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The 36 state governors have resolved to return to the Supreme Court over their dispute with the federal government on deductions from the excess crude account. They also threw their weight behind the Good Governance tours with the aim of showcasing the...
The International Labour Organisation (ILO), has declared that the launch of ILO- Start and Improve your Business (SIYB), in Nigeria is a giant stride which will be highly beneficial to the country as it will assist in job creation, thereby reducing yo...
Maritime workers have raised alarm over the impunity with some shipping companies and multinationals that specialize in anchoring and operating their vessels off-shore/midstream in naked contravention of the given conditions governing off-shore mid str...
Worried about the flooding of residential areas which left many displaced, Kaduna State Governor, Sir Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa, has called for the dredging of River Kaduna to avert future ocurrence. Yakowa made the call yesterday in Kaduna after an aeria...
Second Republic President, Alhaji Shehu Shagari, has called for prayers for peace in the country between Moslems and Christians. Shagari made the call yesterday when he received Sheikh Kabiru Gomber, who paid him a courtesy visit at his res...
The Niger Delta Indigenous Movements for Radical Change (NDIMRC) has given Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL), a seven-day ultimatum to employ unemployed Ijaw graduates from Egbema and Gbaramatu Kingdoms in Warri North and Warri South-West Areas of Delta St...
As flood continues to ravage some parts of Ebonyi State, three persons have lost their lives and property worth millions of naira destroyed in a fresh flood disaster which hit communities in Izzi Local Government Area of the state. They are the first&n...
Workers of Oil Facility Surveillance Limited (OFSL), Warri, Delta State have raised the alarm over alleged threat to their lives and properties just as about 205 illegal oil refining camps have been destroyed and burnt by the outfit. At a press confere...
Ondo State Governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko has described his opponents in the October 20, governorship election in the state as selfish and unprepared candidates. The governor who declared that governance is a serious business, took a swipe at opposition ...
As the Oyo State command of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) commences aggressive public enlightenment programme to ensure safety of lives on the roads in the ember months, it has been revealed that not less than 49 people including pregnant w...
The use of illicit drugs by drivers has been identified as the major factor responsible for 80 per cent of road accidents on the nation’s roads. The Director General of National Agency for&nbs...
Chairman, of the Presidential Pension Reform Task Team, (PRTFT), Alhaji Abdulrasheed Maina, disclosed, yesterday, that over 700 deceased pensioners have been cleared to have their benefits paid to their next of kin. He explained that to arrive at this ...
President Goodluck Jonathan has been listed among first 38 Heads of State that will speak at the general debate of the UN General Assembly commencing on Sept. 25. In a provisional list of speakers for the General Assembly 67th ses...
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says world leaders will have wide range of pressing global challenges to tackle at the General Assembly 67th session in New York on Sept. 25. No fewer than 120 world leaders are expected to take part in the general...
The Nasarawa State Government has donated 33 Toyota vans worth more than N300 million to the Police Command in the state. Gov. Tanko Al-Makura, said while making the presentation that the gesture would assist the police toward mak...