Dangote staff plead guilty in alleged N15m fraud
Hearing in an alleged N15 million fraud involving three employees of Dangote Cement and another accused took a dramatic turn as the…
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461,988 PVCs still unclaimed in Adamawa,says INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says 461,988 Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) are still unclaimed in Adamawa few months to the 2019…
Qatar Airways confirms talks with Nigerian government on national carrier
Government’s plan for a national carrier, decades after the demise of the Nigerian Airways, will be a pipe dream unless it is…
Buratai under pressure over military spending
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. General Tukur Yusuf Buratai, has been sent a joint Freedom of Information (FOI) request by…
Nigeria, others adopt Paris climate change agreement guidelines
Nigeria and 196 other parties have adopted a robust set of guidelines for implementing the landmark 2015 Paris Climate Change Agreement, which…
Cambridge varsity to host panel discussion for presidential candidates
Cambridge University African Caribbean Society (CUACS) and the Cambridge Union will be jointly hosting a panel discussion for five presidential candidates ahead…
Senate panel alleges plot to cause fuel scarcity
The Senate Committee on Petroleum (Downstream) has alleged plot by saboteurs in the oil sector to cause scarcity of petrol and return…
IGP orders removal of roadblocks nationwide
Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has directed the immediate dismantling of roadblocks across the country. Force Public Relations Officer, Jimoh Moshood,…
4 injured as petrol tanker collides with tricycles in Yenagoa
Four persons have been critically injured in a ghastly motor accident involving a tanker laden with petrol and two commercial tricycles known…
Nigeria, China Miners Associations set to strengthen economic relations
The Miners Association of Nigeria (MAN) and China Miners Association (CMA) have reached an agreement to strengthen the existing bilateral economic relationship…
Two National Chairman Emerge in AA: One for Buhari, Other Support Atiku
The confusion raging within the Action Alliance, AA is getting heightened every day, as two National Chairmen are lying claim to the…
NGO wants court to sack Fashola’s perm sec for skipping NYSC
A non-governmental organisations, Incorporated Trustees of Centre for Pursuit of Legal and Constitutional Rights, has asked a Federal High Court, Abuja to…
FAAN grounds Lagos, Warri airports, others over N2.6b debt
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) yesterday announced the withdrawal of its services from the Murtala Muhammed Airport II (MMA2) terminal…
Lassa fever kills three, afflicts 13 in Edo, Ondo, Gombe, Plateau, Kano
Three people have died from Lassa fever and 13 others afflicted in five states across the country in the last two weeks.According…
Obasanjo insists Buhari must go
Former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo has insisted that the country’s current president Muhammadu Buhari must be voted out when the West African…
Prisoners in Nigeria win right to vote in elections
The Court of Appeal Benin Division on Friday granted the prayers of five prisoners, seeking the order of the court to direct…