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Rickey Tarfa withdraws N5bn suit against EFCC, MTN Nigeria, others
Senior Advocate of Nigeria SAN, Mr. Rickey Tarfa, Wednesday, formerly withdrew the N5bn fundamental rights enforcement suit he filed against…
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NCC fine: MTN withdraws suit, pays N50bn ‘in good faith’
The protracted rift between the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and telecommunications operator, MTN Nigeria, may have been brought to an…
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IATA, NCAA set to implement Abuja Declaration
ANTHONY OMOH As part of plans to entrench safety in the continent of Africa, the International Air Transport Association (IATA)…
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Minister urges D-8 members to liberalise visa policy to boost tourism
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has called on the D-8 Organisation for Economic Development to liberalise…
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Nescafé teams up with Social Media Week in Nigeria
Nestlé coffee brand Nescafé joins forces with Social Media Week in Lagos, Nigeria to boost and share ideas, innovations and…
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Chocolates alert!: Mars and Snickers Bars recalled from 55 countries
Mars, the chocolate maker, issued a recall of some of its products in 55 countries on Tuesday, according to reports.…
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Business and Economy
Airtel Unveils Smart Number Service … Customers can now get an additional number on their existing Line
Leading telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria, has announced the introduction of Smart Number service, an innovative package that allows customers…
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Africa
War against Boko Haram: Chief of Army inspects military hardware in Maiduguri
BY ABDULLAHI ISAH, MAIDUGURI The Chief of Army Staff,(COAS), Lt. General Tukur Buratai has inspected military hardware recently deployed to…
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Mohammed commends media’s role in fight against corruption, terrorism
Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has commended the media for its role in the ongoing national campaigns…
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President Buhari admits ‘padded’ 2016 budget; vows culprits ‘will not go unpunished’
Despite denials by top government functionaries that the 2016 Appropriation Bill was not padded, President Muhammadu Buhari, admitted to an…
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Remain law-abiding — NSCDC to Edo youths
AGENE GODWIN, Benin The Edo State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Walter Akubuiroh, has charged…
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Oil swap deal: You lied against me — Diezani to ex-NNPC GMDs
Following the claims by two former Group Managing Directors (GMDs) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Andrew Yakubu and…
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FG to pay states for verified road projects – Fashola
Following recent calls by state governors for the Federal Government to review its policy towards its own roads rehabilitated by…
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CBN restates commitment to strengthening DFIs; launches final operating guidelines
Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, Tuesday reiterated the bank’s commitment towards making the Development…
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Leadership tussle: PENGASSAN shuts down PPPRA headquarters
The leadership crisis rocking the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA), reached a height, Tuesday, as the Petroleum and Natural…
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NSE renews Onyema’s five-year term contract as CEO
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has renewed the contract of agreement of its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mr Oscar Onyema,…
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Naira rises to 364 at parallel market
The Naira further gained N6, Tuesday, trading at N364 to the dollar at the parallel market following President Muhammadu Buhari’s…
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Kogi Election Petition Tribunal commences sitting in Abuja; directs parties to regularise processes before pre-hearing
The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal for Kogi State, Tuesday, directed all the parties involved in the petitions before it to…
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Security, key to solving Niger Delta challenges — Amnesty Programme coordinator
Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Brig.-Gen Paul Boroh (rtd), has restated the imperative of security in solving the challenges…
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Business and Economy
Gov. Ugwuanyi moves to revamp state-owned ailing industries … reconstitutes bodies on privatization and commercialization; Investment Summit on the way
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has advanced the move of his administration to reinvigorate the economy of the state…
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Senator Ben Bruce takes delivery of made-in-Nigeria Kia Soul
In a move to institutionalise and strengthen the industrialisation of Nigeria by being on the vanguard of the true change…
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Education
Dialogue, education, key to harmonious coexistence – Saraki
President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Tuesday said for the country to overcome the myriad of unrest…
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Health
98 not 450 children died of malnutrition in IDP camps – Borno government
BY ABDULLAHI ISAH, MAIDUGURI The Borno State Government has denied reports in some national dailies that 450 children between the…
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Waziri Adio appointed new Executive Secretary, NEITI; See full list of Board Members
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Mr. Waziri Onibiyo Adio, as the Executive Secretary of Nigeria Extractive Industries…
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Supreme Court Judgment: Ex-Governor Attah, others hail Gov. Emmanuel; Task him on reconciliation, unity, industrialisation
DENNIS UDOMA, Uyo Akwa Ibom State’s former Governors and their Deputies have congratulated Gov. Udom Emmanuel over his recent victory…
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