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Tambuwal: Sokoto to provide 1000 hectres of land for grazing reserve
Sokoto state will provide about 1000 hectres of land for the creation of grazing reserves for herdsmen and herds owners,…
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Lagos to bridge staff skills gap through robust training programmes
Lagos State Government has disclosed that it has repackaged its training programmes for the year 2016 to bridge identified skills…
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Arts & Entertainment
Plateau State Govt to subsidize cost of Set-Top Boxes for its citizens
The Plateau State Government is to subsidize the cost of Set-Top Boxes for its citizens as the Digital Switch Over…
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Buhari under fire for UK medical trip
President Muhammadu Buhari has come under strong criticism over his decision to seek medical treatment for an ear infection in…
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NFF crisis: Reps constitute committee to harmonise resolutions
Federal House of Representatives’ Committee on Sports, Tuesday, constituted a committee to harmonise resolutions of its meeting with the two…
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Business and Economy
UBA shares emerge most traded despite market capitalisation losing N42bn
Activities on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), Tuesday, continued its negative run due to profit taking embarked by investors leading…
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Nigeria’s crude oil export drops below 1.3mbpd – Kachikwu
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, has said that Nigeria’s current crude oil export volume is less…
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Edo APC primary: INEC not involved in PVCs scam – REC; as tension heightens over allegations of cloning; Don’t surrender your cards — Party tells delegates
AGENE GODWIN, Benin The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Tuesday, distanced itself from allegation of involvement in sales of Permanent…
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Makarfi formally takes over at PDP National Secretariat
Former Deputy National Chairman of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus Tuesday, formally handed over the administration…
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Abia is working towards self-dependence – Ikpeazu
In the face of the continuous slide in the federal allocation that is affecting all the states in the federation,…
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INEC reinstates 20 staff, dismisses one
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it had reinstated 20 members of staff, who were unduly retired or dismissed…
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Ramadan: NOA sues for religious re-orientation; tasks clerics on true Islamic teachings
Director-General, National Orientation Agency (NOA), Mr Garba Abari, has appealed to clerics and religious organisations in the country to engage…
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Zika virus cases at Rio Olympics will be ‘close to zero’ — Brazil assures
Brazil’s new sports minister has predicted there will be “close to zero” cases of Zika recorded during the Olympic Games…
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Former boxing champion, Lennox Lewis to be pallbearer at Muhammad Ali’s funeral
The former world heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis will be a pallbearer at Muhammad Ali’s funeral, along with the Hollywood actor…
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Indigenous firm, two others unveil technology for detecting adulterated aviation fuel
ANTHONY OMOH Following reported cases of contaminated Jet A1, also known as aviation fuel, in Nigeria and the need to…
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FG sets up team to negotiate with Niger Delta militants
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources and the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu,…
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VP Osinbajo, Saraki, Dogara, advocate stronger capital market
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo; Senate President, Bukola Saraki; and Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, Monday, advocated a strong capital…
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Health
Lagos moves to revamp Primary Healthcare Centres, reads riot act to staff
The Lagos State Government on Monday stepped up its monitoring of Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) across the state just as…
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Money laundering: EFCC closes cases against Dariye
The trial of a former governor of Plateau State, Joshua Dariye, continued on June 6, 2016 with the Economic and…
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Udom Emmanuel: A man we can trust By Aniekan James Ekah
Over the past months, Nigeria has suffered major blows from dwindling oil prices and even a child in the womb…
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Health
Gov. Ugwuanyi moves to give succor to inmates of Orphanage home in Enugu
The governor of Enugu State, Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi Monday paid an unscheduled visit to the FSP Medical Centre/Orphanage Home…
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Judge disqualifies self from ex-Gov Suswan’s trial
Justice Ahmed Ramat Mohammed of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja on Monday June 6, 2016 disqualified himself from presiding…
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FG appeals to Niger Delta militants to embrace dialogue; as OIC condemns Boko Haram attack in Bosso
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe kachikwu, has called on militants in the Niger Delta to sheathe their…
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Ramadan: IG Arase deploys police commissioners to supervise key public places for safety
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Solomon Arase, has directed police commissioners to man identified key public places across the country…
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