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Forex: CBN bars First Bank, GTB from SME sales window

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on Tuesday, barred 14 Money Deposit Banks from dealing in the Small and Medium…

Kogi doctors begin strike

The Kogi chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has directed its members to embark on an indefinite strike over…

Ooni approves training 6,000 Southwest youths in Agriculture

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has given approval for the Ojaja II national image sustainable agricultural empowerment training…

Lagos saves N2.4 billion from stopping pilgrims sponsorship

The Lagos State Government has saved N2.4 billion with the stoppage of annual sponsorship of pilgrims to Jerusalem and Mecca.

State Govt. immunises 579,540 children against polio

More than 579,540 children under the age of five were immunised against polio in Ekiti during the just concluded first…

Obasanjo concerned over failed corruption cases

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Tuesday in Abuja decried the unsuccessful prosecution of high-profile corruption cases in Nigeria.

LCCI, CMC Connect celebrate business excellence

The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) and CMC Connect on Tuesday said they were partnering to honour public…

NiMet predicts cloudy, rainy weather for Wednesday

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted cloudy morning condition over the central states of the country on Wednesday.

Senate stands down Peace Corps Bill report

The Senate on Tuesday stood down deliberation on the Conference Report on the Nigerian Peace Corps Establishment etc Bill, 2017…

30 ships to arrive Lagos ports

Thirty ships laden with petroleum products, food items and other goods are expected to arrive Apapa and Tin-Can Island ports…

Dangote Group begins sugar plantation project in Taraba

Gov. Darius Ishaku of Taraba on Tuesday said Dangote Group had commenced sugar plantation and factory project in Lau Local…

30 tipper trucks impounded over traffic violations

The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in Anambra says it has impounded no fewer than 30 tipper trucks for 13…

Presidency frowns at delay in passage of anti-graft Act

The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Alhaji Abubakar Malami, says President Muhammadu Buhari is worried over the delay in…

Ambode gets N3.84 billion to fight HIV/AIDS in Lagos

The Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has received the sum of N3.84 billion ($9.6 million) from donor agency, Global Fund…

N/Assembly will continue to support free press – Speaker

House of Representatives Speaker, Mr Yakubu Dogara, has reaffirmed National Assembly’s commitment to enact laws that will create conducive environment…

Gov. tasks academics on economic growth

Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has called on the academic community to partner with government in research work that…

Nigeria Partners UN, CNN To Promote Tourism

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed Mohammed, has announced a tripartite partnership involving the Ministry, UN World…

Corps member breaks into bank ATM

The Police in Kogi have arrested a Youths Corps member, Aka-Jude Tersoo, for breaking into the ATM platform of the…

Arik Air gets N1.5bn from AMCON to stabilise operations

The Asset Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON) has injected N1.5 billion in Airk Airline Ltd to safeguard its operations since…

FG committed to tourism development – Lai Mohammed

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Tuesday said that the Federal Government was irrevocably committed to…
FG alleged that ex-minister Stella Oduah conspired with one Gloria Odita in January 2014 to obtain N2.4 billion under fraudulent claims.

Debt recovery suit against Stella Oduah adjourned for hearing

A federal high court sitting in Lagos southwest Nigeria Tuesday adjourned till 30 May, 2017, for hearing all pending applications…

FRSC raises alarm over high level roads vandalism

The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, on Tuesday decried the high level of vandalism of…

ERGP: FG to ensure implementation of the strategies

The Federal Government says it will establish robust delivery and monitoring mechanism to ensure implementation of the strategies outlined in…

World Asthma Day: 15 million Nigerians have asthma

As the world commemorates the 2017 World Asthma Day on May 2, the Nigerian Thoracic Society says that no fewer…
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Oduahgate: Court to hear application May 30

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday fixed May 30 to hear all pending applications in a debt recovery…

UK, Nigeria prisoners’ transfer: Senate invites Malami, Dambazzau, Onyeama

The Senate on Tuesday invited Attorney-General of the Federation, Mr Abubakar Malami, over concerns of human rights violation following Nigeria,…
Kwara APC chairman Sunday Fagbemi explains why the party won all chairmanship and councillorship seats Saturday's LG election in the state

Agatu Community Rejects Female Aspirant

Members of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Agatu Local Government Area of Benue, on Tuesday staged protest rejecting Mrs Comfort…

Onitsha Residents Cry Out

Residents of Okpoko, a slum settlement in Onitsha have raised the alarm over the worsening human condition in the expansive…

Arik Air Resumes Flight Operations

Five months after it suspended flights to Maiduguri in Borno State over security concerns, Arik Air says it will resume…

Ondo Varsity Matriculates 500 Students

The Ondo State University of Science and Technology (OSUSTECH), Okitipupa, would matriculate 500 new students on Thursday.