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NCC records increase in Internet subscribers in Nigeria

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The number of internet users in Nigeria’s telecommunications networks has increased to 91.6 million in June, the Nigerian Communications Commission…

UN seeks $9.5m for returnees from Cameroon

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is seeking additional 9.5 million dollars to scale up its…

State spends over N6bn on schools infrastructure

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Alhaji Fatai Kolawole, the Permanent Secretary, Osun State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) on Wednesday said the state government had…

NEITI calls for transfer ofoil revenue savings to Sovereign Wealth Fund

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has called for the transfer of all the country’s oil revenue savings into…

NASS tasked on passage of other segments of PIGB before December

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Dr Osten Olorunsola, a former Director, Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), has appealed to the National Assembly to expedite the…

CVR: 69,000 eligible voters registered in Bayelsa

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday said it had registered about 69,000 eligible voters during the ongoing continuous…

Reps defer review report to test run electronic voting device

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The House of Representatives on Wednesday differed consideration of the report of the Ad hoc Committee on Constitution Review to…

Abattoirs Mgt: FG Calls For Public Private Partnership

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The Federal Government has advised state and local governments to adopt a Public Private Partnership (PPP) in the management of…

Fake Soldier Bailed For Extortion

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

A Grade 1 Area Court at Karu in Abuja on Wednesday granted bail to one Godwin Sunday, 25, charged with…

Osinbajo Swears In 2 New Ministers

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday in Abuja swore-in two new ministers, Stephen Ocheni from Kogi state and Suleiman Hassan…

We’ve empowered 4000 businesses to boost Lagos economy – Ambode

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday said that the N25 billion Employment Trust Fund (ETF) set up by…

Truck Owners To Be Prosecuted With Their Drivers — FRSC

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said on Wednesday that tankers and trucks owners would now be prosecuted alongside their…

Sokoto Govt Recruits 550 Youths For Township Sanitation

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The Sokoto State Government has recruited 550 youths for routine township sanitation, as part of its efforts to prevent flooding…

Trump Declares Ban On Transgender People In Military

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Transgender individuals will not be allowed to serve in the U.S. military “in any capacity,” President Donald Trump said on…

NCS Impounds 3,200 Bags Of Rice, Poultry Products

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Seme Command, on Wednesday said it had impounded 3,200 bags of rice, 1,000 cartons of…

Katsina Govt, Maradi Sign Agreement On Pastoralists Movement

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The Katsina State Government and Maradi, a state in Niger Republic, on Wednesday signed an agreement on pastoralists movement between…

NYSC Deploys 2, 000 Corps Members To Zamfara

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The National Youths Service Corps (NYSC), has deployed 2, 000 corps members to Zamfara for the 2017 Batch A, Stream…

HIV Prevention: Vaginal Ring Safe, Acceptable- Experts

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Researchers say monthly vaginal ring and daily oral tablet, both containing anti-HIV drugs, are safe and acceptable in adolescent girls.

UN Names Investigators Into Mass Killings In Congo

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

UN on Wednesday named three human rights experts to lead an international investigation into killings and other crimes in the…

Christian Board Starts Preparation For 2017 Pilgrimage

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Nasarawa State Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board (NCPWB) on Wednesday says it has started preparation for the 2017 Christian pilgrimage to…

Farmer Remanded For Sexual Intercourse With His Daughter

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

A Minna Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday ordered the remand in prison of a 20-year-old farmer, Lawali Safiyanu, for having an…

Wife Beater In Court, Pledges No Further Assault

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

An Ogudu Magistrate Court, Lagos, on Wednesday ordered a transporter to write an undertaken that he would never beat his…

Poverty Alleviation: UN Official Hails China

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

UN Development Programme (UNDP) country director in Cambodia, Nick Beresford on Wednesday praised China for its great success in reducing…

Swiss chainsaw attacker carried two crossbows at time of detention

PM NEWS Live

9 years ago

The man who carried out a chainsaw attack in Switzerland was carrying two loaded crossbows when he was detained, a…

U.S. pledges $140 million to Lebanon in Syrian refugee aid

PM NEWS Live

9 years ago

The United States will give Lebanon an additional 140 million dollars to assist Syrian refugees and the communities hosting them,…

Britain to ban new petrol, diesel cars from 2040

PM NEWS Live

9 years ago

Britain will ban the sale of new petrol and diesel-powered cars from 2040 as part of a plan to get…

Ebonyi CJ discharges 11 inmates, grants 18 bail

PM NEWS Live

9 years ago

The Chief Judge of Ebonyi, Justice Alloy Nwankwo , has discharged 11 awaiting trial inmates at the Abakaliki Prison, while…

Nigerians in Diaspora repatriate N7.519 trillion into country

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

Nigerians in diaspora have repatriated about N7.519 trillion ($20.8billion) into to either finance developmental project or assist family members.

U.S. wants Vietnam to release activist after severe sentence

PM NEWS Live

9 years ago

The U.S. Embassy in Vietnam on Wednesday called on local authorities to release an activist after the woman was handed…

Benin Central Hospital, disaster waiting to happen – Edo PDP

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Edo State chapter, has described the reconstructed accident and emergency unit of the Benin Central…

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