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The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) said on Thursday in Abuja that its officers have been deployed to various parts of the country for effective traffic management and rescue operation during Easter celebration. A statement signed by Mr Nse...
The National Economic Council (NEC) says the federal and state governments have reached an out-of-court settlement of the issue of the legality of the Excess Crude Account. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the 36 state governments last yea...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) in Sokoto State says it has deployed 700 personnel to churches to ensure peaceful Easter celebrations. Alhaji Aminu Kofar Soro, the state Commandant of NSCDC, told the newsmen that anti-bomb disposal...
A group of former World Bank officials on Wednesday endorsed Africa’s candidate to lead the Bank, Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. In an open letter, 39 former managers and economists called on the Bank’s executive board to ma...
The Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) on Thursday arrested one Lanre Baiyewu, 38, for allegedly adulterating gins for sale in the Totoro area of Abeokuta, Ogun. A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), who witnessed the opera...
The Nigeria Police Force will henceforth monitor its personnel serving as orderlies to important personalities to ensure that they are not converted ``to house helps or personal staff''. Mr Mohammed Abubakar, acting Inspector General ...
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) will deploy more than 400 men to monitor vehicular movements in Delta during the Easter celebration. Mrs Susan Ajenge, the FRSC Commander in Delta, gave the figure on Thursday in Asaba in an interview...
The Nigeria Governors` Forum (NGF) has criticised the continued deduction of oil subsidy from the Federation Account, describing it as unconstitutional. This was contained in a communiqué issued and read by forum's Chairman, Gov. Rotimi Amaec...
A disaster management expert, has put the annual fire outbreaks in Nigeria at about 7,000 with resultant deaths of over 1,000 persons. The expert, Prof. Edwin Iguisi, made the disclosure at a public awareness lecture on Fire Disasters for Ahmadu ...
A Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) in charge of the Anti-Kidnap Squad in Delta and his team have been arrested for allegedly aiding kidnapping in the state. Gov. Emmanuel Uduaghan disclosed this in Warri, Delta on Wednesday, while brief...
The Federal Operations Unit, Zone `A’ of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) seized goods valued N129 million, between Feb. 27 and March 31, 2012. The Controller of the unit, Mr Dan Ugo, announced this in Lagos on Wednesday, while briefing journali...
The Sokoto State Government has earmarked N1 billion for the construction of three boarding primary schools in the state. The Commissioner for Health, Alhaji Ahmed Aliyu, made this known in Sokoto on Wednesday, while briefing journalists after the Stat...
Osun State chapter of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has described the resignation of former President Olusegun Obasanjo from the chairmanship of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as a dramatic move that would shock only...
The Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) has debunked the report that the state chapter of the party is in deep crisis. Speaking to our correspondent in Lafia, a party chieftain, Alhaji Tanko Wambai, who contested the senatorial seat on th...
The Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, Most Rev. John Onaiyekan, has called on Christians in the country to pray for the nation’s leaders in the task to transform the economy. Onaiyekan made the call on Wednesday in his message at the Archdiocese&rsqu...