Year: 2016
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Africa
Africapitalism and Africa’s Sustainable Development By Tony O. Elumelu
Africa’s rise is real, but not assured. While many critical economic indicators—increasing gross domestic product, increasing real income per capita…
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Health
Stakeholders warn Dankwambo over 42.9 % rate of acute malnutrition in Gombe state
Considering the rising cases of acute malnutrition in Gombe State, a high powered advocacy team from the Federal Ministry of…
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Local
Ekiti lawmaker alive in our custody – DSS clears air
Following claims by the Ekiti State government that a lawmaker in the state House of Assembly arrested and detained by…
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Local
CJN’s pronouncement, turning point in fight against corruption – Mohammed
Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has described the Chief Justice of Nigeria’s recent directive on the need…
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Local
Cultism: Gov. Ikpeazu orders owners of private hostels to conduct identity audit of students
As a fall-out of the weekend cult violence in the Abia State University, Uturu, where two students were reportedly beheaded,…
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Local
NASS now to pass 2016 Budget Tuesday
The Senate is set to pass the 2016 budget, next week, Tuesday, from the earlier date of Thursday, March 17,…
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Local
Force Majeure on Shell’s Forcados facility boosts market
Supply outage from the Shell Petroleum Development Company Limited (SPDC) joint venture in the Forcados facility has positively affected the…
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Local
We owe Federation Account N326bn, not N3.23tn — NNPC replies AGF
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Wednesday, responded to claims credited to the Auditor General of the Federation (AGF) that…
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Local
PHEDC commences installation of 200,000 electricity meters in Bayelsa, Rivers states
CHINEDU WOSU, Yenagoa Management of the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHEDC), Tuesday, said the company would commence the distribution…
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Local
FG launches N10 billion youth entrepreneurial project
Federal Government, through the Bank of Industry, Thursday, formally launched a N10 billion Youths Entrepreneurship Support (YES) project to empower…
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Local
End Boko Haram insurgency, terrorism, outgoing Theatre Commander charges successor
BY AHBDULLAHI ISAH, MAIDUGURI The outgoing Theatre Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, Maj-Gen.Umaru Hassan has tasked his successor, Maj-Gen. Lucky…
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Local
Saraki sues for peaceful elections in Rivers
Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Thursday, urged the various stakeholders in the Saturday national and state legislative rerun…
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Local
Enugu State Government moves to upgrade IMT to degree awarding institution
The Enugu State Government says plans are underway to upgrade the Institute of Management and Technology (IMT), Enugu, to a…
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Local
Ambode re-opens Mile 12 market …Bans street trading in market environs
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday approved the immediate re-opening of Mile 12 Market which was shut following…
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Local
Gunmen behead 28 year-old man in Emohua, Rivers ; Andrew Uchendu’s community gripped with fear
CHINEDU WOSU PORT HARCOURT Tension has gripped some communities in Ikwerre local government Area of Rivers state as suspected gunmen…
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Africa
WEF announces Umar-sadiq, PHN CEO, as 2016 Young Global Leader
After a rigorous and comprehensive selection process, Muntaqa Umar-sadiq has been honoured and announced the 2016 Young Global Leader by…
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Business and Economy
FG commends Nigeria Liquified Natural Gas Company
The Federal Government has commended the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Company for having 95% of its workforce as Nigerians and…
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Africa
Gen. Irabor takes over as Commander Operation Lafiya Dole
The Theater Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, North East, Major General Hassan Umaru has handed over the mantle of leadership…
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Local
Nigerian troops clear another Boko Haram camp, recover heavy weapons
Nigerian military, Wednesday, said troops of the 120 Task Force Battalion have cleared a suspected Boko Haram camp at Bulasari.,…
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Local
Gov. Emmanuel flags off regional market project in Akwa Ibom
An ultra-modern regional market project has been flagged off in Eket Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State by the…
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Local
Borno mosque attack: Boko Haram is a godless group — Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has described the Wednesday morning’s bomb attack on a Borno village mosque as another sign that the…
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Local
Lagos govt, community leaders, traders agree on relocation of Mile 12 market
Realizing the strong need to move the popular Mile 12 Market from its present location, community leaders and traders in…
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Health
Healthy living: Nestlé unveils new expert guidance platform to reach parents in Central, West Africa
Parents and mothers-to-be can source guidance and expert advice on good nutrition for their babies through Nestlé’s new Start Healthy…
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Education
Benue set to upgrade Akawe Torkula College to polytechnic
Governor Samuel Ortom, Wednesday, said his administration had commenced the process of upgrading the Akawe Torkula College of Advanced and…
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Education
Science education, effective syllabus key to Nigeria’s development – Airtel CEO, Ogunsanya
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Airtel Nigeria, Mr. Segun Ogunsanya, has called on government, policymakers and other stakeholders in…
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