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Lagos pays N1.6 billion to 311 retirees

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

The Lagos State Government has released the sum of N1.6 billion to be paid to 311 retirees from the Mainstream…

FIRS generates N3.30trn revenue

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) on Friday said it collected N3.30 trillion revenue from taxes in 2016.

Protect dignity of victims during emergency response- Red Cross

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS) on Friday urged Nigerians to protect the dignity of victims during emergency response to…

FIRS adopts technology to drive tax collection – Fowler

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Mr Tunde Fowler, the Executive Chairman of Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), on Friday said the service was adopting technology…

Gov. vows to pay arrears of LG staff salaries, pensions soon

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Gov. Mohammed Bindow of Adamawa has expressed his determination to pay all arrears of local government staff salaries, pensions and…

Niger Delta Basin Development Authority re-inaugurates SERVICOM

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Mr Tonye David-West, Managing Director, Niger Delta Basin Development Authority (NDBDA), on Friday, re-inaugurated SERVICOM in the organisation to enhance…

Ambode Unveils Lagos Digital Library

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Friday formally unveiled the State Digital Library, reiterating his administration’s commitment to providing…

Pope urges religious leaders must unite to defeat “barbarity”

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Leaders of all faiths should unite in renouncing religious extremism and counter the “barbarity of those who foment hatred and…

Mass sack in BusinessDay, The Guardian as recession bites harder

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

BusinessDay and The Guardian newspapers on Thursday and Friday did another mass sack of its employees.

Anti-graft crusade, a potent tool for positive national image – former Amb.

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Nigeria’s former envoy to the Republic of Congo, Amb.Yerima Isa, said on Friday that the anti-graft crusade of the present…

China to share experiences with Nigeria

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The People’s Government of Guandong Province in China on Friday expressed the Chinese government’s readiness to share her socio-economic development…

Red Cross advocates first aid training for employers

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS), has advised employers to provide adequate first aid training to employees on handling small…

Normalcy returning to foreign exchange market – LCCI

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) says the establishment of separate window for investors and exporters in the…

Nicon Building Collapse: Lagos Seals Structure, Orders Integrity Test

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

The Lagos State Government on Friday sealed off the building that partially collapsed at Nicon Town Estate on Admiralty Way…

Suspected armed robbers kill apple seller in Benin

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

Suspected armed robbers have allegedly shot and killed a middle-aged man, simply identified as Mr. Gideon.

Lagos Govt Threatens To Dethrone Traditional Rulers

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The Lagos State Government on Friday threatened to dethrone any traditional ruler found harbouring and aiding kidnappers in the state.

Doctor Nabbed For Raping Patient

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

An Upper Area Court sitting at Pankshin in Plateau on Friday remanded a medical doctor, Philemon Brazil, in prison for…

Baby Found Dead In Refuse Sack

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

A baby was on Thursday found dead inside a refuse sack at a dump site near a market in Alagbado,…

Tanzania President Sacks 9,932 Civil Servants

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

President John Magufuli of Tanzania on Friday fired 9,932 civil servants over forged educational qualifications.

72-Year-Old Grandma Graduates

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Darlene Mullins always told her children to finish what they started. On May 6, the 72-year-old grandmother of four will…

Somali Children Being Exploited – Global Charity

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Save the Children, a global charity warned that over a million children in Somalia are at risk of increased violence,…

Woman Dies In Uyo Motor Park

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

A Facebook user Ab Isong has narrated how a woman was abandoned by her husband to travel from Lagos to…

Zambian Leader Denies Threatening Bishops

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Zambian President Edgar Lungu on Friday denied reports that he threatened the Catholic Bishops over their statement on the current…

Herdsmen invade Soyinka’s house again

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka on Friday revealed that herdsmen have again invaded his home in Ogun State, Southwest Nigeria.

12 Lawmakers Accused Of Money Laundering

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Indian authorities on Friday booked 12 lawmakers of the eastern state of West Bengal’s ruling All Trinamool Congress Party (AITC)…

Boy Kills Sister, Calls It An Accident

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

A United States teenager shot his 13-year-old sister in the back of the head after she gave him a birthday…

German Chancellor To Seek Pardon For Jailed Blogger

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The wife of Saudi blogger Raif Badawi, whose imprisonment and public lashing provoked an international outcry, has called on German…

South African plots to kill 19 politicians, businessmen

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

A South African man on Friday appeared in court for allegedly planning to assassinate 19 government officials and high-ranking businessmen.

Suspended lawmaker storms court with supporters

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

Former chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation, Abdulmumin Jibrin on Friday arrived an Abuja Federal High Court…

Workers’ Day: Govt declares Monday public holiday

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The Federal Government has declared Monday, 1 May, 2017 as Public Holiday to commemorate the 2017 Workers’ Day Celebration.

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