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Another oil tanker catches fire in Abuja

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Just like in Lagos where a fallen oil tanker caught fire which destroyed 21 vehicles another oil tanker caught fire…

Gani Adams, pride of Yoruba race — Governor Ajimobi

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State says the appointment of Chief Gani Adams as the 15th Aare-Ona Kakanfo is a…

EFCC: We’ll not be deterred by attack on Magu’s House

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, says it will not be deterred by attack on its Acting Chairman, Ibrahim…

Bribery: Judge Hands Off Justice Yunusa’s Case

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The scheduled arraignment of Justice Mohammed Yunusa, a dismissed judge of the Federal High Court, before Justice Mojisola Dada of…

Ambode Opens Johnson, Jakande, Tinubu Park In Alausa

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday officially unveiled an ultra modern recreational park in Alausa, Ikeja, in honour…

Lagos-Ibadan Railway to replace Jibowu, Costain bridges in Lagos – Ambode

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State says the Federal Government has concluded plan to demolish Jibowu and Costain bridges in…

Fuel scarcity: Queues ease out in Abuja

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Fuel queues, which resurfaced in Abuja on Dec. 4 due to its scarcty, are gradually easing out. An Inspection team…

Purchase of coaches, locomotives for railway projects approved

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Federal Executive Council (FEC), presided over by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, on Wednesday approved 500 million dollars for the purchase…

Lagos tanker explosion destroys 21 vehicles, 5 motorcycles

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

At least 21 different vehicles and five motorcycles were burnt on Wednesday in Lagos after a tanker laden with petroleum…

Northern caucus want compulsory primary school education in Nigeria

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Northern Senators Forum (NSF), has called for the amendment of the section four of the 1999 constitution to make…

Peace Corps moves to indict Inspector general of police

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Peace Corps of Nigeria wants the Federal High Court, Abuja, to commit the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris…

VAIDS: FIRS To Offer Free Consultancy Services To Tax Payers

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) will offer free advisory services to taxpayers, who are ready to comply with the…

PTAD targets 2, 596 pensioners in Niger

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD), says it is targeting 2, 596 federal pensioners in the on-going verification exercise in…

EFCC confirms attack on Magu’s house

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has confirmed the attack on the farmhouse of the acting Chairman of the…

Agencies partner on management of trafficking, migration in Nigeria

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) and Nigeria Imigration Service (NIS) have partnered with the…

Federal Govt. urged to Reinstate whistleblower to his job

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL) has urged the Federal Government to reinstate a whistleblower to his job,…

Christmas: NURTW to monitor motorists on highways

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), has set up a task force to ensure that drivers comply with…

ITF decries migration of Nigerians to Europe

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Industrial Training Fund (ITF) on Wednesday decried the illegal migration of Nigerians to Europe, describing it as worrisome.

Global e-waste: Untapped raw materials worth billions of dollars

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Gold, silver and other raw materials worth 55 billion euros (63.5 billion dollars) are contained in the world’s electronic waste…

El-Rufai inaugurates poultry diseases diagnostic laboratory

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Gov. Nasiru El-Rufai of Kaduna State, on Wednesday in Kaduna, inaugurated a complex called ‘Poultry Disease Diagnostic Laboratory’ to serve…

Adamawa Govt. to invest in Livestock Farming

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Dr Umar Bindir, the Secretary to Adamawa State Government, on Wednesday, said the state government was working on the possibility…

Renewable energy: Ministry advocates for more investments

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Ministry of Science and Technology has called for more investments in the renewable energy sector to promote sustainable industrialisation…

Labour matters high on Nigerian Govt’s priority matters – Udoma

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Sen. Udoma Udo Udoma, the Minister of Budget and National Planning, says labour matters command high priority in the administration…

Apapa Customs command generates N36.2bn in November

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Apapa Command of the Nigeria Customs Service generated N36.22 billion in November, authorities of the command have said.

Fuel attendants in Niger cash in on fuel crisis

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Motorists now pay between N500 and N1000 to petrol station attendants before they are allowed to fill their car tanks…

Nigerian Govt urged to ban importation of maize

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The President, Maize Association of Nigeria (MAN), Alhaji Bello Abubakar-Funtua, has called on the Federal Government to ban importation of…

Boko Haram: Theatre Commander seeks community support

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Theater Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole, Maj.-Gen. Rogers Nicholas, has called on people in the North-East to support the military…

Nigeria’s export value hits N3.57bn in Q3 2017 – NBS

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said that Nigeria’s total exports in the third quarter of 2017 stood at…

Bank of Industry urged to assist artists with soft loans

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Association of Professional Creative Art and Designers (APCAD) has urged the Banks of Industry and Agriculture to assist artists…

FMC Abeokuta acquires land worth N2.6bn for proposed University of Medicine

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Abeokuta, says it has acquired 170 hectares of land for the construction of proposed University…

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