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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…

Lagos PDP Congress undemocratic – Chieftain

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Mr Dipo Olorunrinu, on Wednesday described as undemocratic the…

800 benefit from FMBN N7bn loan in 2017

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) on Wednesday said it disbursed more than N7 billion loan to 800 beneficiaries…

Royal Fathers: FCTA to review allowances, salaries

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) administration said that it is set to review the allowances and salaries of traditional rulers…

No place for ghost workers – Gov Ortom

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue has vowed to fish out ghost workers in the state’s public service and reduce the…

Al-Makura presents N122.8bn budget for 2018 fiscal year

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Gov. Umaru Al-Makura of Nasarawa State on Wednesday presented a budget proposal of N122.8 billion for 2018 fiscal year to…

4,000 Nigerian refugees return from Niger Republic

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

No fewer than 4,000 Nigerian refugees returned home from Niger Republic in the past one month, the United Nations Office…

North Korea rocket can hit any US city – Kim Jong Un

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Wednesday his country had achieved full nuclear statehood after successfully testing a new…

Illegal migration: Buhari orders return of stranded Nigerians abroad

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the immediate Repatriation of Nigerians in Libya and other parts of the world for rehabilitation.

Eid-El-Maulud: Nigerian Govt declares Friday public holiday

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Federal Government has declared Friday as public holiday in commemoration of the Muslim Eid-El-Maulud celebration.

OPEC to decide Nigerian, Libyan oil output – Sources

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

OPEC will debate this week whether to cap oil output from Nigeria and Libya, which have so far been excluded…

Reps hold public hearing on CCTV bill

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The House of Representatives on Wednesday commenced public hearing on a Bill to empower Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps…

Dry season farmers call for govt. assistance

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Dry season farmers in Kaduna State have appealed to the state government to provide adequate inputs to enable them to…

Air pollution: Stove manufacturer urges govt. to create awareness

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A stove manufacturer, Mr Biodun Olaore, has urged the government to create public awareness on indoor air pollution and deforestation…

My goal is to defeat the gridlock on roads to Tin-Can Port – Manager

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The new manager, Tin-Can Island Port, Lagos, Mr Emmanuel Akporherhe, has pledged to work with stakeholders there to end the…

NCC seizes 28 containers of pirated works

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), says 28 shipping containers comprising pirated books and audio-visual works were confiscated from 2011 to…

Nigeria needs more technical colleges to check skilled labour deficit – NBTE

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Dr Mas’udu Kazaure, the Executive Secretary of the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) has called on the Federal Government…

15,000 police personnel to monitor A ‘Ibom council poll

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Police Command in Akwa Ibom said on Wednesday that it would deploy 15, 000 personnel to monitor the Saturday…

Workers won’t vote for governors who don’t pay salary – Labour leader

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Mr Isa Aremu, the General Secretary, Textile Union Workers, on Wednesday, said the 2019 election would be determined by dignity…

Ambode, Ooni to grace Queen Moremi Ajasoro beauty pageant grand finale

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Governor Akinwumi Ambode of Lagos State and Ooni Enitan Ogunwusi will lead dignitaries of state, traditional rulers and distinguished Nigerians…

India fines Nestle $96,500 over ‘substandard’ Maggi noodles

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Authorities in northern India have fined Swiss food giant Nestle 96,500 dollars, after food inspectors found contamination in samples of…

Truck crushes pregnant woman, six others to death

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Seven persons, including a pregnant woman, were crushed to death in an accident involving a white Volvo truck and a…

‘Buhari’s administration is investor friendly’

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Mr Ayo Olajiga, Chief Executive Officer, FoodPro Nigeria Ltd, a cashew processing company in Ilorin has described President Muhammadu Buhari’s…

Coup Attempt: Turkey seeks arrest of 333 soldiers

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Turkish prosecutors have issued detention orders for 333 soldiers over alleged links to an Islamic cleric accused of orchestrating a…

N. Korea missile launch: Trump calls for more military, govt funding

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The North Korean recent missile launch has reaffirmed the need to allocate more funding for the needs of the U.S.…

Pope holds Mass in Myanmar, preaches peace, reconciliation

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Pope Francis called for peace and reconciliation as he delivered Mass to around 150,000 Catholics in Myanmar’s commercial hub Yangon…

New Ballistic Missile puts U.S. mainland within striking range – N. Korea

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

North Korea said it successfully tested a powerful new Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) that splashed into the sea near Japan…

North Korean missile test ‘grave concern’ to china

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

China expressed “grave concern” on Wednesday after North Korea fired what appeared to be an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) that…

U.S. threatens S. Sudan govt as ‘Words are no longer sufficient’

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The U.S. threatened to take further action against the South Sudan government if it does not end violence and allow…

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