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2016 budget scales second reading in Senate …As Saraki tasks Appropriation Committee to submit report on February 24 …MDAs to start defense of estimates Thursday
Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Wednesday said Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs, of the Federal Government would begin…
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Boko Haram hits Chibok again; as 13 feared dead in twin suicide bomb blasts
At least 13 people were killed, Wednesday, when two female suicide bombers blew themselves up in a market in the…
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Don’t touch Tompolo, Dokubo, others — Ijaw traditional rulers warn; congratulate Dickson on election victory
CHINEDU WOSU, Yenagoa Traditional rulers under the aegis of the E/A Oil Field Traditional Rulers in Iduwini, Kou, Main and…
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Police nab mother for selling own 3-month old baby for N.3m
CHINEDU WOSU, Yenagoa Police command in Akenfa area of Yenagoa, Bayelsa State has reportedly arrested a 28 year-old nursing mother…
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Lassa fever: Two die in Bauchi State
From Ruth David Bauchi Two persons in Wandi and Bundot wards of Dass local government area of Bauchi state have…
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Obama calls for urgent action against fast-spreading Zika virus
United States President Barack Obama has called for urgent action against the fast-spreading Zika virus, which has been linked to…
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CBN retains MPR at 11%; moves to fine-tune exchange rate for naira
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has said it would soon fine tune the exchange rate for the Naira, even…
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Education
Lagos bans end-of-year parties, others in public schools; unveils roadmap for education sector
Lagos State government has banned the hosting of end-of-year parties and other social functions in public schools in the state,…
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Revenue: FG, states, LGs share N387.8bn for December
Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, Tuesday, in Abuja disclosed that N387.8 billion was shared among the federal, states and…
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Arts & Entertainment
Airtel Touching Lives: Firm offers lifeline to despaired man, family
Telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria, has given succour to man, Stanley Okerere, who was struck by an unknown sickness that…
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INEC fixes February 20 for Benue South senatorial zone re-run
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed February 20 as date for the conduct of the Benue South Senatorial…
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Health
(Opinion) Nigeria and the scourge of child trafficking
FUNMI FASIPE According to a 2007 United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) fact sheet, the trafficking in children for the purpose…
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Gov. Ambode seeks residents’ support in combating small arms proliferation in Lagos
The Lagos State Government has again restated its commitment to periodically provide opportunities for value sharing and capacity building to…
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Senate assures improving funding for EFCC
Senator Godfrey Chukwuka Utazi, Chairman, Senate Committee on Anti-Corruption and Financial Crimes has reiterated commitment of the 8th Senate towards…
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Adhere to local content policy of government, Saraki tasks foreign investors
Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, Tuesday, urged foreign firms investing in Nigeria, especially in the power sector, to ensure…
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NFF begs Nigerians over 2016 CHAN crash
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has apologized to the Federal Government and Nigerians following the shock exit of the Super…
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Buhari’s fight against corruption not selective – SGF
Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir David Lawal, Tuesday, in Abuja, stated that President Muhammadu Buhari’s crusade…
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(Opinion) Fresh ideas to run the economy by Bola Bolawole
Everywhere we turn today, strains, stresses, and anxieties confront Nigerians. Had we reliable statistics, it certainly will reveal an upsurge…
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Education
Lagos bans parties, social functions in public schools …Earmarks 324, 000 E-tablets for distribution to students …Warns private school owners
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday said it would no longer allow social functions and parties in public schools just…
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Education
Fire razes ATBU female student hostel in Bauchi.
From: Ruth David ,Bauchi There was pandemonium Monday night at the female Hostel of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi…
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AUN-API condemns attack on Adamawa communities, calls for peace, tolerance
The AUN-Adamawa Peace Initiative, AUN-Api, has condemned in the strongest terms the recent invasion and killing of innocent people in…
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Governor Ugwuanyi raises hope of Nkanu East: Promises to build Inyaba/Amagunze Bridge
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has affirmed his determination to construct Inyaba/Amagunze Bridge to alleviate the problems of the…
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How Dariye diverted N204m to own company- Witness
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on January 26, 2016 presented more evidence against a former governor of Plateau…
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