Following the approval of the Federal Government for the enrolment of retired police officers on the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), the Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Mohammed Adamu, has directed nationwide
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Edo people, PDP will resist attempts to rig guber poll, says Orbih
The Chairman of Edo State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Campaign Council, Chief Dan Orbih, has warned that any attempt to rig the September 19, 2020 gubernatorial election in the state, would be strongly resisted by the people.
Read More »Security: Enugu leaders of thought pass vote of confidence in Ugwuanyi
Leaders of Thought in Enugu State, comprising traditional rulers, religious and opinion leaders, among others, on Thursday, rose from a closed-door meeting with Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, and passed a vote of confidence in the governor
Read More »Blasphemy: Kano musician appeals death sentence, sues Ganduje
Yahaya Shariff-Aminu, who was sentenced to death for blaspheming Prophet Mohammed, has filed a notice of appeal.
Read More »Araraume emerges Imo APC candidate for senatorial bye-election
Senator Ifeanyi Araraume has been declared the winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC), primaries for the senatorial by-election for Imo North, which held on Thursday.
Read More »Lagos APC affirms Abiru, Obafemi as candidates for October bye-elections
Tokunbo Abiru and Obafemi Saheed have, respectively, emerged as the candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Lagos-East Senatorial District and Kosofe 2 House of Assembly by-elections slated for October.
Read More »Govt to merge PEF, PPPRA in new PIB – Minister
Minister of State for Petroleum Resource, Timipre Sylva, says two regulatory bodies in the oil and gas sector will be merged as one regulator in the new Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB).
Read More »Killings: El-Rufai inaugurates peace panel for Southern Kaduna
Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, on Thursday inaugurated a 22-member interfaith group, known as ‘House of Kaduna Family’, at the Sir Kashim Ibrahim Government House to find lasting peace in the state, especially in Southern Kaduna.
Read More »Stanbic IBTC institutes scholarship awards for Nigerian undergraduates
Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, a member of the Standard Bank Group, has called for applications for the maiden edition of its 2020 Scholarship Programme.
Read More »Zenith Bank posts 16.82% profit growth in half year results
Zenith Bank Plc has announced its unaudited results for the half year ended June 30, 2020, with profit after tax of N103.83bn from N88.88bn, accounting for 16.82 per cent growth.
Read More »NNPC obtains $1bn to fund upstream operations
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Thursday announced that it has obtained a prepayment funding of about $1 billion to support the upstream operations of its subsidiary, Nigerian Petroleum Development Company
Read More »England FA announces equal pay for men, women national teams
England men’s and women’s senior players have been paid the same match fee for representing their country since January 2020, the Football Association (FA) confirmed on Thursday.
Read More »Lebanon finds another explosive chemical dump near Beirut port
Lebanon's army said on Thursday it had found 4.35 tonnes of ammonium nitrate near the entrance to the Beirut port, the site of a huge blast last month caused by a large stockpile of the same highly explosive chemical.
Read More »Depressing state of the states – Punch
Deeper than ever, many Nigerian states are on tenterhooks, relying more on vain optimism than proved scientific keystones to escape the social tension and economic doom. Their incapacitation accurately reflects in a new report on
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