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The National and State House of Assembly Election Tribunal sitting in Abeokuta on Monday dismissed the petition filed by former Speaker, House of Representatives Dimeji Bankole of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) rep...
Vice President Namadi Sambo has implored governors and leaders of the North-west zone to initiate people-oriented programmes that will enhance the welfare of the citizenry. “We must approach today’s meeting with a clear mind and conscience,...
The Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) in Rivers State has expressed regret that political leaders at all levels of government in the country have disconnected themselves from Nigerians, thereby making the citizenry unable to relate to their...
Former president of the Court of Appeal, Justice Umaru Abdullahi hit out at Nigeria’s experiment with federalism, and insisted that the best system for the nation was parliamentary. Speaking to journalists in Katsina yesterday, Umar said there wa...
President Goodluck Jonathan said, yesterday, that Nigeria and Ghana will continue to strengthen economic and trade relations for the benefit of the African continent, just as he called on citizens and investors in both countries to explore and ma...
Indication that the members of the organised labour in Anambra State, which consists the Trade Union Congress and the Nigeria Labour Congress may have commenced a war among themselves have emerged. While the former suspended its strike, the latter isst...
Former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has called for the exchange of culture between the Owus in Yoruba-speaking areas and the Ijaws in the southern part of the country, saying that it is only through culture that the unity of the country could be...
The Nigeria Union Of Journalists (NUJ) has resolved to pursue the settlement of the unpaid salaries and gratuities of the staff of the New Nigerian Newspapers (NNN) with a call on the Northern Governors Forum (NGF) to rise up to the challenge and save ...
Vice-President Namadi Sambo has assured Nigerians that the use of generators will soon become history in view of the huge investment of government in the power sector. Sambo gave the assurance when members of the board and management ...
A coalition of non-governmental organisations has sent a request to President Goodluck Jonathan to deploy former governor of Zamfara State, Senator Ahmed Sani Yerima, as a special envoy and presidential adviser on religious harmony in the northern part...
The Niger State Independent Electoral Commission on Saturday cancelled the results of the local government chairmen and councillors in Kontagora over security lapses in the area. A staff of the commission in charge of information, Alhaji Mah...
A lawmaker, Akpan Umoh (PDP, Akwa Ibom), on Friday, said that the House of Representatives will ensure 99 per cent implementation of the 2012 budget. In a chat with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Umoh said that the...
Vice-President Namadi Sambo has assured Nigerians that the use of generators will soon become history in view of the huge investment of government in the power sector. Sambo gave the assurance when members of...
The Akwa Ibom chapters of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have issued a 21-day ultimatum to the state government to implement the N18,000 minimum wage. This was contained in a communiqué issued at the end of the meeting of...
Nigeria Air Force (NAF) yesterday decorated 62 officers with various ranks, the largest in the history of promotions.The newly promoted and decorated officers include six sergeants promoted to the rank of Flight Sergeants, 38 Flight Sergeants promoted ...