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Senate passes 2016 Appropriation bill
The senate, Wednesday, passed the 2016 budget nearly three months after it was submitted to it by President Muhammadu Buhari…
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CBN raises MPR to 12%, CRR to 22.5%
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Tuesday, resolved to raise the Monetary Policy Rate…
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Nigeria spent N1.24trn on importation of petroleum products in 2015 — NBS
Nigeria spent N1.239 trillion on the importation of petrol in 2015, National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed. The NBS…
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Saraki: Judge reserves judgement citing bribery allegation
Justice Abdulkadir Kafarati of the Federal High Court in Abuja, Tuesday, declined to give judgment in the case of enforcement…
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UK offers to assist EFCC, ICPC on money laundering cases
United Kingdom’s Crown Prosecution Service has offered to assist anti-graft agencies, such as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)…
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Easter: FG declares March 25, 28 as public holidays
Federal Government has declared Friday, March 25 and Monday, March 28 as public holidays to mark the Good Friday and…
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Gov. Dickson moves to tackle payroll fraud with BVN
Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, Tuesday, vowed to tackle payroll fraud that had pushed the state’s monthly wage bill to…
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PSC approves promotion of 156 senior police officers
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of 156 senior Police Officers to the next rank. This is…
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NSCDC deploys 25,000 personnel to beef up security for Easter
Commandant-General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Mr Abdullahi Muhammadu, has directed the deployment of 25,000 personnel…
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Enugu govt denies concentrating projects in one zone
ugwuanyiEnugu State Commissioner for Works, Mr Patrick Ikpenwa, has debunked insinuations that the state government is concentrating development projects in…
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Easter: FAAN assures passengers of safety
Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has assured passengers travelling for the Easter holiday of safety and smooth flight operations.…
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Brussels attack: Buhari commiserates with Belgium; seeks greater international cooperation on terrorism
President Muhammadu Buhari, Tuesday, joined leaders across Europe and the rest of the world in condemning the terrorist attacks on…
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Education
Tayo Akpata varsity ready for take-off in Edo; as Oshiomhole harps on need for teachers’ upgrading
AGENE GODWIN, Benin All is now set for the take-off of the Tayo Akpata University of Education, Ekiadolor. This is…
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Customs re-introduces ban on rice importation via land borders
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has re-introduced the restriction order on importation of rice through land borders across the country.…
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Arts & Entertainment
P-Square: Okoye brothers resolve feud
After several weeks of drama on social media and one solo production each, it seems the Nigerian music act, Peter…
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Education
Sokoto govt, UNICEF train 830 ‘role model’ female teachers
Sokoto government, in collaboration with the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) is training 830 female teachers in a pioneer scheme…
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News
Brussels terror attacks: Death toll hits 31
At least 31 people have been killed and many seriously injured in terrorist attacks at Brussels international airport and a…
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NNPC withheld $25bn over five years – RMFAC
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) failed to pay the government $25bn over five years, according to the Revenue Mobilization Allocation…
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Iwobi rushed to hospital for food poisoning at Super Eagles camp
Arsenal ace Alex Iwobi has been hospitalised after suffering from food poisoning while on international duty. The 19-year-old linked up…
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Dysfunctional power sector, bane of Nigeria’s economic growth — Minister
Minister for State, Power, Works and Housing, Mustapha Baba Shehuri has said that the long wasteful and uninspiring journey of…
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Unemployment rate rises to 10.4% in Q4, 2015 — NBS
The unemployment rate in the country has climbed to 10.4 per cent in the fourth quarter of last year (Q4…
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Dangote’s new tomato processing firm in Kano to process 120tns of produce per day
Managing Director of the newly established Dangote Tomato Processing Factory in Kadawa, Kano State, Alhaji Abdulkadir Kaita, has said the…
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INEC runs out of time for Imo re-run elections as court-ordered 90-day timeframe expires
Some constituencies in Imo State may remain without representatives in the State and National Assemblies, since the Independent National Electoral…
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Zenith Bank, others drive turnover as NSE market capitalisation grows by N72bn
Activities at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) opened for the week, Monday, on an upward trend with the market capitalisation…
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Education
UNESCO picks Nigerian school for SDG Campaign
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has chosen Hope-Jon International School, Karu, Nasarawa State, as the first institution…
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