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Osinbajo seeks partnership in Africa’s infrastructure financing

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday solicited private and public sector partnership to boost infrastructure financing in Africa.

200 IDPs enroll for UTME, WAEC, NECO in Edo

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

No fewer than 200 students at the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Edo, have registered for the 2017 basic…

Nigerian Government releases N1.2trn in 2016 budget to finance infrastructure

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Federal Government says it has released N1.2 trillion from the 2016 budget to finance critical infrastructure and to meet…

Nigerian government to bridge infrastructure deficit through PPP – Minister

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, said the Federal Government would make the Public-Private Partnerships work in spite of…

NSCDC nabs 120 suspected vandals in 5 months

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Lagos State Command, said it had arrested 120 suspected pipelines vandals in…

Ministry of Works has created 193,469 jobs in in 2years – Minister

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Ministry of Power, Works and Housing has created 193, 469 jobs, with 40,429 direct and 153,040 indirect jobs, within…

PDP caucus constitutes committee on party crisis

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caucus in the House of Representatives, on Tuesday constituted a 13-member ad hoc committee to…

Take fresh vegetables to stay healthy, NYSC Coordinator tells rural dwellers

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Ekiti State Coordinator for the National Youth Service Corps, (NYSC), Mrs Nwano Ukagha, has urged rural dwellers to feed…

JAMB commended for hitch-free exams in Enugu

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Some candidates in the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in Enugu, have applauded the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board…

Ministry of Health to offer free cancer screening vouchers

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Federal Ministry of Health in support of National Orientation Agency (NOA) Health week programme has given free cancer screening…

Oshiomhole’s Wife‎, 334 Foreign Nationals Get Nigerian Citizenship

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

A total of 335 foreign nationals were on Tuesday in Abuja granted citizenship by the Federal Government after statutory clearance…

Ambode commissions Ojodu-Berger Bridge, lay-by, slip road

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

By Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday commissioned the newly built Pedestrian Bridge, lay-by and slip road…

Police Arraign 2 Security Guards

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Two security guards were on Tuesday arraigned before Karmo Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, for allegedly stealing 165 iron rods…

Divorce Is Detrimental To Children’s Future – Lawyer

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

An Ilorin-based legal practitioner, Mr Yusuf Ahmed, says the high rate of divorce in the country is detrimental to the…

DSS keeps Dasuki in detention, refuses to bring him to court

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The trial of the former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd), for the alleged criminal diversion of funds meant…

Senate angry over government agencies refusal to submit budget

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The Senate has expressed concern over the failure of Government agencies to submit their 2017 budget proposal to the National…

Varsity workers fry bean cakes (Akara) to celebrate VC’s suspension

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta (FUNAAB) may be making history as first varsity workers in the country to hold…

Syrian Government Denies U.S. Accusation

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The Syrian government on Tuesday denied U.S. accusations that a crematorium had been built at one of its prisons that…

Mechanic Bags N200,000 Bail For Theft

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

A Grade 1 Area Court in Karu, Abuja, on Tuesday, granted bail in the sum of N200,000 to 47-year-old mechanic,…

Varsity expels 2, rusticates 15 students over exam malpractice

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The Federal University Gusau in Zamfara, has rusticated 15 students and expelled two others over examination misconduct.

Defiant Trump says he has ‘absolute right’ to share intelligence with Russia

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he had an “absolute right” to share intelligence information with Russia.

Kaduna Prison Command Constructs New Facilities

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The Controller, Kaduna Prison Command, Mr Yazid Alhassan, says the command has commenced the construction of three facilities to decongest…

Duterte Dares Lawmaker

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday dared a lawmaker who filed a failed impeachment bid against him, over alleged extrajudicial…

Ebola Outbreak: Kenya Issues Alert

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Kenya’s health ministry on Tuesday released an alert on Ebola outbreak following the disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of…

IMF Warns Zimbabwe Against Excessive Spending

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned Zimbabwe against excessive spending as this may worsen cash shortages and ultimately fuel…

Court Convicts Teenage Girl For Terrorism

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

A Danish court on Tuesday found a teenage girl guilty of terrorism over planning to attack two schools, one of…

Suspected Al-Shabaab Gunmen Kill Official In Kenya

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Police said on Tuesday that gunmen suspected of being fighters from Somalia’s al-Shabaab militant group burst into a government official’s…

Boko Haram: Security Agencies Deploy Personnel To Communities

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Some security agencies have deployed their personnel back to communities in the 24 local government areas in Borno liberated from…

China Dispatches 5th Peacekeeping Force To Mali

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

A team of 190 officers and soldiers has departed from northeast China’s Dalian for a United Nations peacekeeping mission in…

Nda-Isaiah: Lack of adverts limiting Vernacular Newspapers in Nigeria

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Mr Sam Nda-Isaiah, the Chairman Leadership Group says indigenous language newspapers do not do well in Nigeria because of limited…

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