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Oil dips as Saudi Arabia pledges to play ‘responsible role’

Oil prices dipped on Tuesday after Saudi Arabia pledged to play a “responsible role” in energy markets, although sentiment remained…

National Assembly needs priority attention for effective governance – Dogara

The Speaker, House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, says the National Assembly must receive priority attention in terms of capacity…

Obi blames social media for misgivings over his nomination

Mr Peter Obi, running mate of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar in the 2019 presidential election under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)…

Para-soccer Championship: Kano, Katsina defy rain to enter Semi-final

Battle for trophy in the sixth edition of World Polio Day National Para-soccer Championship in Lagos got tougher on Monday…

Oshiohmole dismisses reports on APC Governors’ gang-up against him

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiohmole, on Monday dismissed as untrue the reported gang-up…

SARS Reforms panel to hear 27 complaints, begins sitting

The Presidential Panel on the Special Anti- Robbery Squad (SARS) Reforms for the North Central Zone has received 27 complaints…

Kaduna crises: Rumour mongering causing more deaths than guns in Kaduna – Bishop

Most Rev. Mathew Ndagoso, the Catholic Archbishop of Kaduna, on Monday appealed to people of Kaduna State to shun rumour…

Normalcy returns to Kaduna, GOC tours communities

Normalcy has returned to Kaduna metropolis following Sunday’s fracas, in which 23 people died and 17 were injured. This much…

N-Power graduates to receive stipends beyond Dec. 2018

The Federal Government has decided to continue paying the stipends of the N-Power 2016 Batch 1 beneficiaries beyond the expiry…

Group hails Ambode over Oresanya’s new role in Waste Management

A group, operating under the aegis of Itesiwaju Ipinle Eko Vanguard, a support platform for the Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi…

Kaduna curfew: Trapped journalists, civil servants recount ordeal

Journalists and civil servants, trapped by the imposition of an emergency 24-hour curfew by the Kaduna state government on Sunday,…

Gov El-Rufai promises to review curfew tomorrow

The 24-hour curfew slammed on Kaduna metropolis will be reviewed on Tuesday, in view of the return of normalcy, Governor…

Wike swears-in 5 Commissioners, 1 Special Adviser

Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers on Monday swore in five new Commissioners and one Special Adviser in Port Harcourt.

Nigeria is 7th largest integrated market in the world – US Ambassador

The United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr William Symington, says that Nigeria is the seventh largest integrated market in the…

Naira loses marginally against dollar at parallel market

The Naira on Monday lost 50 kobo to close at N360.5 to the dollar, weaker than N360 posted on Friday…

2019: Ebonyi APC chieftain dumps party, picks SDP governorship ticket

Mr Ndubuisi Chibueze-Agbo, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ebonyi, has dumped the party and joined the…

Buhari inaugurates Committee on AFCTA

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday inaugurated the Presidential Committee for Impact and Readiness Assessment of the African Continental Free Trade…

Corruption: MTN, UBA staff testify in dismissed Justice’s trial

Two prosecution witnesses of EFCC on Monday testified at before Ikeja Special Offences Court in the ongoing trial of a…
NAFDAC raids 10 warehouses in Sabon Gari market in Kano State, seizes unregistered food products and arrested two people.

NAFDAC confiscates 100 cartons of expired zero Coke in Katsina

The National Agency for Food Drug Administration Control (NAFDAC) in Katsina State, said it had confiscated about 100 cartons of…

Buhari’s remarks at inauguration of Committee on AfCFTA

It is my pleasure to be here with you in this inauguration ceremony. Let me begin by saying that Nigeria…

Supreme Court nullifies Rivers APC congresses

The Supreme Court on Monday set aside the ruling of the Court of Appeal, Port Harcourt Division, which vacated a…

Polio: Plateau Rotary Club organises para-soccer competition for survivors

As part of activities to mark the 2018 World Polio Day, Rotary Club Plateau under District 9125, on Monday organised…

Ighadalo tasks NASS on passage of bills

The Chairman, Nigeria Economic Summit Group (NESG), Mr Asue Ighadalo, has urged the National Assembly (NASS), to expeditiously pass some…

Cameroon’s President, Paul Biya wins 7th term in office

Cameroon's President Paul Biya has won a seventh term in office in polls marred by low turnout and voter intimidation.

Nigerian Govt visa-on-arrival policy boosts tourism

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said the Federal Government’s Visa-On-Arrival Policy has started yielding fruits,…

2019: I will vote individuals, not party – Dr Abah

Dr Joe Abah, former Director-General of Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR), said he would vote individual and not a…

Prophet arrested over alleged kidnap

The Police in Ondo state on Monday said it had arrested a prophet for allegedly attempting to kidnap one Omosaye…

Global competitiveness: Nigeria ranks 115th

Nigeria has been ranked 115th out of 140 countries assessed in the 2018 Global Competitiveness Report (GCR) of the World…

Bayelsa Ohanaeze Ndigbo Crisis resolved

The national leadership of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo has restored peace in its Bayelsa chapter, ending several years of crisis that…

23 killed, 17 injured in Kaduna crisis

The Kaduna State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has disclosed that 23 people were killed and 17 injured in various parts…