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The Nigerian Immigration Service in Kebbi has deported 100 illegal foreigners in the past one week, the Controller of Immigration in the state, Mr Sule Momoh has said. Momoh told newsmen in Birnin Kebbi on Monday that the aliens had no legal entry perm...
A group of artisans in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun, have expressed worry over the epileptic power supply in the town, saying it was affecting their businesses. The artisans who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ijebu-Ode on Monday appealed to Power Ho...
Gov. Aliyu Wamakko of Sokoto State said the state government would donate 60 vehicles and 1,000 motorcycles to the Police in the state, to enhance their capacity in crime fighting. Wamakko disclosed on Monday in Sokoto, when the new Commissioner...
Rep Abike Dabiri-Erewa (ACN-Lagos) has said that the Freedom of Information Act (FoI) Act is not for seeking personal details of individuals. Dabiri-Erewa, a proponent and one of the advocates of the law, told newsmen in Abuja on Monday that the law sh...
The President of the Senate, Sen. David Mark, has blamed the endless bickering among administrators in the country, as a major drawback to the progress of sports. Mark stated this on Monday in Abuja, while declaring open a Public Hearing on the `Downwa...
Emerging economies must be given a fair shot at leading the institutions at the heart of global finance, a challenger for the top job at the World Bank said. She added that, if nothing is done, they will end up going their own way. ``The balance of pow...
President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday in Seoul said Nigeria would replicate the experience of the Asian Tigers to transform the nation into a major economy by 2020. Jonathan stated this at the Nigeria-Korean Investment Forum on Infrastructure and...
A senior Lecturer with Auchi Polytechnic in Edo, Mr Moses Egbape, has been abducted by gunmen at his residence in South Ibie of Etsako West Local Government Area of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the incident occurred on Satur...
Following the outcome of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, last Saturday’ national convention which threw up Alhaji Bamanga Tukur as the party’s national chairman, notable politicians from within and outside the party have con...
The post election legal tussle has taken another dimension in Kogi State as the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) stormed the tribunal with video clips by witnesses. The governorship candidate of ACN, Prince Abubakar Audu, said that the move was aimed a...
The Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) has urged governments, corporate bodies and individuals to patronise its services, including cargo delivery, for safety and efficiency. The Territorial Marketing Manager of NIPOST in Enugu, Mrs Nkiru Onaga, made the...
The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) said on Saturday in Lagos that the ``no work, no pay’’ law should be applicable to striking workers in the country’s private sector. The Director-General of NECA, Mr Segun O...
Alhaji Abubakar Baraje, the out-going Acting National Chairman of the PDP, has told the incoming executive of the party to take the issue of discipline in the party seriously. Baraje gave the advice on Saturday at the Ninth National Convention of the p...
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has inaugurated Airline Carriers Screening Committee for 2012 Hajj. The committee is composed of NAHCON board members and representatives from the Federal Ministry of Aviation, NCAA, AIB, the Presidency,...
Motorists in Abuja on Friday experienced heavy traffic in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) ahead of the PDP national convention slated for Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondents who visited some places in the nation’s capita...