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6 Dec
The Lagos State Environmental Sanitation and Special Offences Unit (Task Force), yesterday, denied killing a woman in the Abule-Egba area of the state.
6 Dec
The Vice Chancellor of Lead City University (LCU), Ibadan, Prof. Kabiru Aderemi Adeyemo, yesterday, urged graduates in the country to embrace innovation, entrepreneurship and adaptability to enable them to navigate the complexities of the world and succeed.
6 Dec
Former member of the House of Representatives, Kayode Oladele, has commended the new Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, over policy changes he embarked upon to promote the rule of law...
6 Dec
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has expressed concerns over the spate of increased piracy and maritime crimes in the Gulf of Guinea, as the steady reduction in the menace experienced between 2021 and 2022 has been overlapped by recent developments.
6 Dec
Senate has expressed displeasure over the inability of key revenue generating agencies, including the Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA) and Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to stop what it called serious cases of revenue leakages in the country.
6 Dec
Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, has assured that the administration of President Bola Tinubu will not use ethnicity as a yardstick to execute its social contract with Nigerians
6 Dec
Operatives of the anti-kidnap squad of the Imo State Police Command have killed members of a suspected terrorist group in Aboh-Mbaise local council of the state.
6 Dec
Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has said it will take decisive action against indigenous oil companies that violate labour laws.
6 Dec
The Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS), in conjunction with International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC), has pledged to mitigate impact of diphtheria outbreak.
6 Dec
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has expressed concerns over the spate of increased piracy and maritime crimes in the Gulf of Guinea as the steady reduction in the menace experienced between 2021 and 2022 has been overlapped by recent developments.
6 Dec
Some hoodlums allegedly linked to a maritime workers’ group, yesterday, attacked officials of a task team constituted by the Lagos State government during an exercise intended to open up clogged Tin Can port access roads.
6 Dec
No fewer than 500 private legal practitioners have offered to render pro bono services to the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate for Kano State, Nasiru Gawuna, at the Supreme Court.
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Members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caucus in the House of Representatives have issued President Bola Tinubu a three three-month ultimatum to resolve the worsening insecurity across the country or face mass from Nigerians. The minority lawmakers said they remained united, indivisible, and committed to acting as a watchdog on behalf of the Nigerian…
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Hajia Asma’u Malami, the wife of late Nigerian Ambassador to South Africa, Alhaji Shehu Malami, has dragged her stepson and stepdaughter to Court over her husband’s will. Other plaintiffs are Mustapha, Sadiq, Amina, Zainab and A’isha, children of the late Malami and Asma’u The respondents are also deceased children, Aminu and Hafsat. At the resumed…
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On Tuesday, the People's Democratic Party (PDP) faced a fresh crisis during the House of Representatives' caucus meeting. Allegedly, lawmakers aligned with the party's acting Chairman, Umar Damagun, and FCT Minister Nyesom Wike attempted to express confidence in Damagun, but their efforts were unsuccessful. The failed plot was as a result of resistance from a…
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The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Terlumun Utsev, has warned Nigerians to get prepared as 31states, and 148 local government councils are at risk of flooding. Utsev gave the advice at a public presentation of the 2024 Annual Flood Outlook (AFA) in Abuja on Tuesday. He explained that the Annual Flood Outlook…
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The meeting of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) caucus in the House of Representatives ended in commotion with the lawmakers sharply divided along the lines of those in support of the party's Acting National Chairman, Umar Damgun and those against his continued stay in office. The meeting summoned by the leader of the caucus and…
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Ahead of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Executive Committee meeting, scheduled for Thursday, April 18, a PDP support group, known as PDP Restructure Movement has endorsed former deputy governor of Kogi State, Phillips Salawu, as the next National Chairman of the party. The group led by Isa Mu'azu in a statement said that in…
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The National Examinations Council (NECO) has re-scheduled the 2024 National Common Entrance Examination into Federal Unity Colleges and the entrance examination into Federal Government Academy, Suleja. This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday by Azeez Sani, acting Director, Information and Digital Communication, of the council. Sani stated that…
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The Federal Government said it is planning to reduce the cost of tax expenditure and ensure tax incentives aimed at impacting the economy positively. The Ministry of Finance made this known on Monday in a statement by spokesperson, Mohammed Manga. Manga said to achieve this, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy,…
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The Federal Government has concluded the allocation for the first batch of completed houses across the 36 states of Nigeria. Salisu Haiba, spokesperson for the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, Dr. Marcus Ogunbiyi disclosed this in a statement. Ogunbiyi said the first batch of the allocation process for successful applicants…
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In fulfillment of his campaign promise, Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has authorised the immediate release of ₦1.4 billion for further payment of gratuities. The breakdown of the payment is as follows: ₦900 million for retired state civil servants and ₦500 million for retired primary school teachers. The release of the additional ₦1.4…