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Abuja Airport runway now 57.5% completed – Minister
The reconstruction of the runway of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, has reached 57.5% completion, mid-way into the six weeks earmarked…
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Julius Berger reports loss of N3.8 billion for 2016 FY
Julius Berger Nigeria Plc has reported a loss after tax of N3.8 billion for the year ended 31st December 2016.…
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PDP reconciliation: Makarfi, Obi visit Ayade
In continuation of his effort to find lasting solution to the challenges that have befallen the Peoples Democratic Party( PDP),…
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CBN increases Forex sale to Bureaux de Change (BDCs)
In continuation of its determination to sustain liquidity in the foreign exchange market, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)…
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LG autonomy: Nigerians must pressurise State Assemblies, Governors – Dogara ….Urges President Buhari to weigh on LG autonomy
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara, has called on Nigerians to lend their voices to the push…
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Senate passes Amendment to Electoral Act …Approves electronic voting …Says collated results to be electronically transmitted
The Senate Thursday passed amendments to the Electoral Act 2010, approving the use of electronic voting in future elections. It also approved…
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Herdsmen attack: Enugu takes over trial of suspected Nimbo killers
From: Madu Ezenoha, ENUGU Enugu state government has commenced the prosecution of suspected invaders of Ukpabi Nimbo in Uzo Uwani…
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Assemblies of God Church’s factional leader cries out; Alleges Police brutality, forceful eviction
From; Madu Ezenoha, Enugu The factional General Superintendent (GS) of the Assemblies of God Church, Nigeria, Rev. Paul Emeka Thursday…
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CSM Outbreak in Sokoto: Situation now under control; Death toll hits 31; Signs and symptoms not witch craft; 500 persons saved; We’ve deployed medical workers to treat victims……Commissioner
The outbreak of Celebro Spinal Meningitis CSM which has so far claimed 31 lives in Sokoto state has been brought…
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Umahi swears in acting LG chiefs, AG, JSC; State’s Solicitor General suspended
Governor David Umahi has sworn in six caretaker committee chairmen and vice Chairmen of five Local Government Areas as well…
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Borno residents react angrily to Senate’s suspension of Senator Ali Ndume
BY ABDULLAHI ISAH, MAIDUGURI Residents of Maiduguri and the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) taking refuge in Maiduguri metropolis camps, on…
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House moves to check MDAs over abuse of delegated legislation
The House of Representatives, is considering a Bill which seeks to check the abuse of delegated legislation by government Ministries,…
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Nigerian Army to build bailey bridge in Enugu – as state’s website adjudged best in Nigeria
The Enugu State Executive Council has approved the contract for the reconstruction of a bailey bridge over Ivo River in…
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UTME: Sokoto establishes school of remedial studies
Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has approved the establishment of School of Basic and Remedial Studies to address continuous decline in…
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Farmers’/herdsmen clashes: KWSG to strengthen LG Security Committees
The Kwara State Government is to strengthen existing security and peace committees in all 16 local government areas in…
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President Buhari hails Nigeria/Saudi relationship
The relationship between Nigeria and Saudi Arabia is a mutually beneficial one, which should grow stronger in the years…
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EFCC re-arraigns FUTA Vice Chancellor, Bursar for N156m fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, March 30, 2017 re-arraigned the duo of the Vice Chancellor of…
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Senate to receive final report on Petroleum Industry Governance Bill April 25
Barring any last minute changes, the Senate Joint Committee on Petroleum (Upstream, Downstream and Gas), will on April 25 lay the final…
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Nigeria Customs Service redeploys 337 Assistant Comptrollers
As part of the ongoing repositioning of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, the Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali…
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Chude Jideonwo named 2017 World Fellow at Yale University
Chude Jideonwo, co-founder and managing partner of Nigerian media group, RED [redafrica.xyz], has been named a 2017 World Fellow. He is…
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Between Nigeria and Amnesty International By Jideofor Adibe
A group of protesters recently barricaded the Abuja office of Amnesty International (AI) and asked the international organisation to quit…
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‘Your investigation of Sagay’s comments is a travesty’, SERAP tells Senate
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on the leadership of the Senate to “immediately withdraw the unwarranted…
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Federal College of Horticulture Gombe seeks more funding
The Provost of the Federal College of Horticulture, Dadin-Kowa in Gombe State, Professor Fatima BJ Sawa has said that the…
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Compel contractors to remit one per cent of contract sums for nutrition activities in Gombe- Coalition tells legislators
Following the deteriorating nutritional status of children in Gombe State, the Maternal and Newborn Child Health (MNCH) Coalition in the…
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