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12 Permanent Secretaries take oath at 13th virtual FEC meeting

No fewer than 12 federal permanent secretaries took their oath of allegiance at the 13th virtual Federal Executive Council meeting on Wednesday presided...

FG names MD for NAN, Nigerian Press Council, seven other agencies

  The Federal Government has announced the appointments of Chief Executive Officers for the News Agency of Nigeria, Nigerian Press Council and seven other...

Ambassador Ade Adefuye: Nigerians remember Martin Luther King Jr.

  Guest Commentary As we commemorate Martin Luther King Day, Nigerians in the United States and around the world will remember and celebrate...

Abule-Egba, Lagos surburb, erupts in violence as bus driver, conductor feared killed

  By Boye Ajayi The U-turn area of Abule- Egba, Agbado  in Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos, on Wednesday morning erupted in...

Schneider Electric unveils smart solutions to pare down Nigeria’s $29bn annual power disturbances cost

In a bid to reduce the cost of power disturbances from a whopping $29 billion, Schneider Electric has intervened by inaugurating a range...

NBA vs. Nasir El-Rufai by Reuben Abati

      I admire Nasir el-Rufai, the Governor of Kaduna State for his intellectual abilities and what he has been able to...

Nigeria’s Justice Ministry’s unflagging track record under Malami

    By  Akinsola Ayo With the inauguration of President Muhammadu Buhari on May 29, 2019 as the 5thExecutive President of democratic Nigeria...

Foreigners exchanging arms for gold in Zamfara, Gov. Matawalle alerts FG  

  Zamfara State Gov. Bello Matawalle has expressed worry about arms proliferation in the state, saying foreigners buying off gold were responsible.  ...

16 years of Nigerian football bereft of continental honours

  By Boye Ajayi With countries like Egyptian, Tunisian and Ghana winning African continental football events through their clubs, Nigeria, a country considered a...

The Day In Pictures: Zamfara Gov presents Gold bars, precious stones to Buhari

      The Executive Governor of Zamfara State, Alhaji Bello Muhammad Matawalle, presenting Gold bars and Precious Stones from the State to President...

Borno NDLEA Command says 80 per cent drug users are students,  vows to stamp out drugs in schools

    By Boye Ajayi With the seizure of about 20.706kg of assorted illicit narcotics and the arrests of 85 suspects, who are...

Why pregnant women must avoid coffee – New Study

  A new study has found that caffeine is unsafe for pregnant women and those trying to conceive, and its lead is calling...

FG Commences Rehabilitation of Radio House

      The Federal Government has commenced the first major rehabilitation of the 14-Floor Radio House Complex in Abuja since it was...

Insurgency, banditry in Northern Nigeria: Embrace political solution, dialogue, UN chief tells FG

      Worried by the decade-long insurgency and banditry in the Northeast and Northwest Nigeria, the United Nations has urged the Federal...

COVID-19 protocols non-compliance: FG to sanction errant airlines $3,500 per passenger

  Henceforth, airlines that fail to comply with international flight COVID-19 protocols will be fined $3,500 per passenger, the Presidential Task Force on...