North-East: Minister seeks security team support in post-conflict governance
Abuja – The Minister of Interior, retired Lt. Gen Abdulrahman Dambazau, has called for the support of the West Africa Conflict and Security Team in the post-conflict management of the North-East of...
View ArticleINEC to conduct 78 re-run elections in 2016
Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is to conduct 78 re-run elections in 2016, the commission said on Thursday in Abuja, in its daily bulletin. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
View ArticleWe will reposition Science, Technology to uplift the quality of life of...
Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has said that his administration will reposition Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) as a national priority to guarantee sustainability, high standard of living...
View ArticleMTN Nigeria acquires Visafone, promises boost in broadband quality
Lagos – MTN Nigeria on Thursday said that it has completed the acquisition of Visafone, the only surviving Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) network in Nigeria’s telecommunications industry. MTN...
View Article22-year-old man set ablaze by father dies in Omu-Aran
Omu-Aran (Kwara) – A 22-year-old man in Omu-Aran, Kwara, Sola Akangbe, died in the early hours of Saturday following wounds from a fire allegedly set on him by his biological father, Kehinde. The...
View ArticleZero COT: Expert lauds CBN
Lagos – A former President of Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN), Mr Femi Ekundayo, has lauded the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for the zero Commission On Turnover (COT) policy. Ekundayo...
View ArticleNECA hails FG on removal of fuel subsidy
Lagos – The Organised Private Sector, under the umbrella of Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA), on Saturday commended the Federal Government for the removal of the fuel subsidy. The...
View ArticleEdo records 27% road accident deaths in 2015, says FRSC
Benin – The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said on Saturday that death arising from road traffic accidents in Edo reduced by 27 per cent in 2015. The FRSC Sector Commander in the state, Mr Oluwasusi...
View ArticleNIMC says mandatory use of NIN by MDAs to be enforced soon
Abuja – Mrs Hadiza Dagabana, General Manager Legal Services, National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), on Saturday made some clarifications on the planned enforcement of the use of the National...
View ArticleReluctant Van Gaal considers signings
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal is open to entering the transfer market in January but prefers to conduct business between seasons. United ended a run of eight games in all competitions...
View ArticleMancini happy for Inter to keep winning 1-0
Roberto Mancini would gladly guide Serie A leaders Inter to 1-0 wins for the rest of the season. Inter returned to winning ways as Mauro Icardi scored the only goal of the game at Empoli on Wednesday,...
View ArticleSimeone preaches patience with Martinez
Diego Simeone says Atletico Madrid need to be patient with striker Jackson Martinez despite his struggles in his debut season at the Vicente Calderon. Martinez joined Atletico from Porto in July in a...
View ArticleRonaldo will continue to take free-kicks – Zidane
Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane has confirmed Cristiano Ronaldo will continue to take free-kicks despite the forward’s poor record this season. Ronaldo has failed to score directly from a free-kick...
View ArticlePellegrini wants referee review system for managers
Manchester City’s Manuel Pellegrini has called for managers to be given the power to review a referee’s decision twice a game. Pellegrini hit out at the match officials following City’s 2-1 loss to...
View ArticleDepartment urged to monitor petrol stations beyond 4p.m.
Lagos (Lagos State) – The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), and other government agencies monitoring sales of petrol at filling stations have been urged to extend the exercise beyond 4p.m....
View ArticleBuhari urges unity among Nigerians, hails armed forces
Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday called on Nigerians to build on things that unite rather than divide the country in spite of diverse cultures and religions. He gave the advice at the...
View Article$14bn refinery investment: CBN assures Dangote Group of support to get FOREX
Lagos – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said that it would assist the Dangote Group to access foreign exchange to facilitate its 14 billion dollar refinery project. Mr Godwin Emefiele, the...
View ArticleMixed reactions trail high bail conditions
Abuja – Some legal practitioners in Abuja have expressed mixed feelings over the bail conditions issued to defendants by courts in the country. Some of the lawyers told newsmen on Friday that the bail...
View ArticleSaraki Decries Violence In Bayelsa Elections
ABUJA – Senate President Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has lamented reports of violence and deaths trailing the rescheduled governorship election in Southern Ijaw Local Government area of Bayelsa State....
View ArticleKerosene blast sets 2 ablaze in Edo
BENIN CITY-A 13 year-old boy and his youngest sister have been set ablaze in a deadly kerosene explosion that hit their family residence at Urhonigbe town in Orhionmwon local government area of Edo...
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