The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Anambra says it has arrested a 31-year-old man, Vincent Chidiebere, for allegedly peddling hard drug worth N1.78 billion....
President Muhammadu Buhari has requested the Senate to confirm nominees into positions of Chairman, Executive Commissioner, and Non-Executive Commissioners of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). Femi Adesina,...
Delta state government on Tuesday organised a valedictory session in honour of late Senator Olorogun Felix Ibru, first elected Governor of Delta State, at Government House, Asaba. Governor...
A 45-year-old woman was on Sunday gang-raped and tortured by gunmen in Abakaliki. The victim told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that a group of...
The Federal Government and Global Steel have signed an agreement for the resuscitation of the Ajaokuta Steel Company in Kogi state. The signing of the agreement,...
A group, Civil Society Scaling-Up Nutrition in Nigeria (CS-SUNN), on Monday urged the three tiers of government to extend maternity leave to six months to enable...
The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has directed its members in hospitals that had not received full salaries by end of July, to take necessary...
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of new Chief Executive Officers for the National Universities Commission (NUC), the National Examination Council (NECO) and other education...
The Presidency has dismissed a UK Telegraph’s article, claiming that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration is targeting Christians and the opposition. Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special...
Pope Francis on Monday affirmed that Islam was not a violent religion, saying only a minority of its faithful were fundamentalists. The Vatican City said in...
The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Senator Aisha Alhassan, on Sunday said the Federal Government had released N150 billion for women entrepreneurship development in...
The Eko Electricity Distribution Company Plc (EKEDC) on Sunday said that electricity supply to the National Arts Theatre in Lagos was disconnected because its management failed...
The Nigerian Army on Sunday said it had recovered cache of arms and ammunitions in Gamboru. This is contained in a statement signed by Col. Sani...
The Cross River Government says it has concluded plans to acquire 250 hectares of land for banana cultivation in Odukpani Local Government Area of the state....
Ikechukwu Anyene, President, Nigerian Union in South Africa, has confirmed that two Nigerians were killed in Johannesburg, Gauteng Province. This is coming after operatives of a private...
Lagos State Government has warned traditional rulers and their relations against indiscriminate use of fake vehicle number plates. This is contained in a statement issued by...
Alhaji Sanusi Rikiji, Speaker, Zamfara State Assembly, says legislators have withdrawn the impeachment threat against Governor Abdulaziz Yari. Rikiji made the announcement on Sunday in Gusau...
The Controller-General of Prisons, Ja’afaru Ahmed, has confirmed that five of the 13 prisoners who escaped from Koton Karfe prison in the early hours of Saturday...
The Federal Government has banned the procurement and distribution of conference bags, T-shirts and other souvenirs at events such as Conferences and Seminars funded by Federal...
Thirteen inmates escaped in fresh jailbreak recorded at Koton Karfe prison in Kogi in the early hours of Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered...
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