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Breaking: AfDB President Adesina hits Aso Rock, in ‘closed door’ meeting with Buhari

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 years ago

President of the African Development Bank, AfDB, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina is currently in a 'closed door' meeting with President Muhammadu…

Police: Gunmen abduct 10 residents of Abuja community

Ayorinde Oluokun

6 years ago

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Federal Capital Territory, FCT Police Command said its operatives had rescued five out of the 10 residents…

Police kill suspected robber during gun duel

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

The Police in Delta on Wednesday killed a member of suspected robbery gang during an encounter in Udu Local Government…

Payroll fraud: 80 civil servants sacked in Niger

Ayorinde Oluokun

6 years ago

The Niger State Government has dismissed 80 civil servants for allegedly placing themselves on salaries above their current status. Hajiya…

Buhari presides over National Food Security Council meeting

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday presided over the meeting of the National Food Security Council with six State Governors, Chief…

Malabu Oil firm awarded OPL 245 registered as a consultancy

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Malabu Oil and Gas awarded the rich oil field OPL 245 by General Sani Abacha, is registered as a consultancy…

Nigerian virologist warns against use of Russian vaccine

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

Nigerian virologist, Dr Solomon Chollom, on Thursday warned against the use of Russian Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine, Sputnik V, stating that…

Nigeria Customs rakes in N976.6 billion in 8 months despite COVID-19

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) generated N976.6 billion from January to August, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to the…

Disregard forged letter on Disciplinary Action – APC tells Zamfara party members

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

National Secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged the party members to disregard a forged document on the…

NUC approves take-off of Imo State University of Agriculture

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

The Nigerian University Commission (NUC) has approved the take-off of the Imo State University for Agriculture and Environmental Sciences.

Burial rites for Amaechi’s brother Sir Charles Amaechi begin today

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

The burial rites for Sir Charles Amaechi, brother of Transportation minister, Rotimi Amaechi, will begin today with a vigil mass.

Amotekun: Oyo receives 47,000 applications for 2,000 jobs

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

Chairman, Oyo State Security Network Agency, and Amotekun Corps, General Kunle Togun, has disclosed that no fewer than forty-seven thousand…

FFK berates Tinubu for not greeting Ooni properly

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode on Thursday, frowned at Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu for not greeting the Ooni of Ife,…

MURIC blasts Trump for questioning Buhari over ‘killing of Christians’

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

An Islamic human rights organization, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has attacked President Donald Trump of the United States for…

Illegality of the National Water Resource Bill 2020

Ayorinde Oluokun

6 years ago

By Femi Falana Sometime in 2017, the Buhari administration forwarded the National Water Resource Bill to both chambers of…

Police speak on detained IPOB member

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

By Stanley Nwanosike/Enugu Commissioner of Police, Enugu State, CP Ahmad Abdulrahman, on Thursday said the police were giving medical treatment…

Police speak on IPOB members detained in Enugu

Ayorinde Oluokun

6 years ago

By Stanley Nwanosike Commissioner of Police, Enugu State, CP Ahmad Abdurrahman, on Thursday said the police was treating the detained…

Only 7% of 2019 education allocation released – Niger Assembly

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

Niger State House Assembly Committee on Education, Science, and Technology has disclosed that only 7 percent of N840.516 million education…

COVID-19: Medical workers get additional N8.9bn allowance

Ayorinde Oluokun

6 years ago

By Joan Nwagwu The Federal Government has approved additional N8.9 billion to pay up the large chunk of the June…

Trader bags 2 years jail term for stealing carrots

Ayorinde Oluokun

6 years ago

By Zainab Oyekan An Upper Area Court sitting in Kasuwan Nama in Jos on Thursday sentenced a 25-year-old trader, Abba…

Bayelsa Govt pledges to upgrade health facilities

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

The Bayelsa state government on Wednesday restated its commitment towards upgrading facilities at the Diete-Koki Memorial Hospital, Opolo and other…

PDP Crisis: Fayose warns Makinde not to interfere in Ekiti politics

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

Former Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose has warned Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde not to interfere in the leadership crisis…

Attack on education must stop – UN

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

Top officials of the United Nations have decried rising armed attacks on education, with a call for immediate and strong…

FRSC board promotes 79 senior officers

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), board has approved the promotion of 79 Assistant Corps Commanders (ACC) to the rank…

COVID-19 scammers on the loose: Nigerian govt. warns

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Tourism and culture industry players in Nigeria have been warned about scammers pretending as government licensed consultants for post-COVID-19 palliatives.

Sanwo-Olu promises to reward teachers with 20 cars

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

By Florence Onuegbu Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has pledged to give 20 cars to deserving teachers across the…

Osinbajo: Never blame the victim of sexual harassment

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, at a webinar on Anti-Sexual Harassment debunked the notion that victims or potential victims of sexual…

Nigeria gets new UK Deputy High Commissioner

Muhamin Olowoporoku

6 years ago

Ben Llewellyn-Jones has been appointed by the United Kingdom to replace Ms. Harriet Thompson as British Deputy High Commissioner (DHC)…

Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases crash, as total figures reach 55,632

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 years ago

Nigeria's COVID-19 cases crashed to 176 on Wednesday from the 296 cases recorded the previous day.

Edo 2020: Butchers endorse Obaseki for 2nd term

Ayorinde Oluokun

6 years ago

By Imelda Osayande Butchers in Edo on Wednesday shutdown abattoirs, meat markets and shops in the state in solidarity for…

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