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Sokoto, Islamic Dev’t Bank partner on property, investment fund
Sokoto State government has said that it will partner with the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) to manage the state’s property…
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Senate gives March deadline for passage of 2016 budget
Senate Leader, Ali Ndume, Sunday, assured that the Senate would strive to pass the 2016 budget before the end of…
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Femi Adesina disowns fake facebook accounts
Mr. Femi Adesina, Special Adviser, Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari has alerted the public on the activities of…
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News
Clubs shun registration ahead Nationwide League One season kickoff
The planned kickoff date for the Nationwide League One season has hit a major stumbling block as most clubs in…
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CBN denies ban on forex for school tuition, medical tourism; as foreign reserves hit 12-yr low
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has denied slamming any ban on sale of dollars for foreign school fees as…
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Health
Death toll from Lassa fever outbreak remains 47 — Health minister insists
Ministry of Health has moved to dispel speculations that the rampaging Lassa fever outbreak has claimed the lives of over…
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Catholic leadership warns priests against ‘market place prophecies’
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), has warned its priests against what it termed ‘market place prophecies and visions,…
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Africa
Boko Haram fighters trained in my country – Somalia President
President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of Somalia, Sunday, said that fighters of the Boko Haram sect were being trained in his…
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Gov. Wike lifts suspension of Finance Commissioner, Accountant-General
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike on Valentine Day lifted the suspension of the State Finance Commissioner, Dr Magnus Kpakol…
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Arts & Entertainment
Federal Government disengages heads of NTA, FRCN, VON, NAN, NBC, NOA
The Federal Government has disengaged the heads of the six information-related parastatals under the Ministry of Information and Culture. The…
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Local
USAID Civil Society Project’s 2.0 Mindset Series to Hold in Owerri;Discourse on ‘What Works’ for Policy Reforms
The USAID Strengthening Advocacy and Civic Engagement Project will host the 2.0 Mindset Series to share learning through a discourse…
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Local
Insurgency: Total E&P Nigeria supports IDPs with $500,000 donation
DENNIS UDOMA, Uyo Moved by the plight of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the North East geo-political zone of the…
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Police parade kidnappers who killed Delta monarch
Six suspected members of the kidnap gang that abducted and subsequently killed a traditional ruler in Delta State in January…
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News
(Opinion) Prof. Sagay and the death of reason
Dr AUSTIN TAM-GEORGE Prof Itse Sagay, one of the most opportunistic enablers of the corrupt regime of Mr. Chibuike Rotimi…
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Education
Benue govt to invest N7.6bn on primary education
The Benue State Government has concluded arrangements to invest N7.6 billion into primary school education in the state. State Governor,…
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SERAP calls for tougher sanctions against corrupt lawyers
Following growing allegations of corruption against some senior lawyers and their alleged complicity or facilitation of judicial corruption, Socio-Economic Rights…
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Abia North: A time for deep introspection
By UDUMA OKORIE The political situation in Abia North Senatorial District calls for deep verification and soul searching predicated on…
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Again, House of Reps Speaker, Dogara, applauds Ugwuanyi for exemplary leadership
The Speaker of House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara at the weekend commended Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State…
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Govs. Fayose, Wike, Akpabio, Okowa, Udom, Ishaku, Ibrahim grace Dickson’s swearing-in ceremony
CHINEDU WOSU, Yenagoa Despite the leadership crisis rocking the opposition p Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), chieftains of the party in…
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Ambode decries influx of illegal immigrants from Niger, Chad, others into Lagos
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has decried the influx of immigrants from neighbouring countries, requesting the federal government to…
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Nigeria’s oil revenue drops by N30bn in two months
Receipts from the sale of Nigeria’s crude oil and gas have dropped by N30.01bn ($150.4m) in just two month, figures…
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Local
TY Danjuma opens up on Dimka; as Buhari extols Murtala Muhammed
Chairman of the Presidential Committee for the Rehabilitation and Resettlement of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), in the North-East geo-political zone,…
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Education
Nwajiuba, Soremekun, Yadudu become Vice Chancellors
The Federal Government has approved the appointment of new vice chancellors for the National Open University of Nigeria and twelve…
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Local
The Dollar Hunt
By Aniebo Nwamu By this year’s end, I expect Nigeria’s foreign exchange hawkers to sell a dollar for more than…
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Nigerian/Cameroon Armies collaborate, clear more Boko Haram enclaves, kill 10 insurgents, rescue 45
BY ABDULLAHI ISAH, MAIDUGURI In their effort to finally stamp out Boko Haram terrorists, Nigerian troops in collaboration with their…
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