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Healthcare: Ayade approves employment of 1,000 health workers

Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River has approved the recruitment of 1,000 primary health workers as part of efforts to…

2019: PENGASSAN reinstates need for issue-based campaign

Mr Olabode Johnson, President, Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has re-echoed the need for political…
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Man arraigned for beating, injuring mother-in-law

A 35-year-old man, Seun Okwuyigbo, who police accused of beating and injuring his mother-in-law in the eye, on Wednesday appeared…
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State

Kano govt. pays N2 bn to pensioners

The Kano State Government has paid N2 billion pension and gratuity into the bank accounts of 1,313 pensioners covering November…
Hike in Electricity tariffs to take effect July 1.

Maiduguri residents protest against 24-hour electricity supply

Residents of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital have asked Yola Electricity Distribution Company (YEDC) to reduce 24-hour electricity supply they…
EEDC laments loss of power supply to areas of Abakaliki due to the vandalisation of the Udemezue 11KV Feeder in the early hours of Sunday.

EEDC assures South-East of improved electricity supply

The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) has assured its numerous customers in the South-East geo-political zone of improved electricity supply…

Yuletide: NSCDC deploys 2,000 officers in Plateau

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Plateau Command, on Wednesday said it had deployed 2,000 of its men…

Yuletide: FRSC tasks motorists on good state of mind before journey

The Itori Command of Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in Ogun, has advised motorists to ensure they were in good…

U.S. Embassy, NGO to train youths on agric entrepreneurship

The U.S. Embassy in Abuja is partnering with an NGO known as R.H Equipped to train 150 unemployed youths in…

Lagos-Ibadan rail project: Lawmakers applaud Amaechi over implementation

The House Committee on Land Transport has applauded the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi for the impressive extent of work…

Video: Gov. Okorocha shows off breakdancing skills

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State was seen showing off his breakdancing moves with students at a graduation party.

Libya: 4,123 Nigerians voluntarily returned home from Jan. to Dec. – NEMA

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), on Wednesday said a total of 4,123 Nigerians voluntarily returned from Libya between Jan.…

North Korea: U.S. to review travel ban

American officials plan to review sanctions against North Korea and a ban on travel to the country imposed on U.S.…

Enugu hampers dealers lament low patronage

Ahead of 2018 Christmas and New Year celebrations, Hampers have flooded markets and shopping centres in Enugu but dealers complain…

Vandals cause pipeline explosion in Abule Egba

A petroleum pipeline has A petroleum pipeline has exploded in the early hours of Wednesday in Abule Egba area of…

Nigerian Govt recalls 2.5m bottles of codeine

The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, on Tuesday said no fewer than 2.5 million bottles of codeine had been…

2919 Budget: Security beefed up at NASS as Buhari presents proposal

Security has been beefed up in and around the National Assembly complex ahead of President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to present…

The life and times of Alex Badeh

By Isa Isawade The world was jolted again to the security realities of the Nigerian society when the sad news…

Scientists discover pink dwarf planet

Scientists have discovered the most distant object known in solar system, so remote and unusual that they chose the nickname…

FG, WHO partners to avert non-communicable diseases

The Federal Government says it is working in partnership with World Health Organisation (WHO) to reduce the prevalence of Non-Communicable…

NCWS congratulates Buhari at 76

The National Council of Women’s Societixes, Nigeria (NCWS) has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari on his 76th birthday. The President of…

Digital economy: Osinbajo calls for Africa-Europe synergy

Africa and Europe must work together to advance and harvest the economic benefits of digital economy, and also prevent a…
Former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Marshal Alex Badeh

NANS condemns ex-defence chief’s assassination

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), on Wednesday condemned the killing of the immediate past Air Chief Marshal, Alex…

Hostility between Israelis and Palestinians getting worse – UN envoy

Recent violence and rising tensions in the West Bank are fuelling a climate of hatred and fear, “driving both Israelis…

Sanwo-Olu and I will make a perfect team – Hamzat

Dr Obafemi Hamzat, the running mate of the Lagos State All Progressives Congress’ governorship candidate, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said,…

Driver lynched, burnt with his vehicle by mob on Oshodi-Apapa Expressway

There was pandemonium on Tuesday at the Five Star bus stop on the Oshodi-Apapa Expressway, Lagos State, as a yet-to-be-identified…

‘End your strike’, President Buhari pleads with ASUU

President Muhammadu Buhari has called on the Academic Staff Union of Nigeria Universities to call off the industrial action embarked…

Pirates free kidnapped crew off Nigerian coast

All of the crew kidnapped by pirates from a container ship off the coast of Nigeria in October, including eight…

Police nab 85-year-old man with fresh human heart

Zone 2 Police Command in Lagos on Tuesday said that it had arrested an 85-year old man and four others…

Trump’s Charity Foundation to close down

US President Donald Trump's troubled charity foundation has agreed to close down amid allegations that he and others illegally misused…