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PFN condemns killing of Redeemed church female preacher in Abuja
AGENE GODWIN, Benin The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) has condemned in strong terms the gruesome murder of Pastor Mrs.…
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Murder of 75yr-old woman: Outrage as police free suspect in Benin
AGENE GODWIN, Benin Controversy has trailed the decision of the Edo state police command to set free a murder suspect…
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Edo 2016: APC clears Obaseki for party candidate; assures free poll
The ruling All Progressives Congress has adopted the report of the party’s Edo State June 18, 2016 Governorship Primary Appeals…
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Nigeria’s economy to shrink this year — IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF), Monday, admitted that the Nigerian economy “will probably” shrink in 2016, performing below the IMF…
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Shell shuts 180,000bpd oil export pipeline
Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited on Monday shut the Trans Niger Pipeline, one of the two major pipelines…
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Chibok schoolgirls: Don’t give up on government — Presidency appeals to BBOG
The Presidency has appealed to officials and members of the Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) campaign group not to waver…
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Insurance sector denying economy 1.5 % GDP growth yearly — Adeosun
Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, lamented, Monday, that the under-performance of the insurance sector was denying the country an…
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Repositioning the Nigeria Insurance Industry for growth; Government to enable development
The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun on Monday expressed the determination of the current administration to lead in the…
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Restructuring: Osinbajo speaks for the North — Yoruba group
Reacting to recent statements credited to Prof Yemi Osinbajo, a Yoruba socio-political group, the Oodua Nationalist Coalition, (ONAC) has said…
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Dana commences Lagos-Owerri flights with N12, 600 introductory fare
ANTHONY OMOH Dana Air has commenced daily flights from Lagos to Owerri with an introductory online fare of N12, 600…
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The arguments against Dr. Ikpeazu’s governorship of Abia State By JOHN OKIYI KALU.
I have taken time to discuss with a number of friends from Abia State with regards to the current political…
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N50bn debt: Court stops AMCON; restores Jimoh Ibrahim’s companies
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday discharged an interim injunction empowering the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria to…
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FIFA President, Secretary-General to visit Nigeria on July 24
President of world football governing body, FIFA, Mr Gianni Infantino and the Secretary-General, Ms Fatma Samoura, will arrive in Nigeria…
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NLNG launches $2m engineering centre in University of Ilorin
Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG), on Friday, commissioned the fourth state-of-the-art engineering laboratory in the implementation of its $12 million University…
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Skye Bank is owned by shareholders not CBN… new Chairman
Skye Bank Plc is owned by its diversified shareholders, against the erroneous belief that the bank is now the property…
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Obasanjo advocates Capital Market option for economic revival
Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, former Nigerian president has advocated the need for the Federal Government to source medium and long term…
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Global Credit Ratings affirms Sterling Bank’s BBB rating; outlook stable
Global Credit Ratings (GCR), an international rating agency at the weekend, affirmed Sterling Bank Plc’s national long term and short…
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Kano Govt to settle unpaid scholarships of students
Kano State Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, Monday, said it will pay five years outstanding students’ scholarship. A statement by…
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NCAA denies authorizing domestic airlines to raise fares
ANTHONY OMOH The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has debunked reports making the rounds that it has authorized airline operators…
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Point system in circulation not criteria for admission – JAMB clarifies
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) said the point system copied from its website as criteria for admission into…
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PDP accuses Gov. Oshiomhole of ‘decimating state’s workforce’; as campaign train hits Edo North
AGENE GODWIN,Benin Peoples Democratic Party (PDP candidate in the forthcoming Edo State governorship election, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, has accused the…
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Striking Nasarawa workers defy Gov. Al-Makura’s threat of sack
Organised labour unions in Nasarawa State, Monday, directed state and local government workers to disregard the threat by Governor Tanko…
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NIRA registers 2,767 domain names in June
President of the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NIRA), Mr Sunday Folayan, Sunday said that 2,767 domain names were registered in…
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