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IGP extends deadline for automated licences • Warns against collection of fee to obtain licence
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Solomon E. Arase, has ordered the extension of the deadline for the on-going revalidation of…
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Adeosun: FG will pump N350Bn into the economy this quarter; Challenges states to begin process of robust revenue generation
The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun has disclosed that the Federal Government, as a sign of its commitment to…
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Waste managers protest harassment by govt officials
AGENE GODWIN, Benin Aggrieved waste collectors Tuesday marched through several streets in Benin, the Edo State capital, to protest the…
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National Economic Council Retreat insists on diversification of economy
The National Economic Council Retreat ended Tuesday in Abuja with some far reaching decisions taken by the Federal Government and…
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UK offers to assist EFCC, ICPC on money laundering cases
United Kingdom’s Crown Prosecution Service has offered to assist anti-graft agencies, such as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)…
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Easter: FG declares March 25, 28 as public holidays
Federal Government has declared Friday, March 25 and Monday, March 28 as public holidays to mark the Good Friday and…
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Gov. Dickson moves to tackle payroll fraud with BVN
Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, Tuesday, vowed to tackle payroll fraud that had pushed the state’s monthly wage bill to…
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PSC approves promotion of 156 senior police officers
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of 156 senior Police Officers to the next rank. This is…
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NSCDC deploys 25,000 personnel to beef up security for Easter
Commandant-General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Mr Abdullahi Muhammadu, has directed the deployment of 25,000 personnel…
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Enugu govt denies concentrating projects in one zone
ugwuanyiEnugu State Commissioner for Works, Mr Patrick Ikpenwa, has debunked insinuations that the state government is concentrating development projects in…
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Easter: FAAN assures passengers of safety
Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has assured passengers travelling for the Easter holiday of safety and smooth flight operations.…
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Journey to Amnesty By Owei Lakemfa.
Nigerians are yet to comprehensively assess the implications of the June 12, 1993 Presidential Elections annulment. One fall-out which we…
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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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