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Acting President urges incentives for farmers

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, the Acting President, on Thursday said it was very important to give local farmers incentives to be…

Former staff of National Orthopaedic Hospital, Kano convicted

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday secured the conviction of two former employees of the National Orthopaedic…

NAPTIP seeks prosecution of foreign based traffickers

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Mrs Julie Okah-Donli, the Director-General of National Agency for the prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), on Thursday called for…

5,000 Epe Residents benefit from Lagos’ free medical screening

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

Over 5,000 residents of Epe area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria have benefited from the free medical screening of the Lagos…

Minister calls for teamwork among departments, agencies

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, has called for teamwork among departments and agencies under in the…

Nigeria to host Africa’s Customs conference

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Mr Joseph Attah, Public Relations Officer, Nigeria Customs Service, says the service will host African Union Directors-General of Customs to…

Gov. Yari replies critics over security expenditure

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Gov. Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara state said he had actually spent over N13 billion on security to contain challenges faced…

Dwindling revenue reason for overhead costs cut – DG Budget

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Director-General, Budget office of the Federation, Mr Ben Akabueze said the federal government has been forced to cut overhead…

Stolen Nigerian ‎Artifact found in Italy

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The artifact that represented goddess of fruitfulness reluctantly released by Nupe people to Niger State Museum and stolen some decades…

Ndoma: NDDC embarked on 1,614 projects in Delta

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Niger Delta Development Commission, (NDDC) has since inception embarked on 1,614 projects in Delta valued N366 billion.

Former President applauds Wike

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has praised Gov. Nyesom Wike for delivering the dividends of democracy to the people of Rivers.

Acting President signs 3 executive orders to ease business

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Acting President on Thursday signed three executive orders to open up the choked business environment in the country.

I didn’t give late Adeleke drug overdose, says fake nurse

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

Mr Alfred Aderibigbe, the nurse who treated Sen. Isiaka Adeleke before he died, on Thursday in Osogbo told a coroner…

Police arrest human parts dealer in Kebbi

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The Police Command in Kebbi has arrested a 37-year-old man, Danbaba Umar, in Kaoje, Bagudo Local Government Area, who specialises…

Militants kill police commander, 3 others. Bodies recovered

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The Police in Delta said they had recovered corpses of four of its officers allegedly killed by suspected militants on…

JAMB to roll out new registration process for 2018 UTME

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Prof.Is-haq Oloyede, registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), says the board may introduce a new mode of registration in…

Kenya issues cholera outbreak alert

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Kenya’s Nairobi County on Thursday issued an alert over possible cholera outbreak across the city of Nairobi after five cases…

Australia expresses commitment to physically challenged in Nigeria

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Australian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Paul Lehmann, on Thursday restated his government’s commitment to providing the needed support…

Suspected land racketeer docked over N86m fraud

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday arraigned Ikechukwu Duru before Justice A. O. Otaluka of the Federal…

Ambode, Tinubu, others Advocate for girl Child Education

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

Wife of the Lagos State Governor, Bolanle Ambode; Senator representing Lagos Central at the Senate, Oluremi Tinubu and other women…

Apex Bank to recommence disbursement MSMEDF soon

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it will soon recommence the disbursement of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises…

Gunmen kill father of ex-CSO to Peter Odili

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

Gunmen on Wednesday night shot dead Elder Macaulay Pepple, father of Larry Pepple, the Director-General of Rivers State Sustainable Development…

Ex-bank directors in court over alleged $166m fraud

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Two former directors of the defunct Integrated Microfinance Bank Plc. were granted bail on Thursday by a Federal High Court…

`Buy Nigeria Campaign’ is for real – Ministers

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Ministers of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, Industry Trade and Investment, Okechukwu Enalemah say that the “Buy Nigeria Campaign” is…

Ifeanyi Ubah to stay in prison till May 25

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

A federal high court sitting in Lagos south west Nigeria today adjourned till 25 May, to decide whether to grant…

Kaduna State to recruit more extension service workers

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Kaduna State Government says it is set to engage more extension service workers in its bid to optimise its…

Plateau budgets N139.4bn for 2017

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Plateau Government will give priority to the completion of ongoing projects in its 2017 budget of N139.49 billion, Mrs…

BUSTED! Impersonator hired to write UTME nabbed in Niger

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Niger Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), says it has arrested a suspected impersonator in…

Record keeping vital in fight against corruption – Minister

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed says effective record keeping, is vital in promoting the rule of…

Reps urge Nigerian Government to improve healthcare service in prisons

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The House of Representatives on Thursday urged the Federal Government to provide quality healthcare services for prison inmates across the…

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