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Boost in electricity supply as FG gets set to complete 47 new transmission projects
The Federal Government is set to boost electricity supply with the completion of 47 new transmission projects across the country,…
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LIRS engages 1200 tax audit professionals….holds audit seminar; Retrains 1000 audit staff
In its drive to ensure maximization of its revenue generating potentials, and to commence tax Audit exercise of 2016 in…
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Ndume, Ohuabuhwa, Murray-Bruce, others named in Senate committee to probe Enugu killings by Fulani herdsmen
The Senate has constituted an ad choc committee to investigate the killing of members of some Enugu State communities, last…
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ASUU accuses FG of aiding poor welfare of students on campuses
AGENE GODWIN, Benin Umbrella body of Nigerian tertiary level teachers, the Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU), has accused the…
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Police clarifies clampdown on petrol black market operators; now target hoarding, diversion
The Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase has clarified his earlier directive to all Zonal Assistant Inspectors-General of Police and…
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NIMASA 2016 Budget targets strategic growth of the maritime industry – Dr. Peterside
The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr. Dakuku Peterside has said that the Agency’s…
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Nigeria, France sign agreement to tackle Boko Haram
Federal Government has signed an agreement with France to share intelligence, equipment as well as other technical and tactical cooperation…
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FG declares Monday public holiday
Federal Government has declared Monday, May 2, as public holiday to commemorate the 2016 Workers’ Day Celebration. Minister of Interior,…
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Business and Economy
NLNG restates commitment to the Niger-Delta
Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG), Thursday, at a public hearing called by the Federal House of Representatives Committee on Gas Resources,…
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Airline operators assure NCAA on payment of over N10bn TSA/TSC debt
ANTHONY OMOH Airlines indebted to the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) have pledged to ensure that all the money accruing…
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Between Boko Haram and Fulani herdsmen By Tayo Ogunbiyi
These, indeed, are strange times for our beloved nation. Harsh economic realities occasioned by sharp decline in global price of…
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Why we rejected Dankwambo’s list of nominees for Commissioners … Gombe Speaker
Speaker of the Gombe State House of Assembly, Honourable Nasiru Abubakar Nono, Thursday explained why the legislative arm rejected the…
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Health
Sokoto Government, UNICEF sign N2b agreement
Sokoto government and the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) have signed a N2billion agreement for the implementation of the…
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On the purported merger of Christian and Islamic Studies in schools By Jideofor Adibe
Nigeria can be anything but boring. The country often reminds one of the title of one of Dr Anezi Okoro’s…
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Speed limiting device campaign gets boost as Oyeyemi commissions 300 factory fitted buses
The campaign by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) for the use of speed limiting device in vehicles operating in…
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President Buhari condemns attack on Enugu community, orders crackdown on perpetrators
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered security chiefs to hunt down those who perpetrated the attack on Ukpabu Nimbo community in…
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Business and Economy
GTBank holds Autism Awareness Programme in Ogun State
Foremost financial institution, Guaranty Trust Bank plc, has extended its annual One-on-One consultation for children with Autism and other developmental…
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Presidential aspirant tasks National Assembly on 2016 budget
BY ABDULLAHI ISAH, MAIDUGURI Former presidential aspirant on the platform of the defunt Social Democratic Party (SDP), Alhaji Muihammadu Umaru…
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President Buhari meets with Principal Officers of the National Assembly
President Muhammadu Buhari met with Principal Officers of the Senate and House of Representatives in Statehouse on Tuesday, 26th April…
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Court adjourns Metuh’s trial to May 16
Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, Wednesday, shifted trial of the embattled National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party,…
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Education
Senate working to address B.Sc./HND dichotomy — Garba
Senate Committee on Tertiary Education has said it is working to balance the differences in the degrees acquired at universities,…
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Arik Explorer launches ground transfer service for London passengers
Arik Explorer, Arik Air’s leisure and packaged travel subsidiary, is launching a ground transfer service for London bound passengers from…
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President Buhari urges World Bank to facilitate speedy repatriation of stolen funds
President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday in Abuja urged the World Bank to do all within its powers to facilitate the speedy…
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Africa
Fayemi to deliver Obafemi Awolowo University lecture
Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Kayode Fayemi, will deliver the third edition of the Chief (Dr) John Agboola Odeyemi…
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