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Governor Abubakar Sani of Niger State has come under criticism following his trip to London to watch last Saturday’s game between Chelsea and Arsenal; with many residents of the state describing the trip as frivolous, considering the financial problems of the state.

Reacting to the backlash, the governor explained on his Twitter page that he was at Stamford Bridge to watch the match on the invitation of Chelsea midfielder Mikel Obi, who plans to set up a football academy in the..............

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The Presidency on Sunday said attempts to link the ongoing trial of the Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki, to the Presidency were unacceptable. It thereby washes its hands off the Senate President’s travails.
It also described as ‘uninformed’, views being expressed in some quarters that the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) and the............

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Four people were killed on Thursday due to a gas explosion that occurred around the Eliozu axis of Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.

The explosion occurred when one of the gas cylinders used by the workers at a panel beater’s workshop exploded at about...

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Authorities in Lagos State must act immediately to protect hundreds of families in the informal settlement of Badia East who are being forcibly evicted today, Amnesty International said on Friday.

Demolitions began on Friday afternoon after police had been in the community earlier asking residents to move out. Bulldozers had arrived in the informal settlement in the early hours of Friday morning, after repossession notices were daubed across buildings with red paint yesterday. Residents were......

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In fulfilment of the global partnership between Capri-Sonne and Universal Studios, Chi Limited, maker of Capri-Sonne natural fruit drink in Nigeria, has unveiled a promo package to coincide with the global release of the movie ‘The Minions’.
Children across Nigeria are in for an exciting treat as they now have an............

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The General Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Dr. Kachikwu, has called on French oil companies to step up their act in Nigeria like their counterparts in India, China and Germany.

He said this while speaking on Tuesday, September 15 at the France-Nigeria Business Forum organized to mark the State Visit of President....

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Military authorities in Burkina Faso have announced the dissolution of the country’s transitional government, a day after presidential guards arrested interim President Michel Kafando and Prime Minister Yacouba Zida.

The coup comes days before the country’s first election since last year’s ouster of...
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Former Minister of Communication Technology, Omobola Johnson, has criticised President Muhammadu Buhari’s recent dismissal of ministers as “noise makers”.

Buhari, in an interview with France 24 TV, during his three-day official visit to France, said that civil servants do the real job of.....

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Actor turned lawmaker, Desmond Elliot, is part of a seven-member committee of lawmakers that has been set up by to review former Lagos Governor Babatunde Fashola’s 2015 budget.

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, in a letter to the Lagos State House of Assembly, on Tuesday, titled “Re-ordering of priorities under the 2015 Budget”, stated that.......

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President Muhammadu Buhari is reportedly concerned about the proximity of the Villa Chapel to his bedroom window and wants it relocated; a move that several Presidency officials have denied.

The chapel was built and inaugurated by ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, who deliberately built the church to be close to his official residence so that he could “enjoy worship and prayers from the comfort of his.......

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Hewlett-Packard is planning another 30,000 job cuts as the Silicon Valley pioneer launches into a new era in the same cost-cutting mode that has marred much of its recent history.

The cuts, announced on.........

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UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has commended Nigeria for being the first country in West Africa to complete the survey on Violence Against Children (VAC).

In a statement on Tuesday, Geoffery Njoku, the Media and External Relations Officer of UNICEF in Nigeria, quoted Santos Pais, the Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG), as saying that the survey findings, released in Abuja....

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Lecturers under the aegis of the Council of Academic Staff Unions of Osun State Owned Tertiary Institutions on Monday took their protest over unpaid salaries to the state House of Assembly.

However, the Speaker of the Assembly, Mr. Najeem Salam, walked out on them. The workers are protesting the non-payment of their salaries for eight straight months. It was learnt that the Speaker walked out on the lecturers after ....

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Tax consultants have been barred from assessing and collecting tax revenue on behalf of the federal government.

Acting Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) Babatunde Fowler, announced this in Abuja on Monday when he met with members of the Joint Tax Board (JTB). He said that consultants will be engaged by the FIRS to gather data only because the agency has under 1,000 staff..

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Recently, the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria (NPMCN) raised objection over the dissolution of Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) by President Muhammadu Buhari. According to the council, the dissolution will not only promote quackery in the health sector, it will allow cases of malpractices to continue unabated. Making a case for its reinstatement, President of NPMCN, Prof. Rasheed Arogundade argued that MDCN be exempted as was in the case of the Universities Governing Councils because such premature dissolution had caused disastrous consequences in the past. Definitely,....

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The Vice Chancellor of University of Ilorin, Prof. Abdulganiyu Ambali, has said revealed that over 65,000 candidates have applied for admission into the institution, while only 7, 800 vacancies exist.

He said that the institution’s admission quota for this year had been reduced, just as the university......

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Four people were killed, while several others sustained injuries when a two-storey....

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Securities and Exchange Commission has warned investors on the risks of doing business with Capital Market Operators who fail to comply with the new minimum capital requirements for Capital Market Operators (CMOs).

To facilitate its smooth implementation the Capital Market Committee (CMC) set............

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Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority has disclosed plans to enhance the availability of long-term funds for investments in infrastructure development in line with global best practices.

Daily Times reports that NSIA – in collaboration with GuarantCo, a leading facility, developed by UK DFID, which provides...

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The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Lagos State chapter has challenged President Buhari Muhammadu to direct all political office holders to henceforth seek medical attention in Nigeria and ban them from oversea medical treatment.

Speaking at a press briefing to herald the association’s Annual General Meeting and Scientific Conference in Lagos, chairman of the association, Dr Tope Ojo said, the ban of oversea medical treatment will be taken as the first signal of seriousness of this regime to reform the health sector.

Ojo said, “The NMA remains as worried as ever regarding the state of our dear country as evidenced by the deplorable conditions of infrastructure and amenities such as bad roads, lack of portable water, poor state of medical facilities, lack of uninterrupted power supply, unavailability of decent and affordable homes, poor drainage system, environmental pollution and poorly developed transportation system amidst other social, political and economic challenges faced by Nigerians on a daily basis.”

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While the Presidency and other stakeholders are redoubling efforts to crush the five-year Boko Haram insurgency in the North East, not much attention has been paid by the authorities to the unending loss of life and property in the North Central zone, brought about by the activities of suspected Fulani herdsmen. No week passes without news of clashes between cattle herdsmen and native farmers over farming and grazing land.

Many people have been killed, tortured and raped, with entire communities razed and thousands rendered homeless. In essence, what is taking place in the geopolitical zone is a low intensity war in which the combatants employ all stealthy methods to ambush and eliminate their opponents.
Benue, Taraba, Nasarawa, Plateau, Kaduna and Katsina states

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Ten persons have been feared dead as a result of cholera outbreak and other water borne diseases in Amansea in Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State.

In a bizarre twist, villagers have attributed the development to a curse on the community that followed the 2013 discovery of 48 dead bodies in Ezu River, the major source of water in the area.

According to villagers, since the gruesome discovery, no fewer than 20 motor accidents have been recorded near the Ezu River Bridge.

The cholera outbreak may be connected to the fact that the river constitutes a major source of drinking water,

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Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has appealed for patience as his administration strives to meet the yearnings and aspirations of the people of the state.

Ortom, who made the appeal when he marked his first 100 days in office in Makurdi on Wednesday, said he would sustain all viable projects started by his predecessor.

He said government was a continuum, but expressed regrets that the previous administration clogged the joint transition committee set up to...

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Crude oil prices rose on Wednesday as Asian stock markets caught a
tailwind from a strong performance in the U.S. and Europe.

Asian shares extended a global rally on Wednesday, with markets in China
stabilising and Japanese stocks posting their biggest one-day gain since
the height of the global financial crisis in 2008.

Traders said the more upbeat sentiment had flowed into oil markets.

The Brent global crude benchmark was trading at 49.64 dollars per
barrel, up 12 cents from

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