The United Kingdom on Wednesday said that it invested £1.7 billion (N867.3 billion) since 1995 to help end the wild polio virus in Nigeria.
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AfDB President Adesina appeals for second term
The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, appealed on Wednesday for a second term in office after months-long storm over alleged corruption and poor governance that ended after he was cleared
Read More »Suspected serial killer murdered another victim after escape – Oyo CP
The Oyo State Police Command has paraded Sunday Shodipe, the prime suspect arrested in connection with the multiple killings in the Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo State.
Read More »Guber race: Obaseki means well for Edo, deserves overwhelming support – Cleric
Rev. Olu Martins, the Executive Director, Canvassers for Democracy and Rule of Law, on Wednesday said Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo meant well for the people and therefore deserved overwhelming support of all in his re-election bid.
Read More »Wike gifts National Assembly members with 15 SUVs, demands unity
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has charged lawmakers representing Rivers State at the National Assembly to defend the interest of the State fearlessly.
Read More »Taraba NLC threatens strike over minimum wage
The Joint Public Service Negotiating Council in Taraba State on Wednesday gave the State Government a seven-day ultimatum to sign the N30,000 minimum wage agreement or face industrial action.
Read More »Kano Emirate suspends village head for alleged sale of baby for N20,000
Kano Emirate Council has directed the embattled village head of Sabon Gari in Fagge community, Ya’u Mohammad to proceed on indefinite suspension over his involvement in alleged sales of a year old baby.
Read More »Flooding: Borno marks 1,300 houses for demolition
Borno State Government on Wednesday said 1,300 houses standing on waterways and river banks in the state capital, Maiduguri, have been marked for demolition.
Read More »Don’t frustrate Enugu airport expansion – Rep warns NRC
The Deputy Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Toby Okechukwu, has warned the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) against frustrating the ongoing rehabilitation and expansion work at the Akanu Ibiam International
Read More »Telecom firms record 9,077 service outages in Q2 2020 – NCC
Major mobile network operators (MNOs) in the country recorded 9,077 cases of service outages on their networks in the second quarter of the year, resulting in unexpected disruptions to operators’ network quality of service
Read More »Gov. Ugwuanyi and the enduring peace in Enugu State, 29 years after creation
During the recent inauguration of a Bailey bridge across Nyama River, linking communities in Enugu South Local Government Area of Enugu State, by Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, the former Governor of old Anambra State
Read More »Enugu IPOB killings: Ugwuanyi summons emergency security meeting
Following the recent violence and killings in Emene, Enugu which led to breakdown of law and order, Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi has summoned an emergency State Security Council meeting.
Read More »Ohanaeze will get to the root of Enugu killings ― Nwodo
President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief Nnia Nwodo, has vowed that Ndigbo would unearth the circumstances surrounding the massacre of Igbo youths by security agencies at Emene-Enugu, last Sunday.
Read More »Rangers, Nasarawa United gear up for 2020/21 NPFL season
Ahead the 2020/21 season of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL), indications are that the clubs are determined to substantially comply with the provisions of the Club Licensing Requirements.
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