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NCC Blames Poor Quality Services In IT Sector To Infrastructure Vandalism
The Nigerian Communications Commission,NCC, has attributed poor service Delivery in the telecommunic…
NAICOM clarifies misinformation on the purchase of N4bn property
The National Insurance Commission, NAICOM, says it got approval to purchase an unfinished property f…
Skill acquisition: FG to train 2000 Ogun residents
The Federal Government has said it will be training no fewer than 2000 people in Ogun State through …
TWO STOREY BUILDING COLLAPSES IN ABUJA
A two story building has collapsed in Kubwa, Abuja. The Network gathered that the building collapsed…
Why we can’t resume Abuja-Kaduna train services—FG
The Federal Government said recommencing the Abuja-Kaduna train service while some of the passengers…
Why Jonathan’s Multi-Purpose Almajiri School Programme Failed
The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, has given reasons why the multi-purpose Almajiri school’s Pr…
5% tax: Telecoms consumers threaten legal action
Telecommunication subscribers, under the aegis of the National Association of Telecoms Subscribers, …
All Stakeholders Widely Consulted Before Approval Of Policy5% Tariff Hike On Data Calls–FG
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed on Thursday faulted the oppo…
Diesel hike: NRC reduces Lagos-Ibadan trips by 67%
The hike in diesel price has forced the Nigeria Railway Corporation to reduce the number of trips on…
JAMB reduces cut-off marks for varsities to 140, polytechnics 120
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, on Thursday, approved cut-off marks for universities a…
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Protest Not Allowed At Lekki Toll Gate, Police Warns
The Lagos State Police Command has said it will not tolerate any form of protest at the tollgate in …
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Senate Advices State Assemblies On Constitution Review
The Southern Senators’ Forum has urged State Houses of Assembly across the nation to expedite action…
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FG Distributes 4200 Bags Of Grains In Bauchi
The Federal Government has distributed 4,200 bags of food products to the less privileged in Bauchi …
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SEC Releases New Shariah Advisory Services Rules For Non-Interest Capital Market Products
The Securities and Exchange Commission has exposed new rules on Shariah Advisory Services for non-in…
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2023: I Won’t Appeal Court Judgement On My Eligibility For Senate—Lawan
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said that he will not appeal the judgment delivered on…
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CBN Recovers N3.7trn Loans From Debtors
The Central Bank of Nigeria is beginning to scale down it’s economic intervention programmes i…
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Nigeria risks fresh ebola outbreak, Reps raise the alarm
The House of Representatives has raised the alarm over the possibility of the ebola virus returning …
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Release Kanu before it’s late, IPOB tells FG
The Indigenous People of Biafra has asked the Federal Government to release its detained leader, Maz…
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Why Nigeria must jettison presidential govt system – Okotie
Former Presidential candidate and interim government campaigner, Rev Chris Okotie, has advanced reas…
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NEPZA Decorates Special Economic Zones Security Officers
The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority, NEPZA, has decorated the Senior Officers for its newl…
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Afreximbank to hold second sovereign conference
Afreximbank and the Nigeria Governors Forum Announce the 2nd African Sub-Sovereign Governments …
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Buhari inaugurates, sets agenda for council on climate change
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Abuja inaugurated the National Council on Climate Change,…
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FG approves N580m for NDLEA armoured vehicles
The Federal Executive Council, on Wednesday, approved N580.50m for the purchase of four armoured veh…
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Obaseki did not endorse Peter Obi – Aide
The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, did not endorse the presidential candidate of the Labour Par…
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Why Interest Rate Was Increased–CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria says its Monetary Policy Committee decision to increase Monetary Policy …
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Five States Recorded 478 Cholera Cases In Seven Days, Says NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed the death of six people out of the 478 s…
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NEPC Targets 40% Increase In Shea Sector’s Exports Earnings
The Nigerian Export Promotion Council on Wednesday said it is working towards increasing Nigeria’s e…
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Atiku Begs IPOB To Stop Monday Sit At Home Order
Former Vice President and the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar…
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PDP to inaugurate Presidential Campaign Council Wednesday
The Peoples Democratic Party is set to inaugurate its Presidential Campaign Council on Wednesday ahe…
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Senate passes bill to increase Appeal Court Justices
The Senate on Tuesday passed a bill amending the Court of Appeal Act 2013 increasing the number of J…
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CBN Raises Interest Rate To Tackle Inflation
The Central Bank of Nigeria on Tuesday hiked its main lending rate by 150 basis points to 15.50%, it…
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ICPC Inaugurates Anti-Corruption Unit At NEPC
The Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council, Dr Ezra Yak…
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Stop using money to divide Christians, Group warns Tinubu
The ruling All Progressives Congress and its presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, have been warned n…
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N’Assembly to pass data protection bill in 30 days
The National Assembly has promised to pass the Data Protection Bill within 30 days once it rece…
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FG, ASUU Clash Over Order To Reopen Varsities
Federal Government has made U-turn on the order that Vice Chancellors and Pro-Chancellors compe…
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Afreximbank welcomes the adoption of factoring laws in Niger and Burkina Faso
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has commended the Governments of Niger and Burkina Faso…
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Group Warns Soludo Against Making Divisive Comments
A pan-Igbo socio-political group, the Igbo Youths for Positive Change, has berated the leadership of…
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Over 500,000 Nigerian Refugees Awaiting Deportation—FG
The Federal Commissioner, National Commission for Refugees Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons…
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I’m Not Involved In Ayu’s Travails—Ortom
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has denied his involvement in the current travails of the Nationa…
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We Don’t Operate Secret Account, NNPC Debunks Media Reports
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd has debunked reports which claimed that it was operating…
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Why I Went Into Kidnapping–Abuja-Based Notorious Kidnapper
The Police in Bayelsa State has paraded kidnap kingpin, John Ewa, alias Lion, who was arrested in Ab…
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Just In: PSC Extends Deadline For Police Constables Recruitment By One Month
The Police Service Commission has extended the deadline for the ongoing 2022 Constables Recruitment …
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Good Use Of Tax Revenues Will Enhance Tax Morale And Compliance – FIRS
When governments deploy tax revenues for the common good of the citizens, there is a concomitant inc…
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System Collapse Throws South-East Into Darkness
The five South East states of Abia, Anambra, Ebony, Enugu and Imo have been thrown into darkness fol…
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Customs seizes 81,425 litres of PMS from smugglers
Despite being shot at severally by suspected smugglers during an all-night operation yesterday,…
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FG shops for N298tn five-year private sector investment
The Federal Government says that in order to attain its National Development Plan and improve Nigeri…
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Zamfara terrorists kill 11 worshippers, leader talks tough
Terrorists have reportedly attacked a mosque, killing 11 worshippers during Friday’s Muslim pra…
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We are politically divided, economically – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, the Director General, World Trade Organisation, Dr Ngozi Ok…
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FG to inaugurate climate change council, targets zero-emission
The Federal Government has concluded plans to formally inaugurate the National Climate Change Counci…
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Tinubu Is The Easiest Presidential Candidate To Sell, Keyamo Boasts
Spokesperson of the Tinubu-Shettima Presidential Campaign Council, Festus Keyamo, has unveiled the f…
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FAAN: Abuja Airport to Get Full Automation in 10 Years
The Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), on Wednesday hinted that plans are underway to get …
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NNPC Seeks Support Of Banks, International Community To Tackle Crude Oil Theft
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd has opened talks with the United States Finance Corporat…
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EFCC Has Power To Stop States From Operating Accounts—Court
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, can now stop any state from operating with its f…
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Nigerian Breweries, Guinness, Account For 20% Of Capital Market Capitalisation —Minister
Nigeria’s Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Otunba Niyi Adebayo, said he met with top comp…
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You Can’t Suspend Me, Wike Dares PDP
The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has dared the national leadership of the Peoples Democratic …
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I Rejected APC Senatorial Ticket From Tinubu–Wike
The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Friday, revealed that the All Progressive Congress presid…
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Tambuwal replaces Fayemi as NGF chairman
The Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, has replaced his Ekiti State counterpart, Kayode Fayemi, …
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Denying Amotekun Permit To Carry Gun Exposes South-West To Organized Crimes—Ondo Gov
Ondo State Governor, and Chairman of the Southern Governors’ Forum, Rotimi Akeredolu, on Thursday, t…
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ASUU Strike Has Security Implication–DSS
The Department of State Security (DSS) on Thursday appealed to ASUU to call off the ongoing strike. …
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IG orders prosecution of Professor for assaulting policewoman
The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, has strongly condemned the assault on a female police o…
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ASUU Strike Must Compel Nigerians to Ensure Leadership Change in 2023 – Obi
Presidential Candidate of Labour Party in the 2023 elections, Mr Peter Obi, has said that the party …
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Poor Budgetary Allocation Making It Difficult To Build Our ICT Base, Fiscal Commission Boss Laments
The Chairman of the Fiscal Responsibility Commission, Victor Muruako, has requested the assistance o…
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Access Bank Payment Service Business Gets CBN Approval
Access Holding Plc has received the approval of the Central Bank of Nigeria to run a switching and p…
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How Young Entrepreneurs Can Succeed–Elumelu
The Chairman of Heirs Holdings and United Bank for Africa Plc has identified three major policy meas…
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US To Provide Nigeria, Others With $11bn For Green Energy
The United States is proposing $11bn funding annually towards a ‘just’ energy transition…
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ICRC Urges More States To Invest In Infrastructure Through PPP Projects
The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission said that it is readily available to assist stat…
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NCC Deploys 84 IT Projects to Support Persons with Disabilities
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has deployed 84 assistive information technology (IT)pr…
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ASUU to appeal NICN judgment, asks members to remain calm
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), in a swift reaction to a National Industrial Court …
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What Buhari Told World Leaders At UNGA
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday, addressed the 77th United Nations General Assembl…
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Buhari Bids Farewell To World Leaders At UNGA 77
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday, told world leaders that his regime is committed to deliveri…
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Why We Pull Out From Atiku Campaign Council–Wike’s Camp
The crisis rocking the nation’s main opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party deepened on Wednesda…
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Senate shuffles committees, hands Adeyemi, Yahaya new appointments
The Senator representing Kogi-West, Smart Adeyemi; the Senator representing Kebbi North, Yahaya Abdu…
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Energy Transition Making Petrol Suppliers To Rethink Oil Business
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has stated that only the sum of N3.4tn is needed sub…
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No Need To Impeach Buhari–Kalu
Orji Uzor Kalu, chief whip of the senate, says there is no talk about the impeachment of President M…
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Efficient Operation of Capital Market Key to National Development – GbajabiamilaCapital markets have been described as avenues for increase in values of assets and wealth…
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FG To Review N30,000 Mimimum Wage
The Federal Government, on Monday, said there are plans to increase the N30,000 minimum wage in the …
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Flooding: North-East govs seek FG’s support
Six governors from the northeastern zone of the country, under the aegis of the North-East Governors…
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Police Arrests 15 Suspected Kidnappers In Ibadan
Police have arrested fifteen suspected kidnappers at various locations in Ibadan. The police operati…
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NYSC kicks off annual sports, cultural festival
The National Youths Service Corps on Monday kicked off its 2022 Annual Sports and Cultural Festival …
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NASS may amend Finance Act to address N11.03trn 2023 budget deficit, Senator reveals
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called on Nigeria’s policymakers to develop measures to dr…
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MRA Sues NBC for Refusing to Disclose Status of Payment of License Fees by Broadcasting Stations in Nigeria
Media Rights Agenda (MRA) announced today that it has filed a Freedom of Information (FOI) suit at t…
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Youths reject appointment of Yahaya Bello as National Youth Coordinator campaign council
The Nigerian Youths groups numbering over 300 under the aegis of Presidential Support Council has re…
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RT200 policy attracting more export commodities – CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria (Plc) at the weekend, disclosed that its RT200 policy has begun to …
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Nigeria’s oil production crashes to 900,000b/d
Nigeria’s crude oil revenue has continued to slump as the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Co…
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Strike: Reps to meet ASUU, stakeholders for solution
The House of Representatives is to meet with the Academic Staff Union of University and other stakeh…
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Terrorists kill one, abduct many travellers in Kaduna
Rampaging terrorists in the Kurgi community in the western part of Birnin-Gwari general area in Birn…
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NDLEA secures conviction of 2 tramadol smugglers
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has secured the conviction of a physical challenged…
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19 TRAVELERS BURNT TO DEATH IN ABUJA
A total total of 19 persons have died in road accident in Yangoji-Gwagwalada Road, Abuja. The accide…
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No Going Back On Plans To Shutdown Airport On Monday—NANS
The National Association of Nigerian Students has said that the planned meeting of the Speaker of th…
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NANS threatens to ground airports over ASUU strike
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has said it will ground activities at the local…
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Erosion Destroys Houses In Abia Community
A gully erosion in several communities in Bende Local Government Area of Abia State swallowed a two-…
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My Govt Will Be Dominated By Youths–Atiku
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 elections, Alhaji Atiku Abuba…
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FG Inaugurate Oil & Gas Projects In Yola
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, on Thursday, inaugurated some pr…
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Buhari to address UN General Assembly September 21
World leaders will be back in New York next week as they address the world at the 77th session of th…
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Court to rule on ASUU strike September 19
The National Industrial Court on Friday fixed September 19 to deliver a ruling on the Federal Govern…
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Nigeria’s 56% agricultural land not in use – Minister
The Federal Government said on Thursday that a lot of opportunities abounded in the agricultural sec…
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Onwuduli appointed Auditor-General as Aghughu retires
The Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation (OAuGF) has announced the appointment of Mr Andr…
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FG Receives Technical Committee’s Report To Stop Rejection Of Agric Exports
The Federal Government has received the Report of a Technical Committee that was set up to prevent t…
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Buhari confers citizenship on 286 Americans, Britons, others
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday, conferred Nigerian citizenship rights to 286 persons compris…
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UAE To Deport Nigerians With Fake Documents
The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, CEO, of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NIDCOM, Hon.…
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Court Restores Akpabio As APC Senatorial Candidate for Akwa-Ibom Northwest
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Thursday, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission …
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Inflation hits 20.5% In August
Nigerian inflation figures have risen higher than projected by analysts in August. The figures rose …
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Buhari gives N200m, National Awards To Victorious Commonwealth Games Athletes
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday, approved National Honours of Officer of the Order of the Nig…
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NSIA Seals Healthcare Expansion Agreements With Three State Govts
The Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority on Thursday took another significant step toward providi…
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COMMONWEALTH OF LEARNING CONFERS HONORARY FELLOWSHIP ON KATAGUM
The Commonwealth of Learning (COL) Calgary, Canada conferred on the Minister of State for Industry, …
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ITF, NECA To Intensify Implementation Of Technical Skills Development Programme
The Industrial Training Fund and the Nigerian Employees Consultative Association have agreed to work…
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Nami: Road Infrastructure Tax Credit Scheme, One of the Greatest Innovations of FG
The Road Infrastructure Tax Credit Scheme has been described by the Executive Chairman of the Federa…
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NNPC, Morocco’s Oil $ Gas Firm To Seal Gas Pact On Thursday
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited will on Thursday sign a Memorandum of Understanding …
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I Will Set Up $10bn Stimulus Package Within 100 Days In Office–Atiku
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has planned to expend $1…
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Ayade locks out civil servants over lateness to work
The Governor of Cross River State, Prof Ben Ayade, on Wednesday locked out civil servants attached t…
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Export Rejects: NEPC leads Inter-Agency team to UK
In a bid to curb the incidences of export rejects, the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) is l…
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Climate Change: 600 million African risk growing severity of droughts – AfDB GCA
The lives of 600 million people in Africa who rely on rain-fed agriculture are at risk because of th…
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House Of Reps To Intervene In FG-ASUU Faceoff
The Chairman House of Representatives Committee on Legislative Agenda, Hon. Henry Nwawuba at the wee…
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Appeal Court Adjourns Kanu’s Trial Indefinitely
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory on Tuesday, has reserved judgmen…
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NSCDC Arrests Eight For Oil Theft
The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, Lagos Command, has confirmed the arrest of five suspe…
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Taking Us To Court An Exercise In Futility–ASUU
The Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Ebonyi State University Chapter, Dr. Ikech…
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I Won’t Give Excuses When I Become President–Peter Obi
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, has said that it will be disappointing…
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CAC partners NBA Lagos to enhance user ability on the Companies Registration Portal:
In its continued bid to enhance user seamless transactions on its registration portal, the Corporate…
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Minister charges NIMASA to deploy floating dockyard
The Honorable Minister of Transportation, Mr. Mu’azuJaji Sambo has charged the Management of t…
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FG Increases Cashew Production Target To 500,000MT
The Federal Government is targeting to raise more revenue from the exports of cashew products to cus…
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ASUU: Court adjourns proceedings till Friday
The suit against the Academic Staff Union of Universities which was filed by the Minister of Labour …
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Group demands explanation from NNPC over Tompolo’s N48bn pipeline contract
The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre has questioned the Nigerian National Petroleum Company…
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Wike Bombs Amaechi, Described Him As A Failure
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has said his predecessor, Rotimi Amaechi, was a total failure as…
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Refund CBN Anchor Borrowers’ Loan, WFAN Warns Farmers.
The Wheat Farmers Association of Nigeria (WFAN), Bauchi State Branch, has warned the 2021/2022 dry s…
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FCTA Moves To Recover N29bn Land Debt
The Federal Capital Territory Administration has commenced court processes against land owners over …
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Industrial Court To Begin Sitting On On FG-ASUU Faceoff Suit Today
The federal government has referred the prolonged strike embarked upon by members of the Academic St…
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Soludo Condemns attack on Senator Ifeanyi Uba
Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has condemned the attack on Senator Ifeanyi Ubah’s co…
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EFCC arrests Chinese expatriate for illegal mining
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, in its efforts to curb the non-payment of royalties on…
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DSS Warns Gumi, Others Against Making Overzealous Comments On Mamu
The Department of State Services has warned Nigerians over making comments on its arrest of the terr…
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US marks 21st anniversary of September 11 attacks
Americans on Sunday marked the 21st anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, with President Joe Biden visiti…
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Flights threatened as aviation workers protest Monday
Aviation workers under the banners of the National Union of Air Transport Employees; Air Transport S…
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Crowdfunding will Accelerate Financial Inclusion – SECThe securities and Exchange Commission has said that the operationalization of Crowdfundi…
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FBi declares Nigerian wanted for $30m fraud
The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation has declared a Nigerian, Chidozie Collins Obasi, w…
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Three Chibok Girls Rescued as 79,000 Insurgents Surrender
The Theatre Commander, North East “Operation Hadin Kai”, Maj.-Gen. Christopher Musa, said over 79,00…
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PenCom explains absence of DG during Reps Committee meeting on 2023-2025 MTEF
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has explained why it’s Director -General, Mrs Aisha D…
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Mamu’s Arrest: Gumi Accuses DSS of Terrorism
Kaduna-based Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has called on the Department of State Services (DSS…
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Flood kills three, damages 1,453 houses in Bauchi
The Director-General of the Bauchi State Environmental Protection Agency, Dr Ibrahim Kabir, has conf…
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Gunmen kidnap ex-PDP Plateau gov aspirant’s brother
Gunmen has kidnapped Chief Nengak Ropshak, the elder brother of a former Plateau State governorship …
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SERAP, students sue Buhari over ASUU strike
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project and five university students have filed a lawsu…
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Why Nigeria’s Economy Is Not Performing Optimally–Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday in State House Abuja, gives reasons for the country’s deterior…
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NASS Will Support All Measures To End Insecurity – Lawan
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has assured that The National Assembly is determined to pro…
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Bandits ambush Kogi traders, kill four, injure two
No fewer than four persons have been reportedly killed while two sustained serious injury when suspe…
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Army chief to evaluate personnel’s operational performance
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Faruk Yahaya, is set to appraise the performance of the service to c…
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Nigeria’s daily PMS consumption stands at 66m, says NMDPRA
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) had put Nigeria’s dail…
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NEPC, NOA to drive Export4Survival Campaign in 36 States
The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) and National Orientation Agency (NOA) have agreed to pa…
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DBN OFFERS FREE ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM FOR MSMES
Thousands of Nigerian Micro, Small, and Medium Businesses (MSMEs) are set to benefit from the free e…
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Prince Charles Succeeds Queen Elizabeth II
The moment the Queen died, the throne passed immediately and without ceremony to the heir, Charles, …
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BREAKING: UK’s longest serving Monarch, Queen Elizabeth dies at 96
Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest-serving monarch, has died at Balmoral aged 96, after reig…
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Court Extends Order Stopping Buhari, NBC from Shutting down 53 Broadcast Stations
A Federal High Court in Lagos has extended the order stopping President Muhammadu Buhari and the Nat…
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Agriculture Critical in Economic Diversification- Yuguda
As Nigeria pursues policies aimed at diversifying the economy, creating jobs and hastening socio-eco…
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Senate President, NSA, Security Sector Stakeholders To Brainstorm on Corruption, Insecurity
Major actors and stakeholders in Nigeria’s security sector, political office, public service, tradit…
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PDP Appoints Former Senate President, Wabara As BOT Chairman
A former Senate President, Adolphus Wabara, has been named acting Chairman, Board of Trustees of the…
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BREAKING: PDP crisis deepens as BoT chairman steps down
The chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party, Walid Jibrin, has resigned fr…
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We can win elections without disrobing Nigeria–Fashola
Ahead of the 2023 elections, the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has said election…
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Seven Critically Injured as 4-storey Building Collapses in Ibadan
No fewer than seven persons have been reportedly injured at the collapse of an uncompleted 4-storey …
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Workers Threaten Strike Over Crude Oil Theft, Pipeline Vandalism
Angry oil workers under the umbrella body of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association …
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CAC collaborates with NEPC to boost Non-Oil Exports :
The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has pledged continued support to the Nigerian Export Promotio…
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FG Approves National Flood Emergency Preparedness And Response Plan
The Federal Government has approved a National flood emergency preparedness and response plan in Nig…
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Why 17 PDP Governors Visited Wike
Facts have emerged on why the 17 governorship candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party visited the…
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FG TO SANCTION AIRLINES SELLING TICKETS IN DOLLARS
The Federal Government has issued a threat to deal decisively with any foreign airlines selling tick…
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Varsity Chancellors Spreading Falsehood About ASUP–Yalwa
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, on Wednesday, accused the Committee of vice-chancellors of…
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2023: NBC warns broadcast stations against spread of fake news
As political parties prepare to commence campaigns ahead of the 2023 general election, the National …
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Naira Drops To Record Low Of N706 To A Dollar
The naira fell to a record low of N436/$1 at the official Investors and Exporters window, representi…
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Sanctions: Russia Cant Be Intimidated–Putin
President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday it was “impossible” to isolate Russia, as the country faces …
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IPMAN Strike: Over N103bn Bridging Cost Claims Paid To Oil Marketers—NMDPRA
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority on Tuesday said it had disburse…
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Why Army is committed to personnel training – COAS
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Faruk Yahaya, has restated the commitment of the Nigerian Army tow…
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Committee completes inspections of NEPZA projects, expresses delight with executions
The Joint Projects Monitoring Committee that comprised officials from the Ministry of Industry, Trad…
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We Are Not Push-Overs, Rivers State Has Given PDP The Highest Votes Since 1999, Wike Boasts
The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday, while alleging threats to his life, amidst the c…
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ASUU: FG Woos Lecturers With 23.5% Salary Increment
The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, on Tuesday said the government could only afford 23.5 percen…
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CBN Moves To Recover N5.6bn Debt From Seven Companies
The Central Bank of Nigeria on Tuesday issued a final demand notice to seven companies that benefite…
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NASS Commends SEC On Fiscal SustainabilityThe Management of the Securities and Exchange Commission has been commended has been comme…
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ASUU: FG sets up committee to review ‘No Work, No Pay’ rule
The Federal Government said it has constituted a tactical committee to review its ‘no work, no pay’ …
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Fashola Inaugurates Governing Council of Federal School of Surveying
The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has inaugurated the 7th governing council of t…
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Flood Sacks Communities In 33 States, Kills 372–NEMA
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), yesterday disclosed that in the last eight months, …
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‘Wike Remain Committed To PDP’
The national secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Samuel Anyanwu, has said that Governor Nyeso…
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Nigeria, Poland sign pact on energy, agriculture sectors
President Muhammadu Buhari and his Polish counterpart, Andrzej Duda, have signed a Memorandum of Und…
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Buhari congratulates new British Prime Minister, Truss
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, congratulated the new Prime Minister of Britain, Liz Truss, o…
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Strike: FG, not ASUU, proposed revitalisation fund – Union
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has clarified that the N1.1 trillion fund for the revitalis…
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Niger Delta group rejects Water Resources Bill
A socio-political group in the South-South geopolitical region, the Niger Delta Youth Council, has r…
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ICRC DG visits BPP, seeks partnership on Infrastructure development
Mr Michael Ohiani, Director General of the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) ha…
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We are decimating top echelon of ISWAP and Boko Haram–FG
The Federal Government on Monday said peace and security are returning across Nigeria, noting that t…
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CAC’s Trajectory of positive results delights House of Reps
The House of Representatives Committee on Commerce says the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has b…
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Whittle down ethnic cleavages pulling us apart, Jonathan urges leaders
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has asked Nigerians to learn from Rwanda on how to build a nation…
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Army Warns IPOB, ESN Against Blackmail
The Nigerian Army (NA) on Saturday dismissed narrative credited to International Society for Civil L…
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NBS: Nigeria Earned N600.15bn From VAT In Q2
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says the aggregate Value Added Tax (VAT) was reported at N6…
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Nigeria recorded 48 new cases of monkeypox in 6 days — NCDC
Nigeria recorded 48 additional cases of monkeypox between August 8 and August 14. The 48 cases were …
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NCC Blames Poor Quality Services In IT Sector To Infrastructure Vandalism
The Nigerian Communications Commission,NCC, has attributed poor service Delivery in the telecommunic…
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FG Reduces Dispute Claims For Ajaokuta Steel Contract From $5.28bn To S496m
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN has said that t…
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FG Issues Sales Permit To Fertilizer Dealers
The Federal Government, on Thursday, presented certificates of registration and sales permit to auth…
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Osinbajo Proposes Greater Participation Of African Countries In Global Carbon Market
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has proposed a Debt-For-Climate Swap deal to achieve a just and equitab…
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Fighter Jets Kill 14 Terrorists In Kaduna, Borno States
The Nigerian Air Force yesterday said it conducted air strikes that killed 14 terrorists in Kaduna a…
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FG Empowers 7,000 Vulnerable Persons with N20,000 in Katsina
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq…
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My Attendance Of Churches Not Political—Obi
The Presidential Candidate of Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, has described as uncharitable, the report…
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Nigeria Set To Produce 23 Million Metric Tonnes Of Maize
Nigeria expects to produce 23 million metric tonnes of maize this year, a 12% rise from last year, t…
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Farmers-Herders Clash Claim Six Lives In Benue
Six people were killed on Thursday by suspected Fulani herders in a fresh attack in the Guma Local G…
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Customs arrest suspect, intercept 20,600 litres of PMS
The Kebbi Area command of the Nigeria Customs Service said it arrested one suspect, intercepted 824 …
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BREAKING: Court acquits Jang of N6.3bn corruption charge
A Plateau State High Court sitting in Jos on Friday discharged and acquitted a former Governor of th…
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Customs to commence collection of new excise duties on beverages, cigarettes
The Kwara Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service says it will begin collection of the new excis…
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Tinubu, APC Should Apologize To Jonathan For Deceiving Nigerians–PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party on Thursday said the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, …
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Gas price rises 122%, household incomes shrink
Amid the Federal Government’s N250bn intervention funds on the National Gas Expansion Plan, which in…
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EFCC arrests Ogun Speaker at Lagos airport
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembl…
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NAICOM clarifies misinformation on the purchase of N4bn property
The National Insurance Commission, NAICOM, says it got approval to purchase an unfinished property f…
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Nigeria’s Foreign Reserves Drops By $203.9m In August
Pressure on the Nigerian reserves has forced it to shed $203.9m in August, despite crude prices abov…
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CBN Monetary Policy Members Lament Rising Poverty In Nigeria
Members of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria are worried about the hardsh…
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CAC set to formalize more small businesses at discounted rates
The Corporate Affairs Commission has pledged to support the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Comm…
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REDEEM YOUR BATTERED IMAGE, GOV ORTOM REPLIES BUHARI
Governor Ortom has for the umpteenth time, challenged President Muhammadu Buhari and his government …
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Police arrest 19 suspected armed robbers in Katsina
The Police Command in Katsina State had arrested 19 suspected armed robbers and also recovered 13 ve…
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Lagos: No going back on Okada ban, govt insists
The Lagos State Government has declared that there is no going back on its decision to ban activitie…
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Peter Obi Challenges FG To Name Terrorism Financiers
Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has challenged the Federal Government to publicly na…
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Over $2bn Needed Annually For Gas Infrastructure—FG
The Federal Government on Tuesday put the estimated amount required to bridge Nigeria’s gas infrastr…
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Soldiers battle ESN in Imo, kill two commanders
Personnel of the Nigeran Army have killed two members of the Eastern Security Network, the militant …
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Skill acquisition: FG to train 2000 Ogun residents
The Federal Government has said it will be training no fewer than 2000 people in Ogun State through …
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FG Seeks CSO’s Support On States Transparency Reforms Programme
The Federal Government has sought the partnership of Civil Society Organizations across the country …
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Access Bank Restates Commitment To Sustainable Banking Principles
The Central Bank of Nigeria on Wednesday commended the commitment of the management of Access Bank P…
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FG TO BORROW N11.3 TRILLION TO FUND 2023 BUDGET
Despite the warning of the Debt Management Office that Nigeria’s debt profile as at December 2021, h…
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Court Refuses Abba Kyari’s Third Bail Application
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Tuesday denied the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Polic…
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NNPC To End Fuel Importation Next Year — Kyari
The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mele Kyari, ha…
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Aviation Crisis: Delta Air Suspends New York Flights To Lagos
Delts Airlines has suspended its New York flight operations to Nigeria’s economic capital, Lag…
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We Discovered 295 Illegal Connections, Arrested 122 Crude Oil Thieves–Kyari
The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company, Mele Kyari, on Tuesday,…
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Stakeholders endorse African Development Bank country strategy, urge greater engagement with Diaspora
Representatives of Nigeria’s Diaspora, national networks, and youth and women groups have hailed the…
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Dangote to cut sugar import by 40%
The management of Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc has said it is set to reduce the importation of sugar i…
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ASUU denies plan to boycott negotiations with FG
The Academic Staff Union of Universities denied media reports hat stated that the union planned to b…
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Bank Of Industry To Finance Climate-Friendly Investments In Nigeria With €100m
The Bank of Industry on Monday said that it has accessed a €100m line of credit under the Transformi…
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IGP Warns Nigerians Against Assaulting Police Officers
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has warned Nigerians against assaulting poli…
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Operator Of Mortuary With Mummified Bodies Has No Formal Training–Police
The Edo State Police Command has said that the building where mummified bodies were found can not pa…
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SEC to Intensify War Against Ponzi Schemes – Yuguda
Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Mr. Lamido Yuguda as stated that the Com…
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Fight Corruption in the Legal System, Owasanoye Tells NBA, Lawyers
The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Prof…
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Growth In ICT Sector Result Of Our Innovative Policies- Pantami
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has attributed th…
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Access Bank To Acquire Embattled First Guarantee Pensions
Access Holdings Plc said it has received approval to acquire First Guarantee Pensions, but the amoun…
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Support Obi To Win Presidential Election, Group Urges Wike
Non-indigenes Association in Rivers State has called on Rivers State Governor to back the presidenti…
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ASUU Extends Strike Indefinitely
After a series of heated discussions, the Academic Staff Union of Universities has decided to extend…
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‘Why Jaiz Donates Interest Incomes to Charity’
Jaiz Bank does not recognise Non-Permissible Incomes (NPI) in its books because it is against the te…
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IPOB warns against criminalities in South-East
The Indigenous People of Biafra has warned those who claim to be fighting for Biafra actualisation a…
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NDLEA Arrests Suspects With
119,500 Capsules Of TramadolThe National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has foiled an attempt by a syndicate to export illicit drug…
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I Have No Special Candidate —Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has stated that he has no preferred candidate among those contest…
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CBN Unveils USSD Code For eNaira
The Central Bank of Nigeria has finally unveiled the USSD code for the country’s digital currency, e…
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CBN To Stop Medical Tourism, Conserved Forex Through Health Care Intervention
The Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele on Saturday said that the health care inter…
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Nigeria To Harness Opportunities In e-Commerce Value Chain —Trade Minister
The Federal Government on Saturday said that Nigeria is not harnessing the huge opportunities in the…
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CBN Releases $265 Million to Airlines To Settle Outstanding Ticket Sales
In a move to check a brewing crisis in the country’s aviation sector, the Central Bank of Nigeria (C…
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US to sentence Hushpuppi September 21 – Attorney’s office
The United States Attorney’s Office for Central District of California, Los Angeles, has confirmed t…
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NIMASA Committed to Strategic Collaboration to Grow INDUSTRY—DG
The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr. Bashir J…
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Over 1,800 kilometers of roads delivered across 36 states—Fashola
The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has said that the Buhari administration has ju…
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I wore sneakers to NBA conference to mock my enemies – Shettima
The All Progressives Congress vice-presidential candidate, Kashim Shettima, has explained why he wro…
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Nigeria’s GDP Drops To 3.54% In Second Quarter
Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product growth stood at 3.54% in the second quarter of 2022 on a year-on-ye…
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TWO STOREY BUILDING COLLAPSES IN ABUJA
A two story building has collapsed in Kubwa, Abuja. The Network gathered that the building collapsed…
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TWO STOREY BUILDING COLLAPSES IN ABUJA
A two story building has collapsed in Kubwa, Abuja. The Network gathered that the building collapsed…
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CAC shines at NBA Conference, RG promises continued reforms:
The 62nd edition of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Annual General Conference has kicked off in L…
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Reps summon auditor-general over NNPC fuel subsidy payment documents
The House of Representatives has summoned the Auditor-General of the Federation (AGF) to appear befo…
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Osinbajo meets APC presidential aspirants over Tinubu-Shettima ticket
Three months after they went head-to-head at the primary for a presidential ticket of All Progressiv…
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FG warns Nigerians against travelling to Northern Cyprus
The Director-General of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, on Thursday, w…
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Pencom Simplifies Documentation Process For Pension Fund Contributors
As part of moves to boost confidence in the participation of the Micro Pension Plan, the National Pe…
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Obi heads to United States to woo Diaspora Nigerians
The Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has disclosed that he is travelling out of Niger…
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Police commission union declares indefinite strike
The Joint Union Congress of the Police Service Commission has issued a notice of indefinite strike t…
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ASUU rejects N10,000 varsity support levy by parents
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has rejected the proposed payment of N10, 000 per session b…
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Why we can’t resume Abuja-Kaduna train services—FG
The Federal Government said recommencing the Abuja-Kaduna train service while some of the passengers…
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Private Security Firms To Protect Abuja Rail Tracks With N718m Contracts
The Federal Government has engaged two security firms at the cost of N718 million to protect railway…
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FAAC SHARES N954.085BN JULY 2022 REVENUE TO FG, STATES AND LGCs
The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared a total sum of N954.085 billion July 2…
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Create ministry of digital economy, FG orders states
All 36 of the federation’s states are required by the federal government to create a ministry of dig…
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FG approves N54.82bn for projects in two ministries
The Federal Government, on Wednesday, approved N54.82bn for various projects in the Ministries of Wo…
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AfDB President named among winners of 2021 Global Brand Award
African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has been awarded Nigeria Global Brand …
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Court Of Appeal Dismisses Case Against SON For Rejecting Importation Of Sugar Unfortified
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has dismissed the appeal filed by Sunshine Chemical Development…
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Monkeypox cases rise to 220 – NCDC
The Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Dr. Ifedayo Adetifa, said the Monkey…
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FG depriving youths education – ASUU
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has accused the Federal Government of deliberate attempts t…
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Zenith Bank Posts Multiple-Assets Growth As Revenue Surge 17% To N403bn
Zenith Bank, Nigeria’s tier-one lender has beat earning volatility to post 17 per cent revenue…
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Stop Scandalizing Nigeria, Local Airline Operators Warn Emirates, Turkish Airlines, Others
Airline Operators of Nigeria, have accused foreign airlines of exploiting their clients, as well as …
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FG To Address Impediments Affecting Growth Of Shea Industry
The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Niyi Adebayo has said that the Federal Government wi…
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Brazil, US, India Emerged Top Three Destination For Nigeria’s Non-Oil Exports,Says NEPC
Between January and June this year, Nigeria exported 4,146,534 metric tonnes of products from the no…
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FCCPC Director Dies In Office During Fight With Female Colleague
The North-West Zonal Director of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC),…
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FG Equips Small Holder Farmers with Agricultural Inputs, Seeds, Vows to Address Food Insecurity
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) has said that it has equipped smal…
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Lawmakers Tackle TCN Over Inability To Explain Power Generation
The House of Representatives Committee on Finance yesterday frowned at the Transmission Company of N…
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FG to Complete Major Road Projects before End of 2023
The Director, Planning Research and Statistics, Federal Ministry of Works Mr. Jide Ode Marthins, has…
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NSCDC seizes 16,000 litres of stolen petroleum products
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Cross River, has impounded 16,000 litres of stolen p…
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Sokoto CP warns officers against extortion, unprofessional conduct
Sokoto State Commissioner of Police, Muhammed Usaini Gumel, has again warned officers and men of the…
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JCR Rating Agency Ltd affirms Afreximbank’s long-term issuer rating at A-, with a “Stable” outlook
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has announced that Japan Credit Rating Agency (JCR) has aff…
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Why stranded Nigerians have not been evacuated from UAE – FG
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has given reasons why it is taking time in evacuating over 300 stran…
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2023: Election results will be transmitted electronically, INEC assures Nigerians
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured Nigerians that the electronic trans…
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Stock Market Down N158bn on Profit-taking in Okomu Oil, Others
The stock market segment of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) depreciated by N158billion on its We…
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NCC Gives MAFAB 5-month Extension to Roll out 5G Network
One of the two telecommunications firms that won the 5G Spectrum licences in December 2021, Mafab Co…
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Poverty Under Buhari Worst In Nigeria’s History– Atiku
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has said that every nega…
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Osinbajo inaugurates new electricity liability board
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, has said the newly constituted board of the Nigeria Electricity Liabil…
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Food prices rose in July 2022 – NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics says prices of selected food items increased in July. It made the …
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2023 will be about competence, not connection – Obi
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has said that the elections in 2023 will …
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NLNG Ltd Receives Road Infrastructure Tax Credit Certificate For Bonny – Bodo Road from FIRS
The Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited (NLNG), one of the companies undertaking the construction …
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Lekki deep-sea port to provide 112, 000 jobs to Nigerians – Minister
Alhaji Muazu Sambo, Minister of Transportation, has said that the Lekki Deep-Sea Port project would …
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Imo gunmen kidnap four Catholic sisters
Gunmen on Sunday struck again this time by kidnapping four Reverend sisters of the Catholic church. …
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NDLEA Arrests Drug Leader Who Exports Illicit Substance To Daughter In Dubai
After more than four sets of arrests, operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)…
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Jang Asks Atiku to Reconcile with Wike
A former Plateau State Governor, Senator Jonah Jang yesterday asked the presidential candidate of Pe…
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Capital market’s unclaimed dividends hit N177bn – SEC
The Securities and Exchange Commission, on Friday, announced that the unclaimed dividends at Ni…
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BPE Woos More Investors For Nigeria’s Power Sector
The Bureau of Public Enterprises, on Friday, said it would collaborate with Jindal Steel & Power…
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Withdraw NBC’s revocation order, SERAP urges Buhari
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has told President Muhammadu Buhari to urge the…
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FIRS Certifies Donations To Ex-Minister’s Charity As Tax Deductible
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has certified corporate organisations’ donations to …
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Strike: Resident doctors extend ultimatum by two weeks
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has shifted its decision on the ultimatum it issued to …
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I Will Implement Oransanye Report–Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Abuja said his administration will implement the Orosanye Wh…
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BPE, Indian Group Work out Modalities for Investments in Nigeria
The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) and a leading global player in steel, mines and infrastructur…
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Ortom Suspends Mining Activities In Benue State
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has ordered the immediate suspension of all illegal mining activ…
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Obi will fix Nigeria’s ailing economy–Labour Party
The Labour Party in Delta State has called on Nigerians to give Peter Obi chance come 2023 general e…
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N5bn Capital Base Will Ramp Up PFAs’ Capacity–PenCom
The Director General, National Pension Commission(PenCom ), Aisha Dahiru Umar, yesterday in Lagos ex…
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Why Jonathan’s Multi-Purpose Almajiri School Programme Failed
The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, has given reasons why the multi-purpose Almajiri school’s Pr…
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FCT Monarch Confers Chieftaincy Title On NDLEA Boss, Marwa
The Ona of Abaji and Chairman, Federal Capital Territory, FCT Council of Chiefs, Abuja, Alhaji Adamu…
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FG To Stop Fuel Subsidy Payment In June
President Muhammadu Buhari has finally approved the stoppage of fuel subsidy payment by June next ye…
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NBC Revokes Licences of AIT/Ray Power FM, Silverbird TV, 50 Other Stations
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has revoked the licenses of the AIT/Ray Power FM (DAAR Co…
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CAC Plans Free Digital Training Programme For SMEs
The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) is considering giving two free Automatic Digital Training Cou…
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Nnamdi Kanu stopped sit-at-home, not Uzodimma – IPOB
The Indigenous People of Biafra has insisted that its leadership stopped the Monday sit-at-home and …
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Lagos extends Okada ban to more LGAs
The Lagos State Government has extended the ban on commercial motorcycles popularly called Okada to …
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FG to impose no work, no pay policy on striking varsity staff
The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu has ruled out any salary payment for striking members of the …
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Nigeria’s automobile sector has huge potentials – Minister
he Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Adeniyi Adebayo, has described the automobile industr…
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Governors tackle Malami over $418m Paris Club refund
The Nigerian Governors’ Forum says Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), is act…
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Provide equipment to ease cargoes inspection at ports, MAN tells FG
Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) says the government should provide scanners and other equ…
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States received N471.9bn under World Bank fiscal transparency grant–Finance Minister
The federal government says a total of N471.9 billion has been disbursed to states out of the $1.5 b…
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Emirates suspends flights to Nigeria from September
Emirates Airlines on Thursday announced the suspension of its flight operations in Nigeria from Sept…
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Media Trust Hails Transformation, Digitization Of CAC Operations
Media Trust Group has expressed optimism that the vision of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) t…
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Customs generate N1.3trn in six months
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it generated N1.293 trillion between January and June 2022&nb…
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Nigerian Exchange loses N10 billion on sell pressure
Trading activities on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) closed on a negative note Wed…
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Northern Group Demand Sacking Of National Security Adviser, Monguno
A northern group, Arewa Youth Assembly, has called for the removal of the National Security Adviser,…
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Troops dislodge Kaduna bandits’ camp, rescue six hostages
Troops of ‘Operation Forest Sanity’ on Tuesday raided bandits’ camp at Kuriga and Manni communities …
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Buhari absent as governors meet at Aso Rock over economic crisis
Members of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum are currently meeting at the State House Banquet Hall of th…
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TCN: Blackout looms as Lagos, Abuja, Enugu Discos stops operations
The Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company has announced a shutdown of operations following the issu…
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NDLEA Arrests Online Drug Baron Ten Months After Evading Arrest
The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Marvelrock Pharmaceuticals and Stores &nbs…
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FG To Generate N48bn From Broad Band Technology Project
The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) has issued two Full Business Case (FBC) c…
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UK Government Team Visits DG NADDC To Support EVs In Nigeria
The United Kingdom Partnering for Accelerated Climate Transitions (UK PACT) team has visited the Dir…
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BOI concludes fresh €1bn landmark transaction to boost MSMEs lending
The Bank of Industry (BoI) has announced that it has successfully completed a landmark EURO 1 b…
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Buhari appoints Dangote as anti-malaria council chairman
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, said eradicating malaria and its ancillary effects would save…
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I don’t want to be a minister after my tenure – Wike
The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has said that he is not interested in becoming a minister af…
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Panic as gunmen invade Imo market, kill motorcyclist
There was panic at Ogbaku market on Owerri- Onitsha Road in Owerri, Imo State, on Tuesday as gunmen …
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FEMA WARNS FCT, NASARAWA RESIDENTS OVER INCOMING FLOODS FROM AUGUST 16-18
The Director General of FCT Emergency Management Agency, (FEMA), FEMA, Alhaji Abbas Idriss, on Tuesd…
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FG moves to enforce ban on foreigners purchasing agric commodities at farm gates
The Federal Government has begun moves to implement a Memo on the Promotion of Agri-Business in Nige…
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Blackout looms as electricity workers begin strike Wednesday; picket TCN on Tuesday
There are indications that the nation’s electricity supply crisis might worsen from Wednesday, as Or…
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JAIZ BANK PAYS N1.38BN DIVIDEND
Shareholders of Jaiz Bank Plc will receive a total of N1.38BN dividend for the Year Ended 2021, repr…
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ASUU gives FG condition to End Strike
Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), says the union…
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CAC To Empower More Staff Members With Working Tools For Efficient Service Delivery
In its continued bid to ensure efficient services to Customers, the Corporate Affairs Commission (CA…
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CAC COLLOBORATES WITH COUNCIL TO SANITISE PRACTICE OF FREIGHT FORWARDING
The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has pledged to collaborate with the Council for the Regulatio…
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Notorious kidnapper, Wadume, sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment
A Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced a kidnap kingpin, Hamisu Bala, also known as Wadume, and…
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Police Arrest Kidnap Kingpin While Attempting To Abduct 3 Undergraduate Students
Police has confirmed the arrest of a 37 year old suspected kidnap kingpin, one Olarinde Adekunle ove…
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Senate probes NSITF’s claims on N17.128b expenditure document eaten by termites
The Senate Public Accounts Committee has put the current and past management of the Nigerian Social …
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Customs intercept 478 petrol kegs, warn smugglers
The Nigerian Customs Service, Kebbi State Command, has again intercepted and seized about 478 jerryc…
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Police, Military Rescue 34 Kidnap Victims in Delta, Edo
The Edo State Police command on Sunday said a combined team of security operatives has rescued 34 vi…
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Investor Protection our Priority – SECThe Securities and Exchange Commission has restated that the protection of investors in the capital …
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FG Trains 4,000 Budget Officers On GIFMIS Platform
President Muhammadu Buhari will, before the end of next month, submit the 2023 budget proposal to a …
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More Troubles For Nigerians As Inflation Hits 17-Year High Of 19.64%
Nigeria’s inflation has reached a seventeen-year high of 19.64 per cent amidst the Central Ban…
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Capital market master plan promotes transparency, market confidence – SEC
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is set to hold the Second Capital Market Committee (CMC…
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Opposition parties demanding my resignation – Keyamo
The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, on Sunday, faulted the call for his …
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Save Niger Delta commission, group tells Buhari, others
The Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Empl…
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5% tax: Telecoms consumers threaten legal action
Telecommunication subscribers, under the aegis of the National Association of Telecoms Subscribers, …
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All Stakeholders Widely Consulted Before Approval Of Policy5% Tariff Hike On Data Calls–FG
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed on Thursday faulted the oppo…
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How NDLEA Operatives Nabbed Suspect With 245kg Of Illegal Substance
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have apprehended a cargo agent, Adeku…
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Dangote rewards six customers with N1m
Dangote Industries Limited has rewarded six customers with N1m cash gifts each in its Dangote b…
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Gunmen invade Nasarawa school, kill teacher
Gunmen suspected to be armed robbers have shot dead a teacher in Government Science Secondary School…
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Buhari reappoints media aide who lost APC primary
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed his former Personal Assistant on New Media, Bashir Ahmad, a…
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Nigeria is bleeding, we need prayers to survive, says Obaseki
The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has said the country’s problems are man-made, calling for pr…
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HEDA Wants EFFCC To Prosecute Accomplices In N109bn Scam
Following the alleged financial fraud of N109bn hanging on the neck of the suspended Accountant-Gene…
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ICRC seeks NACCIMA, others’ support to bridge N298trn infrastructure gap
The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) has urged the Nigeria Association of…
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ASUU members starving to death, Orji Kalu seeks salary payment
Following inundating calls from students and other stakeholders in education, the Senator representi…
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40 Technical Colleges to Benefit from World Bank Environmental Safeguard Measures
An estimated 40 Technical Colleges in Nigeria alongside the private sector would benefit from the Wo…
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Protect oil assets, NIMASA urges engineers
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency has urged the Society of Petroleum Engineers …
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Lagos govt achieved N346bn revenue target – Commissioner
The Lagos State Government has disclosed that the state has achieved 80 per cent of revenue in the 2…
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TETFund gets N1.7tn education tax in nine years
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund, a Federal Government intervention agency, received a total of N1.…
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SON inaugurates committee to promote best education practices
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria has inaugurated the National Technical Committee for the adopt…
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Nigeria recovers N3.2bn foreign loot in 14 months
The federal government recovered over N3.2bn (£6,324,627.66) of stolen monies from various jurisdict…
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FG opens discussion with resident doctors to end strike
The Federal Government has commenced discussions with the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors o…
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‘FG secured 1,000 terror convictions in 18 months’
The Buhari-led Government secured over 1000 convictions on terrorism related cases within its first …
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Afreximbank launch Africa Trade and Investment Marketplace
Today the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the SADC Business Council (SADC BC) launched …
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Under Tinubu, Lagos contributed more to Nigeria’s GDP
Former governor of Enugu State, Senator Chimaroke Nnamani, has said that Lagos State, under the admi…
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Seven Victims Of Kaduna Train Attack Regain Freedom From Terrorists
At least seven passengers abducted during the Kaduna-Abuja train attack have been released on Wednes…
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Kogi NDLEA seizes 456.8kg of drugs, arrests four
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Kogi State, has arrested four suspects while 456.8 kilogra…
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Elon Musk sells $7bn worth of Tesla shares
Elon Musk has sold nearly $7 billion worth of Tesla shares, according to legal filings published on …
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Fayemi approves dissolution of boards, drops advisers, others
Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has approved the dissolution of boards and commissions in th…
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160 million Nigerians at risk of yellow fever—WHO
The World Health Organisation has said that 160 million Nigerians are at risk of yellow fever.The WH…
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Diesel hike: NRC reduces Lagos-Ibadan trips by 67%
The hike in diesel price has forced the Nigeria Railway Corporation to reduce the number of trips on…
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Ozekhome, others seek elections for vacant Senate seats
Stakeholders in the nation’s electoral process have faulted the decision of the Independent National…
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Wike bemoans lack of effective leadership in Nigeria
Governor Wike said such effective leadership, when identified, should place service above self and w…
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FG threatened Ekiti, Ondo over road project – Fayemi
The Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, has stated that the Federal Government threatened the st…
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No case of kidnapping on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway – Police
The Divisional Police Officer of Warewa Command in Ogun State, Abdulfathi Ogunsanya, has refuted cla…
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Start Akure-Ado Ekiti road project, minister urges Fashola
The Minister of State for Transportation, Prince Ademola Adegoroye, has urged the Minister for Works…
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Kanu still our leader – IPOB
The Indigenous People of Biafra has said that it has not replaced the currently detained Nnamdi Kanu…
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Shiites, security agents clash in Kaduna, six killed
The Islamic Movement of Nigeria, on Monday, said security agents killed at least six of its members …
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Tambuwal secures N4bn loan for Sokoto farmers
The Sokoto State government has started the distribution of N4 billion loans to rice, tomatoes, and …
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Suspects linked to Owo massacre arrested – General Irabor
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, has said those behind the Owo attacks have been ar…
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African Food Production Facility will deliver staple crop seeds to 20 million farmers— AfDB President.
President, African Development Bank Group, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, says the the African Emergency Food…
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Police restore normalcy in Abuja after clash with okada riders
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command says it has restored normalcy in Gosa, a village …
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BUHARI CONSENTS TO SALE OF EXXON MOBIL SHARES TO SEPLAT ENERGY OFFSHORE LTD
The President and Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mohammadu Buhari, on Monday consented to the sale…
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Terrorists abduct three, set ablaze fuel tankers
Terrorists have abducted three women while setting fuel tankers on fire in Saminaka community in the…
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Measles: 50 children feared dead in Rivers communities
About 50 children are feared dead following a measles outbreak in Kugbo Clan of Abua/Odual Local Gov…
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Forex crisis, insecurity, others, responsible for Nigeria’s economic downturn – NESG
The Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) has highlighted some of the major factors responsible for …
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NCDC confirms 157 monkeypox cases, four deaths
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed 157 cases of monkeypox across 26 states in the …
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Malpractice: ECOWAS Speaker suspends staff recruitment, begins probe
Speaker of the Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States, Dr Sidie Tunis, has dire…
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FG Inaugurates Committee On Metal Dump Sites
The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Otunba Adeniyi Adebayo on Monday inaugurated a stand…
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Jaiz Bank Increases Half-Year Profit By 27%
Jaiz Bank Plc’s unaudited financial results for the second quarter ended 30 June 2022 were rel…
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Nigeria’s oil production decreased to 1.08m b/d in July
Nigeria’s crude oil production decreased in July to an average of 1.08 million barrels per day (bpd)…
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I have no regrets speaking the truth to power – Sanusi
The deposed Emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi, says he will continue to speak and air his views to defend …
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2023: OVER EIGHT SUPPORT GROUPS SHUTDOWN NASARAWA FOR PETER OBI
Eight support groups in Nassarawa State on Saturday, under ‘One Million Man March Campaign shut down…
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SERAP sues Buhari over N5m fine on Trust TV
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project and Centre for Journalism Innovation and Develo…
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No Kidnappers Den Behind Force Headquarters–Police
The Nigeria Police Force on Saturday debunked viral claims of the existence of a kidnappers’ d…
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AfDB president describes late Prof. Mabogunje as a promoter of development
The President, Africa Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has described the death of Prof.…
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Tinubu sees presidency as retirement benefits – Dino Melaye
Former lawmaker, Dino Melaye, on Saturday, alleged that the All Progressives Congress presidential c…
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We Must Be Steps Ahead Of Terrorists To Tackle Insecurity – Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, on Thursday, made a case for the local production of military hardware…
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NEPZA boss advises Ondo Chambers to develop special agro-allied district
Prof. Adesoji Adesugba, Managing Director of the Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) h…
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Imo govt advocates investment in digital economy
The Imo State government has described the digital economy as the best passport to the global econom…
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FG To Compel MDAs To Insure All Govt Assets
The Federal Government is set to issue a circular ordering all Ministries, Departments and Agencies …
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No security threats to 2023 elections, NSA assures Nigerians
Following the spate of insecurity across the country, the National Security Adviser, Major General B…
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N1.4bn vehicles’ donation insensitive, NNPP slams Buhari
The New Nigeria People’s Party on Thursday slammed President Muhammadu Buhari for the donation of ve…
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Finance ministry, military, int’l community move to reopen schools
Ministry of Finance, the military and security agencies and members of the international community h…
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NPA secures FEC approval for Badagry Deep Seaport
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) through the Federal Ministry of Transportation has secured the no…
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SEC Warns Against Unregistered Investments Crowdfunding Platforms
The Securities and Exchange Commission has again warned investors on the activities of unregistered …
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Customs arrest suspects for trafficking 397kg pangolin scales
The Nigeria Customs Service in collaboration with Wildlife Justice Commission has arrested eight sus…
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Oil price falls, OPEC raises Nigeria’s production quota
The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries has raised Nigeria’s crude oil production quota fo…
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FG Approves $1.13bn To Boost Agric Marketing, Special Economic Zones In 11 States
The Federal Government has approved the sum of $575m to improve agricultural marketing in 11 states.…
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Ortom to purchase AK-47, others for security outfit
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, on Thursday unveiled the state’s security outfit known as Commun…
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Buhari’s Planned Impeachment Not Solution To Economic, Insecurity Challenges Facing Nigeria—Group
A Socio-Political Group known as the Non-State Actors Consultative Forum has called for caution over…
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Insecurity: Military To Implement New Security Strategies
Following the rising insecurity in the country, the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor, said …
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EFCC declares Mompha wanted for alleged fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has declared social media celebrity, Ismaila Mustapha, …
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We we spent N1.15bn on vehicles purchase for Niger Republic
The Federal Government, on Wednesday, defended the disbursement of N1.15bn for the purchase of 10 SU…
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Immigration redeploys 69 senior officers ‘to improve national security’
Isa Idris, acting comptroller-general of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), has approved the pos…
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We have no preferred candidate in Atiku, Tinubu, Obi – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured that it has no preference among the…
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ASUU strike: NANS asks Buhari to sack education minister over incompetence
he National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has asked the President, Muhammadu Buhari, to sa…
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Over 3,541 Nigerians To Benefit From N20,000 Grant In Gombe State
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq…
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FG, farmers eye extra $136m from cocoa export
The Federal Government in partnership with the Cocoa Farmers Association of Nigeria has commenced mo…
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Take fight to terrorists, Air Chief orders commanders
The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, has directed Nigerian Air Force Operational Co…
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Gunmen attack, injure AIG, kill orderly
Suspected terrorists have attacked the convoy of the Assistant Inspector General of Police, Zone 12 …
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Buhari swears in three new permanent secretaries
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday, administered the Oath of Allegiance and the Oath of Office …
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Five Kaduna -Abuja Train Attack Victims Regain Freedom
The terrorists that attacked and kidnapped the Abuja-Kaduna-bound train on Tuesday, released five mo…
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Russia -Ukraine War Has Undermined Our Food Security Efforts, Says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja, said the country was making meaningful progress in t…
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NDLEA Arrests Drug Kingpin, Recovers 258.74Kg Of Methamphetamine
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has announced the dismantling of two major clandestine labo…
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Nigeria on brink of collapse, says NULGE President
The National President of Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees, Ambali Olatunji, has said tha…
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MRA Sues NITDA Over Failure To Provide Details Of Proposed Regulation Of Online Platforms
Media Rights Agenda has filed a suit at the Federal High Court in Abuja against the National Informa…
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Nigeria To Showcase Agric Food Products At 2022 Taiwan Culinary Exhibition, Says Trade Commissioner, Ahmed
The 2022 Taiwan Culinary Exhibition will take place in Exhibition Hall 1 of the Taipei World Trade C…
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We Are Working With DSS, EFCC, Others To Safeguard Pension Payment—PTAD
The Executive Secretary of Pension Transitional Arrangement of Directorate (PTAD), Dr Chioma Ejikeme…
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ITF To Commence Strict Regulation Of Vocational Training Centres
The Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the Industrial Trust Fund ITF, Joseph Ari has an…
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CAC To Replace Drivers License, Passport With NIN For Business Registration
The Corporate Affairs Commission is planning to replace passport and driver’s license with the…
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Lagos Govt Kicks-Off Gold Coin Trading
The Lagos state government have launched the official trading of Eko Gold coin by the Lagos Commodit…
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NCC Spent N500m On Research Grants For Universities, Poly, Others– Danbatta
Nigeria’s telecommunications regulator said it spent N500m on universities, Polytechnique and …
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Information Provided By BPE During Privatisation Inaccurate—Discos
The federal government has been accused of failing to provide the N100bn subsidy on electricity sinc…
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ICPC Case: Primary School Teacher, others forfeit N120m, cars to Federal Government
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, has ordered the final forfeiture to the Federal Government of…
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You told many lies, Wike responds to Atiku
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has finally reacted publicly to the recent interview granted by…
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FCMB Group posts 73.2% profit, leverages renewable energy
The FCMB Group Plc has declared a 73.2 per cent growth in profit for the six months ended June 30, 2…
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TERRORISM: SHAKE UP AS NIGERIAN ARMY RESHUFFLES TOP COMMANDERS, APPOINTS NEW GOCs
Few hours after the Security Council meeting presided over by the President Mohammadu Buhari on Thur…
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Over 30 Terrorists Killed In Bwari During Attack On Presidential Troops- DHQ
The Defence Headquarters on Thursday said at least 30 terrorists were killed in the Bwari Area Counc…
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FG restates commitment to affordable housing delivery
The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has disclosed that between 2017 to July 2022, …
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FOREX: CBN Allays Fears of Nigerians
In the face of rising demand for foreign exchange for both goods and services by Nigerians, the Cent…
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Nigeria, Taiwan To Strengthen Food Industry
Taiwan-Africa Business Association (TABA) and Anko Food Machine Co., Ltd.cohosted the Taiwan Food Ma…
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Hanifa’s murder: Court sentences school proprietor to death by hanging
A Kano State High Court has sentenced Abdulmalik Tanko and Hashim Isyaku to death by hanging followi…
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NEPZA, FIRS agree to adjust FTZs new tax administration pact
The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) and the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) …
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FEC approves 2023-2025 MTEF, sets new parameters
The federal executive council (FEC) has approved the 2023-2025 medium-term expenditure framework (MT…
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N109bn fraud: Finally, Court grants suspended AGF bail
An Abuja High Court sitting at Maitama, on Thursday, granted bail to the former Accountant-General o…
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Power sector challenges in Nigeria worrisome-Obi
The Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on Thursday, urged Nigerians to rise up for “eff…
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Why Nigeria’s insecurity may not end soon — Ex-TUC president
A former president of the Trade Union Congress, Mr Peter Esele, has warned the Federal Government th…
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Buhari presides over National Security Council meeting
President Muhammadu Buhari is currently presiding over the National Security Council meeting at the …
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FCT POLICE BEGINS ENFORCEMENT OF OKADA BAN
The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Police Command has commenced the execution of the Federal Govern…
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Why We Can’t Resolve Aviation Fuel Crisis Now—FG
There are no immediate solutions to the current crisis rocking Nigeria’s aviation sector as the caus…
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Insecurity: PDP Senators walk out of plenary, threaten to commence Buhari’s impeachment in six weeks
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Senators caucus on Wednesday staged a walkout from Chambers in pr…
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FG, World Bank to build watersheds in 2,800 communities in FCT, Northern Nigeria
The federal government has assured of its willingness to support the World Bank supported projects t…
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Senate invites Emefiele over naira depreciation
The senate has invited Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), over the depr…
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NGX Unveils Plan to Address Housing Deficit, Raises N72bn in 10 years
o meet the needs integral to the housing sector, whilst helping Nigeria meet its Sustainable Develop…
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NLC protest: Police, DSS beef up N’Assembly security
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force, the Department of State Security Service, and the Nigeria Se…
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Security threat: FCTA directs Abuja private schools’ closure
The Federal Capital Territory has directed the closure of all private schools in Abuja. The directiv…
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75% of houses in Nigeria are substandard – Osinbajo
Studies show that about 75 per cent of the houses in Nigeria are substandard, the Vice President, Pr…
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ASUU: NLC threatens three days warning strike
The Kwara State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress has joined the national body of the union to …
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FG Procures Six Attack Helicopters from Turkey
The Chief Executive Officer of TUSAS, a Turkish aircraft manufacturer, Mr Temel Kotil, yesterday ann…
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Tribunal fixes Sept for MultiChoice tariff hike judgment
A Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal sitting in Abuja has fixed September 6 for judgment i…
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Buhari writes Senate, seeks confirmation of Ariwoola as CJN
President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the Nigerian Senate, seeking confirmation of Justice Oluka…
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Invest in Africa, AfDB chief urges investors at U.S.-Africa Business Summit
The President of the African Development Bank Group Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has given strong assurance …
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Ekweremadu denied bail, wife gets freedom in UK over organ harvesting
Nigerian senator, Ike Ekweremadu has been denied bail in the United Kingdom over an alleged plot wit…
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Lagos declares four work free days for PVC collection
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has approved four work-free days for state workers to allow…
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Motorcycle ban’ll render 40 million jobless – Group
The Amalgamated Commercial Motorcycle Riders Association of Nigeria has described the proposed natio…
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Insecurity: You have left us digging our grave, Ortom tells Buhari
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, on Monday, said the insecurity situation in the country has reac…
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Jega, others call for prosecution of vote-buyers
Participants at a forum seeking significant electoral process reforms have recommended the criminali…
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Insecurity: Ministry shuts Abuja FG colleges, evacuates students
The Federal Ministry of Education, for fear of impending bandits and terrorists’ attacks, has direct…
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ADC: Social Media Support for Obi will Wane Before 2023 Election
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has stated that the support for the Presidential Candidate of …
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Why Community Policing is not working in FCT–Minister
Minister for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Malam Mohammed Musa Bello, has said previous effor…
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Nigeria to experience blackout as electricity workers join NLC-ASUU protest
Nigeria may witness another round of blackouts beginning from Tuesday as electricity workers on Sund…
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Reps summon ministers, BPE over power plants sale
The House of Representatives’ Committee on Finance has summoned the Ministers of Finance, Budget and…
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MRA Accuses Police of Being Used by Powerful Interests to Harass Media
Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today condemned the weekend raid on the head office of the Peoples Gazette…
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I Have Done All That Is Expected As Commander-In-Chief To Tackle Insecurity–Buhari
The Presidency, Sunday, said the President General Muhammadu had done more than was expected of him …
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I’ll withdraw my support if you derail, brother warns Adeleke
Dr. Deji Adeleke, the founder of Adeleke University, Ede, Osun State and an elder brother to the Osu…
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Toll gates returning to Lagos-Ibadan Expressway – Fashola
The Nigerian Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has said the Federal Government is re…
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Journalists Arrest: HEDA Warns FG Against Media Suppression
Following the recent arrest, detention and release of journalists of Peoples Gazette (an online medi…
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Nigeria’s human capital development among world’s worst -W’Bank
The World Bank Group has said that Nigeria’s human capital development ranks among the worst globall…
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FG, NEPC Seek Stakeholders’ Support In Promoting Non-Oil Exports
The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Otunba Richard Adeniyi Adebayo, said the Federal Gov…
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NEPZA hails Buhari’s insistence on operating country’s FTZ scheme with global best practices
The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) has expressed satisfaction on President Muhamm…
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Prove Your Mental Capacity In An Hour-Long Interview, Atiku Challenges Tinubu
The presidential standard bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2023 election, Atiku …
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EFCC declares three suspects wanted for N15bn fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared three suspects wanted for money lau…
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Ekiti election: SERAP sues INEC over failure to prosecute vote-buyers
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Independent…
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Terrorists threaten to kidnap Buhari, El-Rufai, Senators
The abductors of the abducted Kaduna-Abuja train passengers have released another video where the vi…
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EASE OF DOING BUSINESS BILL PASSES SECOND READING AT THE SENATE
Business Facilitation (Miscellaneous Provision) Bill 2022, at the floor of the Senate on Wednesday, …
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Tinubu absent as Buhari meets APC stakeholders
President Muhammadu Buhari is currently hosting a delegation led by the All Progressives Congress’ s…
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Owo massacre: Group demands arrest of perpetrators
Six weeks after the terrorist attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo , Ondo State, a group…
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Why I Didn’t Pick Wike As VP Candidate-Atiku
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has reacted to the contr…
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APC wont disappoint me in 2023 election – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Abuja, said next year’s elections would give the All Progres…
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N109bn scam: Court remands ex-AGF, others in Kuje prison
Justice Adeyemi Ajayi of a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory on Friday remanded a former A…
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DSS report warns against protest, Ngige tells NLC
The Federal Government has appealed to the Nigeria Labour Congress to cancel its planned protest ove…
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FG TO FORMULATE POLICY FRAMEWORK FOR DEVELOPMENT OF HICON – KATAGUM
In order to deepen support for the Pharmaceutical and Medical Industry, the Minister of State for In…
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Biden tests positive for COVID-19
U.S. President Joe Biden prepares to sign a series of executive orders at the Resolute Desk in the O…
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Upcoming bishops attended Shettima’s unveiling – Tinubu support organisation
he Tinubu Support Organisation on Thursday described the attack on the clergypersons who attended th…
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Umar Takes Over As NIPC Executive Secretary
The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission, Saratu Umar on Thursday ass…
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JAMB reduces cut-off marks for varsities to 140, polytechnics 120
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, on Thursday, approved cut-off marks for universities a…
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Kuje attack: FG to ban motorcycles, mining activities
Following the terrorist attacks on the Kuje Correctional facility on July 5 as well as others record…
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FG Spent N1.9trn On Debt Service In 4 Months
The federal government has so far released the sum of N4.72trn to finance some of the expenditure it…
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Afreximbank launches Africa Trade and Investment Council
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the East Africa Business Council (EABC) have launched t…
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FG Suspends Dana Airline’s Operation Indefinitely
The federal government through the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has suspended Dana Airlines’ Ai…
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CBN Clarifies Stand On Illicit Conversion Of Currency
The Central Bank of Nigeria has clarified the statement made by the Governor, Godwin Emefiele, at Tu…
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AON seeks FG’s intervention on aviation fuel, forex scarcity
The Airline Operators of Nigeria has appealed to the Federal Government to, again, look critically a…
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AfDB to disburse $27m for emergency production of food
The African Development Bank will release an additional $27.41 million (about N11.23billion) to impl…
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Shettima’s choice was for victory, says Tinubu
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, officially u…
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Surprise as “Unknown bishops attend Shettima’s unveiling
Journalists assigned to cover the official presentation of former Governor of Borno State, Kashim Sh…
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Anambra: 20 women Die in Pregnancy
Related Complications In Six Months AnambraNo fewer that 20 women have died in pregnancy- related complications in Anambra State from January t…
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National Grid Collapses For Sixth Time Amidst Power Crisis
The National Grid has collapsed for the sixth time in nearly seven months this year. A distribution …
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NLC’s planned protest with ASUU illegal, says FG
The Federal Government, Wednesday, announced that the planned solidarity march by the Nigeria Labour…
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Increase In Lending Rate To 14% Won’t Curb Inflation, Expert Tells CBN
The President, Association of Capital Market Academics of Nigeria, Prof Uche Uwaleke has said that t…
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Katagum Hails Okonjo-Iweala’s Leadership, Tenacity At WTO
The Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment Amb Mariam Katagum has commended the Direct…
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Resolve ASUU Strike Within Two Weeks, Buhari Directs Education Minister
President Muhammadu Buhari has given the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, a two-week ultimatum to…
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Troops kill bandit, recover AK-47 rifles, motorcycles
The Kaduna State government said, on Tuesday, that troops killed a notorious bandit terrorising the …
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Atiku celebrates Peter Obi at 61
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, on Tuesday, celebrated t…
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Bread scarcity looms as bakers threaten shut down of operations
The Association of Master Bakers and Caterers of Nigeria has issued a two-week ultimatum to the Fede…
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APC to unveil Shettima as Tinubu’s running mate on Wednesday
The All Progressives Congress (APC) says it will officially unveil Kashim Shettima, former governor …
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Power supply to drop again, TCN alerts Nigerians
Power supply will drop by 50 megawatts on Wednesday. The Transmission Company of Nigeria, in a state…
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Death of Edo Lawmaker forces Senate to adjourn plenary
The Senate suspended legislative activities on Tuesday and adjourned it till Wednesday in honour of …
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Threat Of Rising Inflation Makes CBN To Raise Interest Rate To 14%
The Central Bank of Nigeria has increased the Monetary Policy Rate by 100 basis points to 14 per cen…
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Buhari unveils new NNPC Ltd, says entity now free from govt’s interference
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday officially unveiled the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Li…
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Cultism: IGP orders probe of singer Portable
The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba has ordered an investigation into the comments by contro…
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Aero Shuts Down Flight Operations Indefinitely,
Aero Contractors has shut down all commercial flight operations over shortage of aircraft. But the s…
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AfDB, SEC Collaborate on Market Surveillance System Project
In a bid to modernise Nigeria’s capital markets and ensure that it is well positioned to support eco…
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2023: APGA Legal Adviser Quits, Joins Obi Campaign Team
The Legal Adviser of Imo chapter of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), Chief Ifeanyi Olumba,…
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Humanitarian Minister Restates Buhari’s Commitment to Tackling Poverty
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Ms. Sadiya Farouq,…
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7 Die, 100 Injured in 41 Crashes During Sallah in Ogun, Says FRSC
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ogun Command, said yesterday that seven perso…
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Buhari congratulates new NBA President, Maikyau
President General Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, felicitated with the Nigerian Bar Association on the s…
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Oyo Assembly Impeaches Deputy Governor, Engineer Rauf Olaniyan.
Embattled Oyo State Deputy Governor, Engr. Rauf Olaniyan, has been impeached The House of Asse…
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Peter Obi congratulates Adeleke, justifies Labour Party’s performance
The Labour Party Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has congratulated Osun State Governor-elect, Ade…
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