Meningitis … Nigerian Death Toll Jumps to 336

Meningitis … Nigerian Death Toll Jumps to 336

Nigeria to launch meningitis campaign Nigeria is launching a mass vaccination campaign as part of emergency response to an outbreak of meningitis in the northwestern states. The country’s Centre for Disease Control said on Tuesday the death toll has climbed...
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Executive/Legislature Faceoff: Oyegun Calls for Ceasefire

Executive/Legislature Faceoff: Oyegun Calls for Ceasefire

The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress(APC)  Chief John Oyegun, has  called for a ceasefire between the  legislature and executive. The chairman, made this known  when the National Working Committee of APC visited the Senate Caucus of the party on.....
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Reps Want Deadline for UTME Registration Extended

Reps Want Deadline for UTME Registration Extended

The House of Representatives on Tuesday called for the extension of the deadline for the 2017 registration of Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The house mandated its Committee on Tertiary Education and Services to liaise with the Joint Matri...
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Ambode to Demolish Shanties at Oko Oba Abattoir

Ambode to Demolish Shanties at Oko Oba Abattoir

         Butchers at work at Oko_Oba_Abattoirs The Lagos State Government on Tuesday said it would soon remove all shanties at Oko Oba abattoir to ensure a healthy and hygienic environment. Mr Oluwatoyin Suarau, State Commissioner for Agriculture, disc...
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50kg of Rice to Sell for N10, 000 in June – Rice farmers

50kg of Rice to Sell for N10, 000 in June – Rice farmers

Nigerians have been assured that in June 2017 a 50 kilogramme of rice bag will sell at N10, 000. RICE farmers under the auspices of Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria, RIFAN gave the assurance. National President, RIFAN, Aminu Goronyo, who...
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Club Arrested Coach for 12-0 defeat to Barcelona’s Team B

Club Arrested Coach for 12-0 defeat to Barcelona’s Team B

Spanish police investigating match-fixing said on Tuesday that they have detained the coach of a third-division club who lost 12-0 against Barcelona’s B team over the weekend. The Eldense coach Filippo Vito di Pierro, who is Italian, was detained on Monday....
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JAMB: Candidates in Ebonyi, Abia, Imo Facing Stressful Registration Process

JAMB: Candidates in Ebonyi, Abia, Imo Facing Stressful Registration Process

Some prospective candidates for the 2017 Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) say they are facing poor internet network, stressful and cumbersome process in registering for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in Ebonyi, Abia and Imo...
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Politicians Eye 2019 If President Buhari Doesn’t Run

Politicians Eye 2019 If President Buhari Doesn’t Run

Uncertainty sparks early race, senior official El-Rufai says Devaluation of the naira has never worked previously: El-Rufai Buhari. Uncertainty over whether Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari will run for a second term in 2019 has set off an early race to...
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Protesters barricade n’assembly over Ndume’s suspension

Protesters barricade n’assembly over Ndume’s suspension

Supporters of senator Ali Ndume have barricaded the entrance of the national assembly in protest of his suspension from the senate. Ndume represents Borno south constituency. Over 200 persons, carrying placards and banners, on Tuesday morning stormed the nati...
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British Govt to expose Nigerian property owners

British Govt to expose Nigerian property owners

The British Government will give the Federal Government information about Nigerians who own property in that country next year, a presidential aide has said. Prof. Bolaji Owosanoye, Executive Secretary, Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption, told...
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