CCNN appoints Binji as new MD
The Cement Company of Northern Nigeria (CCNN) has announced the appointment of Mr Yusuf Binji as its new Managing Director effective from September 1.
O’tega Ogra, the Head,…
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I’m not running for any office in 2019 – Lai Mohammed
Information minister Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed says his mission as new All Progressives Congress (APC) leader in Kwara is not to…
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UN appoints Amaechi as Board Member UN Road Safety Trust Fund
Transportation minister Amaechi
The United Nations on Thursday inaugurated Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, as an Advisory Board Member of the United Nations Road…
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Nigeria hang on to beat unrelenting Haiti
Nigeria's Ajibade
Team captain Rasheedat Ajibade’s first half penalty kick helped Nigeria to beat Haiti 1-0 on Thursday at Stade de Marville in the French city of Saint-Malo.
The…
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Boko Haram kills NEMA staff
Workers of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) have been thrown into mourning, following the killing of a colleague by Boko Haram insurgents.
Excavator Operator John…
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Gov. Dickson’s mother dies of cancer at 72
Governor Dickson
Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State on Thursday confirmed the death of his mother, Mrs Gold Coast Dickson. She was 72 years old.
The governor, in a statement…
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Osinbajo, Tinubu, others in Daura for APC rally
Acting President Osinbajo
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday arrived Daura in Katsina state for the All Progressives Congress (APC) rally for Saturday’s Katsina North…
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Philippines tests first ever missile system
Philippines President Duterte
The Philippine Navy on Thursday successfully tested its first ever missile system, acquired from an Israeli weapons manufacturer, Officials said.
The…
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Scavenger bags 6 months imprisonment for theft
Scavenging hub in Abuja
A Grade 1 Area Court, Kado in Abuja, on Thursday sentenced a scavenger, 28-year-old Kabiru Yunusa, to six
months imprisonment for mischief and theft of…
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DRC begins vaccination against latest Ebola outbreak – WHO
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has started vaccination against the latest Ebola outbreak in the northeaster North Kivu province, the World Health Organisation (WHO)…
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22 dead, thousands evacuated in India’s rain-hit Kerala
Incessant rains in the Southern Indian State of Kerala have left 22 people dead and thousands marooned, officials said on Thursday.
“At least 22 deaths were reported over the last…
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IHVN empowers vulnerable women with funds in Nasarawa
The Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN) has empowered over 100 vulnerable women and caregivers in Nasarawa State with N10,000 each to improve their lives.
Disbursing the…
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Abuja council floats microfinance bank to assist low income earners
FCT minister Musa
The Chairman, Abuja Area Municipal Council (AMAC), Alhaji Abdullahi Candido, said the council established a microfinance bank to assist low income earners access…
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Children with autism show high anxiety levels in schools: Aussie research
File photo of persons with autism
High levels of anxiety are being found in autistic children as young as five years in Australian schools, with the feelings increasing with age,…
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Planning agency says Lagos government custodian of buildings, land
Lagos Governor Ambode
The Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority (LASPPPA) on Thursday said all landed property and housing developments within the jurisdiction of the…
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Man bags 6 months imprisonment for battery theft
A Kubwa Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Thursday sentenced a 22-year-old man, Mohammed Umar, to six months imprisonment for stealing a vehicle battery.
The judge, Abdulwahab…
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