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Ministry confirms re-submitting Lagos-Calabar project, others to NASS
Ministry of Budget and National Planning said the contentious Lagos-Calabar rail project was among those corrected by it and re-submitted…
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National league gives clubs April 22 deadline for players’ registration
The Nigeria National League (NNL) Ad hoc committee has fixed April 22 as deadline day for clubs to conclude their…
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President Buhari secures $6bn loan from China to fund projects
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama , has confirmed that President Muhammadu Buhari’s delegation to China on a one-week state…
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Power sector operators commit to aggressive rollout of metering for all customers
Rising from its 4th monthly meeting which held at the Calabar Power Plant, Odukpani, Cross River State, operators in the…
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Lagos-Calabar rail project: Submit a supplementary budget – Senate advises Presidency
The Senate has expressed its willingness to honour President Muhammadu Buhari’s wish for a Lagos-Calabar rail project, which was left…
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CBN seals deal with China’s ICBC on yuan
The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd (ICBC) , the world’s biggest lender, and the Central Bank of Nigeria,…
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Mile 12 market to be relocated to new site in 6 months – Gov. Ambode
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, Tuesday, said that traders in the popular Mile 12 Market would be relocated to the…
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Mohammed inaugurates MOPICON Draft Document; decries disunity in movie industry
Minister of Information and Culture, Mr Lai Mohammed, on Tuesday, decried the level of disunity and prevailing structural deficiency in…
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President Buhari worries over huge trade imbalance between Nigeria, China; charges stakeholders to reduce trade deficit; insists Nigeria’s future is bright
President Muhammadu Buhari has called on Nigerian and Chinese business communities to work hard to reduce the trade imbalance between…
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NLNG pays N10.8trn to FG, Joint Venture, shareholders – Omotowa
Managing Director, Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG), Mr Babs Omotowa, Tuesday, said that the company had paid $55 billion (about…
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Alleged N6.9b theft: NAMA boss, others get N20m bail each
ANTHONY OMOH Following last Thursday’s arraignment of officials of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) accused by the Economic and…
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Road constructions: Lagos sues for patience, outlines alternative routes for motorists in Abule-Egba, Ajah, others
The Lagos State Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Engr. Ganiyu Johnson has solicited for the the patience, understanding and co-operation…
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Senator Ashafa backs Amaechi on N60bn Lagos-Calabar rail project
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Land Transport, Senator Olugbenga Ashafa (APC, Lagos East), has thrown his weight behind the…
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World Bank report upbeat on economic rebound for Nigeria, others
The World Bank Group, Monday, lowered its 2016 sub-Saharan African growth forecast to 3.3 per cent from a previous forecast…
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Encomiums galore as state government, clerics, monarchs, associates, honour Evangelist Ebenezer Obey @ 74
The Decross Gospel Mission, ‘Headquarters of Praise’ in Iyana Ipaja, Lagos, was filled to capacity, last Sunday, as dignitaries from…
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FIFA stops implementation of court order on Pinnick to vacate office
World football ruling body, FIFA, Monday, said it would likely consider as an interference the implementation of Thursday’s reaffirmation of…
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Petrol tanker drivers deny diverting products
Umbrella body of petrol tanker drivers, the Petroleum Tankers Drivers (PTD) has absolved its members of involvement in diversion of…
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Minister attempted to pad budget – Reps allege
House of Representatives, Monday, has joined the Senate in accusing the Federal Executive of causing disaffection over the 2016 budget,…
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Senate to Presidency: Enough is Enough, Sign budget 2016 without further delay; Amaechi must apologise or resign
The Senate Monday, April 11 advised the Presidency to come clean with Nigerians on the 2016 Budget and stop engaging…
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(Travelogue) Lest We Should Be The Last By Femi Adesina
If my memory serves me right, the above title is taken from a poem I had studied for secondary school…
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ECOWAS Court unanimously grants Dasuki’s prayers; fixes May 17, 18 for further hearing
Former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Muhammed Sambo Dasuki (Rtd) triumphed at the Economic Community for West African States (ECOWAS)…
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Dasukigate: Metuh’s move to stall trial rejected … Ordered to enter defence
The National spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Monday April 11, 2016, again attempted to throw another spanner…
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Presidency denies rejecting 2016 budget
Amid reports of conflict between the Executive and the Legislature resulting in the stalling of the 2016 Budget, the Presidency,…
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Pirates attack Turkish cargo ship off coast of Nigeria, abduct six – Navy
Pirates have attacked a Turkish cargo ship off the coast of Nigeria, kidnapping six crew members in a region increasingly…
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Edo Govt warns Fulani herdsmen, farmers
AGENE GODWIN, Benin Edo State Government has warned Fulani herdsmen and local farmers in the state to maintain the peace…
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