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620 million Africans including 96mn Nigerians lack access to electricity

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At least 620 million Africans lack access to electricity and 96 million of them are from Nigeria, the most populous…

UNESCO translates English Primer into Yoruba, Hausa, Igbo, Kana

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UNESCO has commenced the translation of the Literacy by Radio Learner’s Primer into four local languages, to revitalise adult and…

FRSC to comply with ECOWAS policy on axle load enforcement

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Mr Boboye Oyeyemi, Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Commission(FRSC), says Nigeria is ready to comply with the Economic Committee of…

Hillary Clinton grilled 11 hours over Benghazi attack

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Hillary Clinton stood her ground through a grueling 11 hours of questioning over the 2012 Benghazi attacks, parrying Republican blows…

N50m Tax Evasion: LIRS shuts six companies

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The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) on Thursday sealed up six companies for non remittance of taxes due to…

5 million users disconnect from MTN in Nigeria

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Over 5 million subscribers of MTN, Africa’s largest mobile phone operator, have ditched their lines with the telco outfit in…

‘Fear of Buhari’: Nigeria’s rich lying low amid graft crackdown

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Business is slow at the moment for Benedict Okafor, who sells luxury cars from a lot near the port in…

Ogun Govt. shuts illegal mortuary

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M The Ogun Government on Thursday sealed a private morgue at Gbogbolowo community in Ifo Local Government Area of the…

Dangote refinery to begin operations in 2018

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The Management of Dangote Petrochemicals and Fertiliser Plant on Thursday assured Nigerians that its 650,000 barrels Per Day (BPD) capacity…

Dogara constitutes 96 standing committees

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Yakubu Dogara, Speaker, House of Representatives, on Thursday constituted 96 Standing Committees to oversee the country’s Ministries, Departments and Agencies…

Yoruba group supports Akure monarch on Eze Ndigbo title

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Eromosele Ebhomele The Afenifere Renewal Group, ARG, has expressed support for the stand of the Deji of Akure, Oba Aladetoyinbo…

Man jumps over Obalende Bridge, dies on sighting taskforce officials

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Paul Iyoghojie An unidentified Hausa Youth jumped over the Obalende Bridge, Lagos, western Nigeria on Thursday at about 6:30pm and…

Amaechi’s Screening: A sparkling performance, shame to Gov Wike —APC

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Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The eventual appearance of former Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State for the Senate ministerial screening…

91-year old woman on wheelchair leads protest to Lagos Assembly

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Eromosele Ebhomele With a wheel-chair, a 91-year old woman, Mrs. Roseline Ololo, on Thursday led some of her family members…

Obey Lagos traffic laws or be arrested, taskforce boss warns security officers

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Kazeem Ugbodaga The Chairman, Lagos Taskforce on Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit, Olubukola Abe has warned security officials engaging…

NYSC to support 9-year-old pupil on fight against terrorism

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The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) on Thursday pledged to support a nine-year-old pupil, Miss Splendour Joe-King, in her fight…

EFCC arraigns bizmen for failing to declare $5.4m

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday October 22, 2015 arraigned two businessmen before Justice Ibrahim Buba of…

Boko Haram using iPads, laptops, phones for bombs – Arase

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AP — Nigeria’s police chief is warning that Boko Haram extremists are building bombs in iPads and cellphones and leaving…

Tell Buhari to reverse gay law, Nigerian activist begs UK MPs

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The first Nigerian to come out on national TV is appealing to British MPs in London to speak to Nigerian…

Insurgents kill 8 villagers in Cameroon

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At least eight villagers in Cameroon’s far north region were killed and nine injured in a raid on Thursday by…

Fayose approves appointment of Bandele as new Ekiti Varsity V-C

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Gov. Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State has approved the appointment of Prof. Samuel Oye Bandele as the new Vice-Chancellor of…

Ambode inaugurates Tribunal of Enquiry into killing of Disu

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Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, on Thursday inaugurated a five-man Tribunal of Enquiry to investigate the civil…

Amaechi, Lokpobiri, 3 others screened by Senate

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echi Former Governor of Rivers State Rotimi Amaechi was Thursday screened by the Nigerian Senate as a ministerial nominee. He…

Woman cuts off neigbour’s ear with table knife

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Cyriacus Izuekwe A 60-year-old single mother, Miss Kehinde Adeniyi has been arrested and charged before Isolo Magistrates’ court for allegedly…

N139m debt: Receiver manager takes over Italian company

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Akin Kuponiyi A Federal high court sitting in Lagos, western Nigeria, has granted leave to a Lagos lawyer, Barrister Temilolu…

Fed Ministry wants Lagos Psychiatric hospital workers to end strike

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Taiwo Adelu Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Health, Linus Awute, has called on the striking workers of Federal…

In three months, IS carries out 1,000 attacks, kills 3,000

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AFP – A major increase in violence by the Islamic State group saw over 1,000 attacks and nearly 3,000 deaths…

No hiding place for Boko Haram, cattle rustlers – GOC

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Major General Adeniye Oyebade, the General Officer Commanding, 1 Division Nigeria Army, Kaduna, says there is no hiding place for…

APC kicks against Akwa Ibom tribunal judgment, set to appeal

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The All Progressives Congress (APC), on Wednesday said it would appeal against the judgment of the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal…

EFCC calls four witnesses against Sule Lamido, presents bank statements

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The trial of Alhaji Sule Lamido, former Jigawa governor, who is being prosecuted on a 27-count charge alongside his two…

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