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Abuja DISCO requires $150m to meter customers in franchise areas – MD
By Kingsley Okoye Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) says about 150 million dollars is required to finance metering of electricity…
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Dapchi school girls: Service Chief arrives Maiduguri; Denies engaging farmers/fishermen
BY ABDULLAHI ISAH, MAIDUGURI The Nigerian military has denied rumours making the rounds that they have engaged the service of…
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Saraki condemns killing of aid workers; Describes attack as ‘cowardly’
President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has condemned the Boko Haram attack in Rann, the headquarters of Kala…
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IBB, Danjuma in secret meeting over national security challenges
The Chairman of the Presidential Committee on North East Initiatives (PCNI), General Theophilus Y. Danjuma and former military President, General…
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EFCC not responsible for Dasuki’s detention – Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has said that the detention of former National Security Adviser Colonel Sambo Dasuki was not at the…
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Exxon declares force majeure on exports from Papua LNG project – source
Exxon Mobil Corp has declared force majeure on exports from the Papua New Guinea liquefied natural gas (LNG) project. The…
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President Buhari celebrates Pastor E. A. Adeboye at 76; Special Holy Ghost Service holds
President Muhammadu Buhari has joined all members of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Christians in Nigeria and many…
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Minister rallies support for Golf to boost tournaments in Nigeria
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has called on the private sector and philanthropists to support the…
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School Feeding: Kaduna Govt. cautions vendors against low quality food
By Philip Yatai The Kaduna State Government on Thursday warned vendors supplying food to pupils under the Federal Government school…
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Longest Marathon Read Aloud: GTBank’s ‘You Read Initiative’ backs Nigerian to break Guinness World Record
As part of her initiative to rekindle interest in reading, ‘You Read Initiative,’ one of the CSR programmes of GTBank…
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Much ado about Saraki’s absence from APC meetings, By Yusuf Olaniyonu
After many queries and concerns expressed by some colleagues, friends and associates on the absence of my principal, Dr. Abubakar…
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`NASS has assured us PIB will be passed by June’ — NNPC
By Yetunde Bada The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says the National Assembly has assured that the Petroleum Industry Bill…
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State assemblies have let Nigerians down on LG autonomy – Dogara …says National Assembly will work on Bill again
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara, has expressed disappointment over the failure of state legislatures to…
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Ghana records first Lassa fever death in 2018
Ghana has recorded its first Lassa fever death in 2018. The death was recorded at the General Hospital in the…
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UN lauds Sudan for implementing plan to protect children during conflicts
Virginia Gamba, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, on Thursday, expressed satisfaction over the commitment…
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Lagos arraigns 70 suspected cultists…Vows to stamp out cultism, other social vices
The Lagos State Government on Thursday arraigned 70 suspected cultists before Chief Magistrate Olufunke Sule-Amzat of the Ogudu Magistrate Court…
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We are partners in nation building process – Lai Mohammed tells editors
By Rotimi Ijikanmi The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has admonished the Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE,…
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Asset declaration: CCT re-fixes March 8 for FG, Saraki to adopt addresses
By Aderogba George The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), on Tuesday fixed March 8 for the Federal Government and Senate…
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Rice production: Dangote inaugurates multi billion Naira rice processing plant in Jigawa …Promises to end rice importation
The Dangote Rice Outgrower Scheme in Jigawa State reached a turning point yesterday when the President of Dangote Group, Aliko…
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Anxiety over health of Independent Newspapers’ Abuja Bureau Chief detained by DSS
The management of Independent Newspapers has cried out that their Abuja Bureau Chief, Tony Ezimakor , detained by the…
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Lagos releases calendar of Arts, Culture programs…Reiterates commitment to promote Tourism all year round
The Lagos State Government has released a calendar of over 70 state-sponsored and endorsed arts and culture programmes slated for…
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Fight against corruption: Senate passes Federal Audit Services Bill
The 8th Senate has passed another landmark Bill in the fight against corruption. The Bill, known as the Federal Audit…
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Sokoto doubles incentive for wheat, garlic, sesame farmers
Sokoto state government said it has introduced additional incentives to farmers in a bid to boost cultivation of wheat, sesame,…
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A-Ibom Youth leader lauds NDDC over road projects in Uyo
By Our Reporter A prominent youth leader in Akwa Ibom State, Comrade David Uboh has commended the Niger Delta Development…
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