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Airtel repositions for Next Growth Phase; plans rightsizing of workforce
Airtel Nigeria has announced plans to embark on a strategic restructuring intended to fully reposition the business and ‘reinforce its…
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Gunmen kidnap U-23 coach, Samson Siasia’s mother
NEDU MARK, Yenagoa Police authorities in Bayelsa state have confirmed the abduction of one Mrs. Beauty Siasia, the 72 year-old…
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Fasehun congratulates Fashola on appointment; urges ex-governor to focus on masses-oriented programmes
Chairman of the Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN), Dr. Frederick Fasehun, has advised the Minister of Power, Works and Housing,…
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Kogi, TSA: FG’s double speak, evidence of corruption – PDP
Being text of remarks by National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olisa Metuh, Tuesday, during a…
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No room for complacency– Lai Mohammed tells ministry staff
Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has told staff of the ministry to ‘remain focused as the days…
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JTF raid militants’ hideouts in Bayelsa, recover arms, ammunition
NEDU MARK, Yenagoa Joint Military Task Force (JTF), Codenamed; Operation Pulo Shield (OPS) in Niger has raided militants’ hideout in…
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Gov. Ahmed swears-in 9 more commissioners; calls for understanding over N20bn bond request
Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has sworn-in the second batch of Commissioners for the State Executive Council with a…
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ABX, Arik, SAHCOL back US$52.2billion agro-allied exports
ANTHONY OMOH In an effort to grow the agricultural sector and aid diversification of the nation’s economy, ABX World, a…
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Apologise to Igbinedion, stop insulting Bini elders, or else — Edo women; march semi-nude on Benin streets
AGENE GODWIN, Benin Irked by the recent comments credited to the state governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole on the Esama of…
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Oil marketers call for probe of PPPRA import allocations
A section of the Oil Marketing and Trading (OM &T) companies have accused the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA)…
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(Feature) N64bn Abuja Airport’s second runway: what lies beneath?
ANTHONY OMOH The controversy surrounding what can be described as the most expensive 4.5kilometre stretch of Runway at the Nnamdi…
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World Cup 2018: Nigeria, Ghana, Algeria eager to avoid upsets
Egypt head a number of African heavyweights with plenty to do to advance from the second round of qualifying for…
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Shekarau storms Dickson’s campaign train in Bayelsa, predicts victory for PDP
The re-election bid of Governor Seriake Dickson received a huge boost as former Kano State Governor and former Minister for…
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8 ‘deadly’ Boko Haram members on the loose in Maiduguri – Army
The Nigerian Army, Monday, said eight deadly Boko Haram terrorists had been let loose on Maiduguri, Borno State. The army…
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60 undergraduates bag Etisalat scholarship grants
Telecommunications company, Etisalat Nigeria, has awarded scholarship grants to another batch of 60 Nigerian university undergraduates in further demonstration of…
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Hajj stampede: NAHCON berates Saudi Arabia over accountability; confirms Nigerian 274 fatalities with 44 still missing
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has blamed the Saudi Arabian Government for the commission’s inability to give accurate…
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Information Minister advocates new framework for political transition
Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has proposed a legal framework that will speed up transition of power from…
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Nigeria targets1,200MW from nuclear plant
The Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission has stated that the country plans to make each of its nuclear power plants to…
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IGP meets MOPOL squadron commanders ahead Bayelsa, Kogi guber polls
Ahead of the forthcoming Bayelsa and Kogi states governorship elections, the Inspector General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase, Monday, met…
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Arik planes did not lose engine, tyre
Arik Air has denied that it aircraft, conveying Nigeria’s Under 23 team to and other passengers to Banjul, the Gambia…
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Widen fight against Boko Haram to include climate change, migration — U.N charges Nigeria, 3 others
The United Nations has told Nigeria, as well the three other countries battling the Boko Haram insurgency, Cameroon, Niger, Chad…
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Nigerians, visitors to wear Armed Forces Remembrance Emblem before entering gov’t buildings – Buhari; donates N10m to legionnaires
President Mohammadu Buhari has announced the donation of N10 million to the cause of recognizing the feats achieved by the…
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Oshiomhole’s performance in office in 7 yrs ‘abysmal’ – PDP
The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has responded to recent claims by the state Governor Adams…
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Under President Buhari, there will be no diversion of public funds – Minister
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has dismissed as a contrived distraction, the alleged fraud in the…
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