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Tinubu’s Alpha Beta company ex-MD slams suit against him, accuses him of N100bn fraud 

  A former Lagos State Governor, Chief Bola Tinubu, his company — Alpha Beta Consulting (ABC) and the current Managing Director of the firm, Akin Doherty...

NCDC says 69 labs now fully activated for COVID-19 testing 

  The Director-General,  Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Dr Chike Ihekweazu, says with the inauguration of two public health laboratories in Niger State, the...

FG’s programme will revolutionise livestock production, end farmers-herders clashes — Bolarin

    The Kogi State Coordinator of the National Livestock Transformation Project,  Dr. Olufemi Bolarin, has said the programme was designed by the federal...

COVID-19: Nigeria no longer among top five countries in Africa with high fatalities, says PTF 

    The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 pandemic has declared that Nigeria is no longer among the top five countries in Africa...

13-year-old hawker fighting for dear life after brutal rape by neighbor

    By Ajuma Edwina Ameh   A 13-year-old hawker has lost lots of blood and currently fighting for her life after she...

Lagos Speaker, aides arrested, quizzed by EFCC over N286m fraud

  The Speaker,  Lagos State House of Assembly,  Mudashiru Obasa, was on Thursday quizzed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over allegations of...

Another fire rocks Lagos, 8 dead, million of naira properties destroyed

  By Boye Ajayi Few weeks after experiencing a fatal  lfire incident in Lagos, another fire triggered by gas explosion has rocked the...

Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami

FEC approves N654m to monitor illegal frequencies in South-east 

  The Federal Government has approved  N653.88 million to procure and deploy hybrid spectrum monitoring system that will cover the Southern part of...

IMF warns of record debt levels

    The International Monetary Fund is set to revise upward its forecast for the global economy in 2020 following better-than-expected growth in...

Downstream deregulation will facilitate local refineries, efficiency in oil and gas value-chain — Kyari

  The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kyari, says the deregulation of the downstream sector of...

Buhari, NASS leadership to APC: Bridle  your members, frown at lawlessness in the party

The leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has been advised to whip its members on line to resolve its internal crises....

Concerned Abia Professionals to open isolation centre

  The Concerned Abia Professionals has announced the opening of Abia Care Centre, a 50-bed ultra-modern isolation centre with a functional molecular laboratory....

At last, teachers’ rewards are here as Buhari approves special salary, retirement age for them.

As the world marks Teachers Day, President Muhammadu Buhari has announced a mouth-watering package for teachers including a special salary scale. He also raised...

FSARS ban, greatest relief ever, say Nigerian governors 

  The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) has hailed the banning of routine patrol by the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads...

Anti-smuggling operations: Nigeria Customs dissolves, reconstitutes National Strike Force

    By Boye Ajayi   Poised to sustain the present border closure and the anti-smuggling campaign,  the Comptroller General of the Nigeria ...

Sen. Ndoma-Egba to Gov. Ayade: Save Cross-River Judiciary from quagmire, needless crisis of succession

  …extols late legal icon, Mr Oriri Ekom Oriri A former Senate Leader, Sen. Victor Ndoma-Egba (SAN) has taken a critical look at...