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President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered security agencies to take decisive measures to bring an end to the recurring acts of violence and destruction in the southern part of Kaduna State ...
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Soldiers rescue another Chibok girl with six-month-old baby
The Nigerian army on Thursday said another Chibok schoolgirl kidnapped by Boko Haram jihadists almost three years ago had been rescued along with her six-month-old baby ...
Read More »Why police raided Patience Jonathan’s Abuja house – Sources …Police, others acted without authority, says ex-First Lady’s lawyer
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force were said to have raided the house of Dame Patience Jonathan, the wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan, in Abuja on Wednesday ...
Read More »Lagos Assembly prescribes death penalty for kidnappers
The Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday passed a law aimed at checking the spate of kidnapping in the state , with stiffer penalties including death sentence for offenders ...
Read More »FG resumes payments to former Niger Delta militants
Nigeria has resumed payments of cash stipends to former militants agreed under a 2009 amnesty in the country’s Niger Delta oil hub, a government official said on Thursday ...
Read More »Presidency reassures on safety in Aso Villa after accidental gun discharge
The Presidency has issued a statement on an incident involving an accidental discharge in the seat of power, reassuring Nigerians and foreigners that the Presidential Villa ...
Read More »NUPENG orders strike at fuel depots
The National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers NUPENG) yesterday ordered an indefinite strike at Total fuel truck depots across the country in protest against ...
Read More »CBN sells N173bn treasury bills
The Central Bank of Nigeria sold N173 billion ($550 million) at its first treasury bill sale of the year on Wednesday with yields unchanged from the ...
Read More »Internet subscribers in Nigeria fall to 92.4m – NCC
Internet subscribers in Nigeria’s telecommunications networks fell to 92,446,687 in November 2016, from the high of 93,176,061 in October, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has ...
Read More »Ecobank on path towards achieving market leadership – Kie
The Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria, Charles Kie has said the bank is on the path of attaining market leadership in the country. According to him, ...
Read More »CSR: Access Bank upgrades facilities in community school
In furtherance of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives, Access Bank Plc has, through its Conduct and Compliance Group, reconstructed a dilapidated building to create ...
Read More »Nsukka professionals applaud Ndigbo leaders over Ohaneze presidency
The Nsukka Professionals Group, the elite assembly of professionals and business people from the Nsukka cultural zone of Enugu State resident in Lagos, has expressed ...
Read More »Oshoala, Iwobi, Iheanacho, Falcons win at Glo-CAF Awards …as Mahrez emerges Footballer of the Year
Members of the Nigerian football family on Thursday in Abuja picked up four of the awards at the Glo-CAF Awards 2016 for outstanding football personalities ...
Read More »U.S puts Osama Bin Laden’s son on terror blacklist
The United States on Thursday designated Hamza bin Laden, son of late al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, as terrorist, the State Department said in a ...
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