Gov Lalong congratulates new Chief Imam of Jos
Plateau State Governor, Simon Bako Lalong has described the confirmation of Sheikh Lawal Adam as the Chief Imam of Jos Central Mosque by the Jamatul Nasir Islam, JNI, as putting the round peg in the...
View ArticleAnambra transport official kill student, Okada rider
Senior Prefect of Day Star Secondary School, Ogidi, Emeka Ogbu and a commercial motorbike (Okada) operator were crushed to death by an official of Anambra State Transport Management Agency, ATMA....
View ArticleGov Wike to accord education priority
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that his administration will give priority attention to education even as he is committed to developing a knowledge based society. Addressing...
View ArticleGov Umahi reverses appointment of 16 new Perm Secs
Ebonyi State Governor, Chief Dave Umahi has ordered the reversal with immediate effect the appointments of the 16 Permanent Secretaries appointed by his predecessor at the twilight of his...
View ArticlePharmacist cautions against self-medication
A community pharmacist, Mrs Ayodeji Oyelabu, yesterday in Ibadan cautioned Nigerians against practicing self-medication. Oyelabu, who is also the Director of Talitha Pharmacy, Ashi, Ibadan said...
View ArticleExpert urges preservation of Nigerian languages
Lagos State Director of National Institute for Cultural Orientation, NICO, Mr Louis Eriomala, yesterday advised Nigerians to always speak their indigenous languages so as to retain and maintain their...
View ArticleWe’re on a rescue mission – Plateau Gov
Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong yesterday said the All Progressives Congress, APC administration in the state was on a rescue mission and would proffer solutions to the myriad of problems in the...
View Article…Assembly approves sack of LG Chairman
Edo House of Assembly yesterday approved the sack of the Chairman of Owan West local government council, Mr Godwin Aigbodion, who was suspended last month by the state Governor, Adams Oshiomhole. The...
View ArticleBorno to build special camps for pregnant IDPs
Borno State Government is to establish a special camp for Pregnant Internally Displaced Women, PIDW. Speaking to journalists on the need to take special care of such women, Chairman of Borno State...
View ArticleEdo govt slashes 2015 budget by N32bn
Eight months after, Edo state government has reduced its 2015 budget of N160 billion by about N32billion due to dwindling allocations from the Federal account, arising from falling oil prices in the...
View ArticleStorm renders scores of Damaturu residents homeless
Windstorm has rendered scores of Damaturu, Yobe state capital residents homeless after a heavy downpour. NAN reports that the windstorm blew off roofs of buildings, uprooted trees, electric poles and...
View ArticleOyo NLC suspends strike
Leadership of the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, Oyo State chapter on Friday ordered the suspension of the ongoing workers strike in the state directing the striking workers to resume work on Monday,...
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N8bn fraud: Heads to roll in CBN
There is strong indication that heads will roll in Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is set to quiz about five top management staff of the apex bank...
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FUEL SCARCITY ENDS NEXT WEEK – FG, MARKETERS
Federal Government and petrol marketers yesterday met and have agreed to put an end to Nigeria’s fuel scarcity problems before the close of business next week Saturday. The meeting, which was well...
View ArticleInsurgency: Between Lamido and Kaita
There is no doubt that some members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, are yet to come to terms with what befell the party during the last general election. Against all permutations of the party’s...
View ArticleNLC demands action to tackle poverty, unemployment, others
President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Comrade Ayuba Wabba has demanded that the International Labour Organisation, ILO, assist Nigeria in tackling the issues of endemic poverty, burgeoning...
View ArticleFG gets free drugs worth $11m for NTDs
Federal government has disclosed that it has received drugs worth $11 million from major institutions around the globe for the treatment of non-tropical diseases, NTDs. Permanent Secretary, Federal...
View ArticleOrtom inaugurates Benue House of Assembly
Though the 8th Assembly in Benue State is dominated by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, the All Progressives Congress, APC yesterday clinched the position of the Speaker. While PDP has 15 members,...
View ArticleDHQ confirms attack on Shetimari
Defence headquarters in Abuja has confirmed that two suicide bombers leading a band of terrorists were among over a score of those of them who died as troops succeeded in repelling the terrorist attack...
View ArticleOrtom inaugurates Benue House of Assembly
Though the 8th Assembly in Benue State is dominated by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, the All Progressives Congress, APC yesterday clinched the position of the Speaker. While PDP has 15 members,...
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