electricity to customers

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Sabrud Consortium, an indigenous prepaid meter manufacturing company, has advised the Federal Government to allow producers to sell prepaid meters…

Federal, states partnership crucial to national development – Osinbajo

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the collaboration of the Federal and state government is crucial to achieving development plans of…

The Village Headmaster producer, Tunde Oloyede, is dead

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Chief Tunde Oloyede, Veteran broadcaster, producer and director, is dead.

Nigerian Govt issues provisional licences to 6 new private universities

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Federal Ministry of Education on Tuesday issued provisional licences to the six newly established private universities.

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