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Importation: Nigeria Recorded N15.69tn Deficit In Manufactured Goods In 3yrs
Nigeria has recorded a total of fifteen point sixty nine trillion naira trade deficit in manufactured goods in the last three years.
The National Bureau...
Incessant Attacks: Kajuru Builds Police Divisional Office To Check Crimes
Kajuru local government council in Kaduna State has procured two parcels of land to build Divisional Police headquarters and peace monument at Kasuwan-Magani community.
The...
Alleged Defamation: Atiku Demands Written Apology, N500m From Buhari’s Aide
Former Vice President and People Democratic Party, PDP presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar has demanded five hundred million naira and a written apology from Lauretta...
2019 AFCON: Tickets Prices Slashed After Local Fans Backlash
The 2019 African Cup of Nations’ organising committee has reduced ticket prices after a backlash from Egyptian football fans last month over excessive costs.
Tickets...
South Sudan: President Kiir Warns Against Planned Protests
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has warned against planned protestts, saying any forceful attempts to seize power in the country would be met with...
Insecurity: Acting IGP Says New Strategies Needed In Tackling Terrorism
The Acting Inspector General of Police Mohammed Adamu says the development of new strategies in tackling terrorism in the West African sub-region has become...
Unemployment: The Poor Now Revolting Against The Rich, Senators Warn
The Senate has called on the President Buhari-led administration to reduce the gap between the rich and the poor, asking it to declare a...
Imo Assembly: Deputy Speaker Resigns A Day After Lawmakers Suspended Speaker
The Imo State House Deputy Speaker, Ugonna Ozurigbo has tendered his resignation letter to the Assembly on today.
The Deputy Speaker’s resignation came less than...
Banditry: Gunmen Kill 20 In Katsina Villages
Suspected gunmen have killed twenty persons at three villages in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State.
The affected villages Dan Markedly, Dan Sabau and...
2019 AFCON: Rohr Lists Mikel, Musa, 23 Others, 6 Players On...
Super Eagles’ Coach Gernot Rohr has listed midfielder Mikel John Obi, Ahmed Musa and 23 others in a 25-man squad to prepare for the...
Food Security: ECOWAS To Implement Bio-Safety Regulations
Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS is to implement bio-safety regulations aimed at ensuring safe practices in the agriculture sector in line with...
2019 International Labour Conference: ILO Urges Nigeria To Use Its Position...
The International Labour Organisation ILO has urged Nigeria to use its position on the Governing Board of the organisation to influence decisions for the...
Road Safety: FRSC Says UN Agreement Will Ensure Safe Transportation Of...
The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC has said that the United Nations Agreement Concerning International Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road, ADR will ensure...
Nimasa: Agency Generate N22.9bn In 2018, Proposes N112.1bn For 2019 Budget
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency NIMASA says it generated over 22.9 billion naira to the consolidated revenue fund in 2018.
According to the...
Service Delivery: Nigeria Army Begins E-Records Keeping, Says Old Method Obsolete,...
The Nigeria Army has said it was embracing e-records keeping to boost service delivery because the old records keeping methods had become obsolete and...
Fighting Insurgency: Dambazau Calls For Collaboration, Cooperation To Tackle Transnational Crimes
The Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau, has called for more collaboration and cooperation to defeat the insurgents in the West African Sub-region.
Dambazau made the...
France 2019: Eight Home-Based Players For Falcons Camp
Super Falcons Coach Thomas Dennerby has included eight home-based players in his twenty seven-man list for the final camp in Austria ahead of the...
Malpractice: Somalia Cancels National Exams After Vast Social Media Leaks, Students...
The Somalia authorities have cancelled the National secondary exams after papers were leaked on social media platforms.
The Minister of Education Abdullahi Godah Barre confirmed...
Borno: FG Spends Over N5bn On Health, Humanitarian Response
The Federal Ministry of Health says it has expended over five billion naira on provision of health and humanitarian services in response to the...
Zamfara: Traditional Rulers Asks FG To Probe Banditry Activities In The...
The Zamfara State Council of Chiefs has called on the Federal Government to set up a panel or commission of inquiry to probe those...