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Education
Oshiomhole appoints Vice Chancellor for new Tayo Akpata University
AGENE GODWIN, Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has appointed Prof SEO Aduwa Ogiegbaen as the Vice Chancellor of…
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Local
“A labourer is worthy of his rewards”-DG NIMASA
The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside has restated the Agency’s commitment…
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Africa
Chibok two years on: Remembering all Boko Haram’s victims By Salil Shetty (Amnesty International )
In September 2014, a 19-year-old woman whom I will call Aisha was celebrating a friend’s wedding in a small village…
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Africa
Blind Edo State-born athlete ranks 1st in Africa, 7th in the World; Goes to Rio, Brazil Olympics
AGENE GODWIN, Benin Edo State-born physically impaired athlete, Friday Aibangbee, has been ranked first in Africa and seventh in the…
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Local
Resolve 2016 budget impasse — IMF tells FG
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has now waded into the the impasse between the executive and the National Assembly over…
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Double salaries: NLC berates governors, senators, ministers still in states’payroll
Labour advocacy group, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Thursday, lambasted governors, senators and ministers, who are still under the payroll…
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Local
SEC extends CMOs’ recapitalisation deadline to December; 150 days for free e-Dividend registration
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced the extension of the new minimum capital requirement deadline for Capital Market Operators…
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Lead Story
President Buhari inaugurates Nestle’s N5.6bn water factory in Abaji
President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria[/caption]President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday inaugurated the N5.6 billion Nestle Waters factory in Abaji, FCT, with…
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Local
Kwara Government moves to review state’s Anti-Cultism Law
As part of efforts to check the menace of cultists in the state, the Kwara State Government is to review…
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Local
Rehabilitation: Gov. Ambode woos street urchins; set to sign MoU on 4th Mainland Bridge
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, Thursday, said the State Government will formally sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), with…
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Local
FG to constitute fact-finding panel over growing students’ unrest
Special Assistant to the President on Youth and Students’ Affairs, Nasir Sa’idu Adhama, Thursday, disclosed concerted plans by federal government…
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Local
Ugwuanyi commends FG for granting Air Peace operational license for international flights
Enugu State Governor, Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi has commended the Federal Government for granting Air Peace a license to operate international…
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Local
Lagos Assembly moves to extend tenure of council chairmen, councillors
Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday commenced a process aimed at amending the state’s Local Government Administration Law to…
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Local
NSE: Law Union, UBA, Access Bank, GTB, drive share volume; as market capitalisation improves by N38bn
The Nigerian equity market, Thursday, reversed the five-day consecutive downward trend with the market capitalisation appreciating by N38 billion or…
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Local
Buhari tours Shanghai industrial city; pledges to build viable Nigerian cities
President Muhammadu Buhari, Thursday, in Shanghai, China, said his administration would give priority to the building and development of resilient…
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News
2016 Rio Olympics football: Dream Team drawn in Group B; to face Sweden, Colombia, Japan
The national under-23 male football team, Dream Team IV, have been drawn in Group B of the men’s football tournament…
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Arts
Aisha Buhari unveils first book on ‘Essentials of Beauty Therapy’
Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has officially launched her maiden literary work, a 406-page book, titled; “Essentials of…
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Local
We ‘ll not rest until Chibok girls are rescued, says Saraki
Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki on Thursday reiterated the commitment of the Senate to the safe return of the…
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Africa
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Local
Lagos to construct additional pedestrian bridge at Ojota
The Lagos State Government has announced that an additional foot bridge would be constructed at Ojota bus stop on Ikorodu…
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Business and Economy
Obiano commissions Anambra’s first Shopping Mall in Onitsha
By James Eze History was made earlier Thursday when the Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano, formally commissioned the…
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Lead Story
FG grants Air Peace Airline international carrier status…To fly China, Atlanta, India, Dubai, Jo’Burg direct from Enugu
There was jubilation Thursday at the round-off ceremony of Enugu state International Investment Summit as the management of Air Peace…
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Lead Story
Shareholders laud UBA’s financial performance, approve dividend rise by 100%; as 54th AGM holds in Lagos
Shareholders of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) have applauded the financial house for its strong financial performance in 2015…
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Local
FG will complete Mambilla hydro-power project – Buhari assures Chinese Premier
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured that his administration would honour all agreements concluded between Nigeria and China under previous administrations…
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Local
Senate commences work on renamed PIB
Now renamed the Petroleum Industry and Governance Bill (PIGB), the Senate has commenced work on the lingering Petroleum Industry Bill…
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