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Kwara will prosecute culprits implicated in multiple salaries scandal – Gov. Ahmed vows
Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has vowed to prosecute any civil servant found collecting multiple salaries in the state…
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We are with you — Saraki tells Ocholi’s children, family
Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki on Friday assured the immediate family of the late Minister of State for Labour…
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UBA projects 15% loan growth in 2016
The United Bank for Africa (UBA) expects loan growth of 10 to 15 per cent this year, reversing a 3.3…
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Business and Economy
Dangote, Kaduna, Kebbi bid for majority stake in Peugeot Nigeria
President, Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has teamed up with the governments of Kaduna, Kebbi states to bid for a majority…
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Navy vows to crush oil thieves in Niger Delta
Nigerian Navy has warned those engaged in criminal activities in the Niger Delta to relocate or get crushed. The warning…
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Court bars military from Rivers re-run polls; as APC condemns Wike’s call for global surveillance of election
A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Thursday, restrained the Nigerian military from deploying its troops to conduct,…
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Arts
Aisha Buhari launches Nigeria Rebirth Art Project
Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, Thursday, in Abuja unveiled the Nigeria Rebirth Art Project aimed at making Nigeria…
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Health
Cross River targets 80% rate in exclusive breastfeeding in 2016
Cross River Government has said it is ready to achieve about 80 per cent rate in exclusive breastfeeding of children…
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News
(Opinion) Lagos and the imperative of inter-modal transportation
TAYO OGUNBIYI Lagos population is estimated to consist of over 15 million people, and according to the United Nations projection,…
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Ekiti lawmaker alive in our custody – DSS clears air
Following claims by the Ekiti State government that a lawmaker in the state House of Assembly arrested and detained by…
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CJN’s pronouncement, turning point in fight against corruption – Mohammed
Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has described the Chief Justice of Nigeria’s recent directive on the need…
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Cultism: Gov. Ikpeazu orders owners of private hostels to conduct identity audit of students
As a fall-out of the weekend cult violence in the Abia State University, Uturu, where two students were reportedly beheaded,…
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NASS now to pass 2016 Budget Tuesday
The Senate is set to pass the 2016 budget, next week, Tuesday, from the earlier date of Thursday, March 17,…
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Force Majeure on Shell’s Forcados facility boosts market
Supply outage from the Shell Petroleum Development Company Limited (SPDC) joint venture in the Forcados facility has positively affected the…
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We owe Federation Account N326bn, not N3.23tn — NNPC replies AGF
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Wednesday, responded to claims credited to the Auditor General of the Federation (AGF) that…
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PHEDC commences installation of 200,000 electricity meters in Bayelsa, Rivers states
CHINEDU WOSU, Yenagoa Management of the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHEDC), Tuesday, said the company would commence the distribution…
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FG launches N10 billion youth entrepreneurial project
Federal Government, through the Bank of Industry, Thursday, formally launched a N10 billion Youths Entrepreneurship Support (YES) project to empower…
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Nigerian troops clear another Boko Haram camp, recover heavy weapons
Nigerian military, Wednesday, said troops of the 120 Task Force Battalion have cleared a suspected Boko Haram camp at Bulasari.,…
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Gov. Emmanuel flags off regional market project in Akwa Ibom
An ultra-modern regional market project has been flagged off in Eket Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State by the…
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Borno mosque attack: Boko Haram is a godless group — Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has described the Wednesday morning’s bomb attack on a Borno village mosque as another sign that the…
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Lagos govt, community leaders, traders agree on relocation of Mile 12 market
Realizing the strong need to move the popular Mile 12 Market from its present location, community leaders and traders in…
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Health
Healthy living: Nestlé unveils new expert guidance platform to reach parents in Central, West Africa
Parents and mothers-to-be can source guidance and expert advice on good nutrition for their babies through Nestlé’s new Start Healthy…
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Education
Benue set to upgrade Akawe Torkula College to polytechnic
Governor Samuel Ortom, Wednesday, said his administration had commenced the process of upgrading the Akawe Torkula College of Advanced and…
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Education
Science education, effective syllabus key to Nigeria’s development – Airtel CEO, Ogunsanya
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Airtel Nigeria, Mr. Segun Ogunsanya, has called on government, policymakers and other stakeholders in…
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PDP queries postponement of FCT Council elections
Opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has queried the postponement of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja Area Council elections at…
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