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AMCON names Fagbemi as new Aero boss
ANTHONY OMOH After months of operating without any tentative management, the Asset Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON) has announced the…
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Africa
Australia allocates $3m to IDPs in Nigeria, others
Australia has donated the sum $3 million to the rehabilitation and upkeep of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Nigeria, Niger,…
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Local
Allow state governments to control FG roads – Gov. Umahi urges N/Asembly
Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, has called on the National Assembly to enact a law which would empower state governments…
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Business and Economy
Dangote begins construction of new cement plants in Edo, Ogun; to raise production capacity to 38.25mmtpa
Dangote Cement Plc has announced the commencement of the construction of new cement plants in two communities in the Edo…
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NLC to Imo residents: We will shut down government, stockpile foodstuffs now
Following the expiration of the 14-day ultimatum to the Imo State Government to recall the 3, 000 sacked workers and…
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Local
FG will renegotiate, not revoke inherited contracts — Fashola
Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Raji Fashola has promising that the Federal Government will not revoke existing…
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NIS denies ‘secret’ recruitment
Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has denied any plans by the organization to embark on a recruitment exercise, just as it…
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Reps to review increase in electricity tariffs — Gbajabiamila assures
Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has said that the legislature is reviewing the positions of stakeholders…
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Local
Army confirms cultists’ attack on Agip pipeline in Rivers
The 2 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, said Monday that suspected cultists have destroyed a pipeline belonging to…
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Local
Indigenous airlines groan as foreign carriers get more designation
ANTHONY OMOH At various fora, airline operators in Nigeria have accused the Federal Government and the Ministry of Aviation, in…
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Local
INEC shuts door on new candidates ahead Anambra Central senatorial re-run election
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that no new candidate will be allowed ahead of the forthcoming Anambra Central…
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Health
My 2016 budget has been tampered with — Health minister tells senate; says Zika virus harmless to Nigerians, others
Health minister, Professor Isaac Adewole, Monday, stunned the Senate Budget Defence session when he announced that the original proposal of…
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PDP shifts NEC, BoT meetings to next week
Opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has postponed the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of the party earlier scheduled for this…
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Health
227 doctors left Nigeria in 12 months — Report
About 227 doctors migrated from Nigeria in 2015 alone. A report released on November 17, 2015 by the Institute of…
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Local
Court rejects Dasuki’s appeal; fixes March 23 for commencement of trial
A Federal High Court in Abuja, Monday, rejected an appeal by former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd),…
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Local
Oni upbeat on APC sweeping S’East, S’South states; tells PDP to ‘forget 2019’
Deputy National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Segun Oni, Monday, in Enugu asserted that the ruling party will…
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Local
CBN earmarks over N1rtn to fund real sector
Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has set aside over N1 trillion to promote lending to the real sector of the…
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Local
Okonjo-Iweala, Diezani, Aluko under EFCC watch – Magu confirms
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFFC) has said it investigating former Minister of Finance Minister, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, in connection…
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MTN’s legal battles pile up; as Etisalat sues firm over Visafone acquisition
Rival telecommunications company, Etisalat sued embattled MTN for the second time in under a year in Nigeria. Etisalat confirmed, Monday…
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News
Oliseh apologises to NFF, critics after outburst
Super Eagles coach, Sunday Oliseh, has apologised to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) after his recent attacks on the federation…
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Local
Gov Mimiko praises sports personality, Ola Mafo, at books’ launch
Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State has showered praises on two –time Commissioner in the State and former Chairman of…
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Arts & Entertainment
1976: 40 years after, the movie surfaces
The streets of Nollywood were lit up weekend with the movers and shakers of the industry attending the first private…
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Lead Story
No Borno local govt. under Boko Haram occupation – Gov. Shettima; Releases N100 million for rebuilding Dalori villages
BY ABDULLAHI ISAH, MAIDUGURI The Borno state Governor, Hon. Kashim Shettima, has debunked media reports credited to Senator Kaka Bashir…
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Otaru of Auchi loses palace in epic court battle; To pay N10m as damages
AGENE GODWIN, Benin A Benin High Court has asked Alhaji Aliru Momoh Ikelebe III, the Otaru of Auchi, to vacate…
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Oshiomhole to deliver Edo Correspondents’ public lecture
AGENE GODWIN,Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State would on Wednesday deliver the Correspondents’ Chapel of the Edo Council of…
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