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Aregbesola Sends 39 New Cabinet Members List To Assembly

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State has forwarded names of his commissioners/Special Advisers nominees to the State House of Assembly…

Lagos begins prosecution of 114 tax defaulters

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

The Lagos State Government says it has begun the prosecution of 114 tax defaulters in the state, saying the move…

800 policemen deployed to 4 LGAs to flush out kidnappers

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The Niger Police Command says it has deployed 800 personnel to flush out kidnappers and armed robbers terrorising residents of…

CBN disburses $280 million to SMEs, BDCs, Invisibles

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday accentuated its determination to sustain liquidity in the foreign exchange market with…

Forum says Nigeria’s peace non-negotiable

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) on Tuesday reaffirmed its resolve to ensure peace in Northern Nigeria and other parts of…

First Bank assures customers of secure, convenient money transfer services

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

First Bank of Nigeria has re-affirmed its commitment to the best financial solutions to promote convenience and support lifestyles of…

Housing, service strategic plan a priority to FG- Oyo-Ita

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HoCSF), Mrs Winifred Oyo-Ita, on Monday updated President Muhammadu Buhari on…

UNDP ranks Nigeria 152nd in Human Development Index 2016

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Nigeria has been ranked 152nd among the 188 UN member states in the Human Development Index (HDI).

Presidency lauds Ministries, Security Agencies, others over re-opening of Abuja Airport

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the Ministries of Transport, Power, Works and Housing and the security agencies over the successful…

Gov. Akeredolu appoints 7 Senior Special Assistants

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, on Tuesday, approved the appointments of seven Senior Special Assistants (SSA).

IGP: We are committed to protection of human rights

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, on Tuesday restated the commitment of the Nigeria Police Force to the protection…

NAPTIP new D-G tasks staff on agency’s mandate

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Ms Julie Okah-Donli, the newly appointed Director-General, National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), has charged staff…

Cloudy skies, hazy weather to prevail on Wednesday – NiMet

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted cloudy to partly cloudy skies over the central states of the country on…

Abuja Airport: Group commends FG

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Muslim Media Watch Group of Nigeria, (MMWGN) on Tuesday commended the Federal Government for the completion and re-opening of…

Customs distributes 136, 476 bags of rice to IDPs camps in a year

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has distributed 136, 476 bags of rice in the last one year to Internally Displaced…

Journalists protest against killing of colleague in Bayelsa

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Journalists at Radio Bayelsa on Tuesday marched round Yenagoa to protest against the killing of their colleague, Famous Giobaro, the…

NSE resumes after Easter holidays with 1.19% loss

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Activities resumed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Tuesday after the Easter holidays on a negative, with major blue…

Police arrest Nigerian for robbing 4 US banks

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

A Nigerian journalist and former United Nations employee was busted for robbing four Manhattan banks — all during his lunch…

Lagos Neighbourhood Safety Corps not competing with police – Chairman

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Israel Ajao, Chairman, Lagos Neighbourhood Safety Corps (LNSC), has said that the government-sponsored vigilante organisation was not in competition with…

Gov. Bindow orders payment of pension arrears

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Gov. Mohammed Bindow of Adamawa on Tuesday directed the state Pension Board to commence the payment of pension and gratuity…

Police kill militant involved in Ikorodu killing

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The police on Tuesday announced that one of the gunmen, who killed four policemen and an army captain at Isawo…

Reps member offers free medical care to border communities

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Mr Zakari Mohammed, a member representing Baruten/Kaiama Federal Constituency of Kwara, have bankrolled a free medical care for more than…

Residents protest over poor power supply, high charges

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

Some residents of Kaduna on Tuesday protested over what they termed as “triple billing and poor power supply” by Kaduna…

1,000 benefit from navy’s free eye treatment

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

More than 1,000 people from community in Rivers benefitted from free eye treatment and some other healthcare services organised by…

12 killed as Saudi military helicopter crashes in Yemen

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

A Saudi military Black Hawk helicopter has crashed in Yemen, leaving at least 12 servicemen dead. Saudi Press Agency said…

3 suspected armed robbers lynched in Benue

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The Police in Benue have confirmed the lynching of three suspected armed robbers by a mob in Adikpo in Kawabde…

Residents call for removal of waste from gutters

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Some residents of Abuja suburbs have called on Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEBP) and waste management agencies in area councils…

UN: Diaspora plays key role in economic transformation

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Africa’s diaspora is playing a big role in the economic transformation of the continent, the UN said on Tuesday.

4 men docked for robbing motorist on Lagos bridge

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

Four men were on Tuesday brought before an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for allegedly robbing a motorist of…

Angry electricity consumers drop charms, block PHEDC office in Port Harcourt

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

Angry customers of the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution (PHED) Tuesday, protested to its Aggrey road office in Port Harcourt and…

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