AFRIEXIM has over $3.2bn worth of investments in Nigeria, says its president
The President of African Export-Import Bank (AFRIEXIM), Professor Benedict Oramah, says the bank has over $3.2billion-worth of investments in Nigeria.
Oramah said this on Wednesday…
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Somalia's al-Shabab kills British spy
Al-Shabab operates freely in many rural parts of southern Somalia
Somali militant group al-Shabab says it has killed five men it accuses of spying - one of them for the UK.…
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Senate refers INEC Budget, others to committees
The Senate has referred executive communication on President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for approval of Independent National Electoral Communication (INEC) 2019 election budget to…
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GTBank vs Innoson: Court strikes out case against Innocent Chukwuma
A judge of the Ikeja Division of the Lagos State High Court on Wednesday struck out the fraud case instituted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against…
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Gov. Lalong lauds peaceful conduct of Plateau LG poll
Governor Lalong of Plateau State
Plateau State Governor Simon Lalong, has commended the peaceful conduct of the local government election in the state.
Lalong said this shortly…
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Human Rights Commission seeks reduction of inmates’ death sentences to life imprisonment
Tony Ojukwu, NHRC Executive Secretary
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has called on the President and state governors to consider commuting the sentences of all death…
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Kidnapped oil workers in Bayelsa freed
Four members of the Joint Investigation Team probing the cause of an oil spill at Agip’s facility in Azuzuama, Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State have regained…
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Nigerian gov’t proposes N24, 000 minimum wage; states N20, 000, NLC want N30, 000 – Ngige
Labour Minister Ngige
The Federal Government of Nigeria has said after consultations it proposed N24, 000 as the new minimum wage for civil servants.
The Minister of Labour and…
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Flood submerge over 500 rice farms in Bayelsa community
No fewer than 500 rice farms at Okpotuwari and Ondewari communities in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa, have been submerged by flood, the News Agency of Nigeria…
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How Nigeria confronted, decimated Boko Haram – Envoy
Ambassador Bande
The Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the UN, Ambassador Tijjani Bande, has said that Nigeria has taken measures that contributed to the confrontation and…
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FRSC redeploys eight Assistant Corps Marshals, other senior officers
Corps Marshal Oyeyemi
Boboye Oyeyemi, Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has redeployed eight Assistant Corps Marshals (ACM) and 21 Corps Commanders (CC) among…
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CISLAC advocates increased budgetary allocation to tackle malnutrition in Kaduna
To address the growing rate of malnutrition among children, the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Center (CISLAC) on Wednesday urged the Kaduna State Government to improve on its…
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FCT FA League: Fosla Academy FC thrashes Beautiful Tours 6-1
FCT FA league debutants, Fosla Academy FC of Abuja on Wednesday thrashed their opponent, Beautiful Tours FC 6-1 in the opening match of the 2018 FCT FA league.
Friday Ali opened…
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Major political parties unfair to womenfolk in primary elections — NCWS
The President NCWS, Gloria Shoda
The National Council of Women Societies (NCWS) has alleged the major political parties of being unfair to womenfolk in the just concluded primary…
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Cardinal Onaiyekan honoured by Muslim group
Cardinal Onaiyekan
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Worldwide has honoured His Eminence John Cardinal Onaiyekan, the Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, with an International Peace Award…
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FG releases N460bn from 2018 Budget for capital expenditure – Udoma
Budget and Planning Minister, Udoma Udoma
The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Mr Udoma Udo Udoma, says the Federal Government has so far released N460 billion from the…
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