Year: 2020
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Local
PPMC fixes ex-depot price of PMS at N138.62 per litre
By Edith Ike-Eboh Abuja, Aug. 5, 2020 The downstream subsidiary of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Petroleum Products Marketing Company…
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Lead Story
Alaigbo Development Foundation condemns massacre of Christians in Southern Kaduna; Urges Buhari to urgently intervene
A socio-cultural and economic group, Alaigbo Development Foundation (ADF), has unequivocally condemned what it described as the mindless massacre of…
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Security challenges: You must rejig security strategy, Buhari tells Security Chiefs
By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, Aug. 4, 2020 President Muhammadu Buhari has again challenged the nation’s security chiefs to rejig their…
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Local
Manchester City sign Valencia winger on 5-year deal
Manchester (UK), Aug. 4, 2020 Manchester City announced on Tuesday they have signed Spanish winger Ferran Torres from Valencia, with…
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Local
President Buhari congratulates NMA President, Prof. Ujah, on election; Salutes Chairman of Bua Group, Rabiu on 60th birthday
President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with Prof. Innocent Ujah on his election as President of the Nigerian Medical Association…
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Health
New York’s health commissioner resigns over COVID-19 handling
New York, Aug. 4, 2020 New York’s Commissioner for Health, Dr Oxiris Barbot, has resigned over alleged under-utilisation of the…
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Local
Pa Fasanmi buried as Fayemi, Akeredolu,Tinubu pay tributes
By Ariwodola Idowu Ado Ekiti, Aug. 4, 2020 Eminent Nigerians on Tuesday paid tributes to the late Afenifere leader, Pa…
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Local
CIoTA President advocates safer road transportation · Jamoh commiserates with families of container accident victims
President of the Chartered Institute of Transport Administration of Nigeria (CIoTA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has restated the institute’s commitment…
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Education
COVID-19:Bayelsa schools are ready and safe to re-open – Gov Diri
Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa on Tuesday announced that the state has put in place safety measures to check the…
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Arts & Entertainment
Apostle (Dr.) Uzonwanne bows out gloriously at 49
The passage of Apostle Dr. Francis Chukwuemeka Uzonwanne (1971-2020), has elicited lamentations and outbursts of sorrow around the world. The…
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Business and Economy
CODECAMP Initiative: Unubiko Foundation empowers Abia youths
A non-governmental organization, Unubiko Foundation, is to select 20 youths across Abia state for this year’s #CodeCamp Youth Empowerment Programme,…
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Local
Mrs Daina Udensi passes on at 89
The passage onto glory of Mrs. Daina Nwannediya Udensi (nee Oti) has been announced by the family. Aged 89, late…
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Local
Woman stopped at German airport with husband’s bones in luggage
Munich (Germany), Aug. 4, 2020 A 74-year-old Armenian woman was stopped at Munich airport and human bones were found in…
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EDO 2020: INEC, security agencies should be neutral – Wike *Says Obaseki’s integrity, credibility, performance makes election easy to win
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) and Security Agencies to be apolitical…
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Local
Amaechi, Malami correct NASS on Sovereign immunity Say, diplomatic immunity not same as commercial immunity
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami Tuesday joined Minister of Transportation, Rt Hon. Chibuike…
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Presidency berates Trade Union Congress over plan to protest corruption at NDDC, EFCC, others
The Nigerian presidency has berated the Trade Union Congress, TUC, over its plan to protest alleged widespread corruption in the…
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Arts & Entertainment
Reposition Nigerian Bar Association, Obi tasks Akpata; Hails his emergence as President
Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 election, Mr Peter Obi, has congratulated Olumide Akpata…
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Business and Economy
NDDC invites President Buhari to commission signature project
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has invited President Muhammadu Buhari to commission the 29-kilometre Ogbia-Nembe Road in Bayelsa State.…
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Local
NNPC mourns passing of former GMD, Dawha
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has announced with regret, the demise of its former Group Managing Director (GMD), Dr.…
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Gov. Wike condemns involvement of judicial officers in politics
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has decried the involvement of some judicial officers in partisan politics. According to him,…
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Business and Economy
FBN Holdings injects N25bn into First Bank
FBN Holdings Plc, FBNH, has announced the injection of N25billion equity capital into its commercial banking subsidiary, First Bank of Nigeria…
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Gov. Wike signs revised 2020 budget *Pledges commitment to quality project delivery
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has signed into law the revised 2020 Appropriation Bill. This followed the presentation…
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Local
Alleged money laundering: EFCC files fresh charges against ex-AGF, Adoke, other
By Taiye Agbaje Abuja, Aug. 3, 2020 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday, filed an additional seven-count…
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Health
808 illegal pharmaceutical premises in Nigeria sealed in July – PCN Registrar
By Felicia Imohimi Abuja, Aug. 3, 2020 Dr Elijah Mohammed, Registrar, Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN) says the Council has…
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Business and Economy
4 ways to ensure your business software provider is doing all it can to protect your data By Andrew Bourne
In the past few years, privacy breaches around the world have made technology users conscious about the way their data…
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