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ECOWAS budget $29bn for development projects in West Africa

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

ECOWAS on Wednesday said that it has concluded plans for sub-regional development projects worth 29.66 billion dollars for the period…

National Wrestling Championships: Adekuoroye retains women’s 57kg title

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Africa’s number one female wrestler, Odunayo Adekuoroye, has retained her national title in the 57kg category at the Gov. Wike…

ECOWAS comes for persons who maltreat its citizens

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

ECOWAS on Wednesday said it would not take lightly the maltreatment of its citizens across countries in Northern Africa.

Federal Govt. seeks permanent solution to state of Nigerian refugees in Libya

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the Federal Government is considering urgent and permanent solutions to the plight of Nigerians refugees…

Former minister advocates for early financial literacy for students

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Dr Oby Ezekwesili, a former Minister of Education, on Tuesday said Nigerian youth should be equipped with skills and knowledge…

Doping: Dalung promises drug-free sports in Nigeria

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Minister of Youths and Sports, Solomon Dalung, has promised to deliver a sports sector that is free of doping.

Conte sent off as Chelsea ran away with lone goal victory

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte was sent off but his side overcame struggling Swansea City at Stamford Bridge thanks to Antonio…

Apo six: Senate investigates reinstatement of Police officer

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

The Senate has resolved to investigate alleged recent reinstatement of a Deputy Police Commissioner, Mr Danjuma Ibrahim, who was indicted…

Community members shut 2 Shell oil wells in Bayelsa

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

Some members of a community in Bayelsa on Wednesday disrupted oil production at Adibawa Oil field operated by Shell Petroleum…

18 states yet to establish traffic management agencies – FRSC

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has urged state governments that have yet to establish their traffic management agencies to…

Fuel scarcity: IPMAN threatens showdown with NNPC

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

Independent petroleum marketers in Lagos State have threatened to withdraw their services from Dec. 11 over NNPC’s breach of bulk…

INEC creates additional 370 CVR centres

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it has approved the creation of additional 370 Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) centres…

ASUP suspends strike

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), has on Wednesday announced the suspension of its 15 day-old strike it embarked…

Public-private sector collaboration will boost food production – Mrs Osinbajo

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

The Wife of the Vice-President, Mrs Dolapo Osinbajo, has called for more public-private sector collaboration in efforts to boost food…

HIV: UNICEF, Kaduna government to screen 4,343 youths

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in collaboration with Kaduna State Government has screened 4,343 youths for HIV/Aids in Jema’a Local…

FG declares Friday public holiday for Eid-El-Maulud

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The Nigeria's federal government has declared Friday as public holiday to mark the Eid-El-Maulud celebration.

120 youths renounce cultism in Lagos

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

No fewer than 120 youths on Wednesday renounced membership of different cult groups and surrendered their weapons on Wednesday at…

Obaseki budgets N146 billion for 2018

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State on Wednesday presented the 2018 budget of N146 billion to the State House of…

Osinbajo’s wife tells corps members to embrace agriculture

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

Mrs Oludolapo Osinbajo, wife of the Vice President on Wednesday urged corps members to key into agriculture to boost Federal…

APC Germany Visits Nigerian Ambassador

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The All Progressive Congress (APC), Germany Chapter has paid a courtesy visit to the Nigerian Ambassador to Germany, Alhaji Yusuf…

10,000 Edo indigenes trafficked in a year – Obaseki

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo, on Wednesday, said no fewer than 10,000 indigenes of the state were trafficked in the…

APC Germany condemns slave trade in Libya

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The All Progressive Congress (APC), Germany Chapter has condemned in strong term the dastardly treatment being meted out to black…

Lawyer, 2 others arraigned over attempt to take over dead man’s property

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Operatives of the Police Special Fraud Unit,PSFU at Milverton Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, have arraigned a legal practitioner, Wilson…

Slavery: Reps to investigate auctioning of black Africans in Libya

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to liaise with the Libyan Government for a solution to the…

Court Rules FOI Act Applicable to Lagos State

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

A Lagos High Court, sitting in the Ikeja Judicial Division, has ruled that the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, 2011…

Govt insincerity responsible for unstable power supply – Expert

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

An electricity expert, Mr Omorodion Solomon Uwaifo has blamed the current unstable power supply in the country on the insincerity…

Nigerian Govt flags-off school feeding programme in Jigawa

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Federal Government has flagged off its Home-Grown School Feeding Programme with 726,033 Primary One to Primary Three pupils in…

Nigeria needs $2,900bn for infrastructure development – Former minister

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Former Minister of Budget and Planning, Dr Shamsuddeen Usman, said about 2,900 billion dollars was required for Nigeria’s infrastructure development…

Lagos Launches Coding Centres in two schools

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The Lagos State Government on Wednesday launched two Coding Centres set up by 9mobile for CodeLagos, an initiative of Lagos…

North-East: 8.5m persons need life-saving support – UN

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN-OCHA) says over 8.5 million persons are in dare need of…

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