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No contractor will go with Ebonyi fund
Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has vowed to recover all money paid to contractors for jobs not completed by…
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Brussels attack: Buhari commiserates with Belgium; seeks greater international cooperation on terrorism
President Muhammadu Buhari, Tuesday, joined leaders across Europe and the rest of the world in condemning the terrorist attacks on…
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Tayo Akpata varsity ready for take-off in Edo; as Oshiomhole harps on need for teachers’ upgrading
AGENE GODWIN, Benin All is now set for the take-off of the Tayo Akpata University of Education, Ekiadolor. This is…
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Customs re-introduces ban on rice importation via land borders
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has re-introduced the restriction order on importation of rice through land borders across the country.…
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Sokoto govt, UNICEF train 830 ‘role model’ female teachers
Sokoto government, in collaboration with the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) is training 830 female teachers in a pioneer scheme…
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One year in office: Gov. Ugwuanyi tasks contractors on completion of road projects
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has charged some of the construction companies handling the on-going road projects in the…
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NLNG cleans, not pollutes, the Niger Delta
Nigeria LNG Limited’s (NLNG) has described as incorrect and a misrepresentation of the correct state of affairs of the company…
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Military sustains clearance operations
The 29 Task Force Brigade troops have also been busy conducting clearing operations on the remnants of Boko Haram terrorists…
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(Passage) Madam Alice Olanike Adekunbi Olaniyan passes on at 100 years
The Olaniyan family has announced the passing of their dear mother, grandmother and great grandmother, Madam Alice Olanike Adekunbi Olaniyan,…
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Ojedokun family lifts Community School with giant trophy
The children, grand children and great grand children of the Ojedokun Aranmoletioso dynasty of Otu, in Itesiwaju Local Government area…
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NNPC withheld $25bn over five years – RMFAC
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) failed to pay the government $25bn over five years, according to the Revenue Mobilization Allocation…
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Dysfunctional power sector, bane of Nigeria’s economic growth — Minister
Minister for State, Power, Works and Housing, Mustapha Baba Shehuri has said that the long wasteful and uninspiring journey of…
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Unemployment rate rises to 10.4% in Q4, 2015 — NBS
The unemployment rate in the country has climbed to 10.4 per cent in the fourth quarter of last year (Q4…
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Dangote’s new tomato processing firm in Kano to process 120tns of produce per day
Managing Director of the newly established Dangote Tomato Processing Factory in Kadawa, Kano State, Alhaji Abdulkadir Kaita, has said the…
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INEC runs out of time for Imo re-run elections as court-ordered 90-day timeframe expires
Some constituencies in Imo State may remain without representatives in the State and National Assemblies, since the Independent National Electoral…
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Zenith Bank, others drive turnover as NSE market capitalisation grows by N72bn
Activities at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) opened for the week, Monday, on an upward trend with the market capitalisation…
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UNESCO picks Nigerian school for SDG Campaign
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has chosen Hope-Jon International School, Karu, Nasarawa State, as the first institution…
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7 years to study medicine, not 11 – NUC
Medical students are required to do seven years in the universities and not 11, according to the National Universities Commission…
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NLNG staff donate N30m relief materials to IDPs
Staff of Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG), through the company’s ‘Let’s Care Initiative’, have donated and distributed relief materials worth over…
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China partners Kwara on industrial park
The Chinese government has expressed readiness to partner with the Kwara State Government in its efforts to develop a textile…
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Senate, Reps to commence debate on PIB next week – Saraki assures
Senate and the House of Representatives will commence debate of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) by laying it in their…
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Nigeria to save N127bn from implementation of 20% inclusion of cassava in bread production – Bakers’ group
ABDULLAHI ISAH, Maiduguri Nigeria could save N127 billion annually from importation of wheat if 20 percent inclusion of cassava flour…
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Epileptic power supply no longer funny — President Buhari at NEC Summit; Promises 10,000 megawatts by 2019
President Mohammadu Buhari, Monday, decried the epileptic power supply in the country, as he warned that if the situation persists,…
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