Category: NEWS

Nigeria oil output nearly back to normal says Minister
November 1, 2016 No Responses

Nigeria oil output nearly back to normal says Minister

Nigeria’s oil production is nearly back to normal following a sharp drop earlier this year due to rebels attacking pipelines, the oil minister said Tuesday. “The reality is that as of today and this morning, we are at 2.1 million...
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Repaying $30bn loan won’t be difficult, says FG
November 1, 2016 No Responses

Repaying $30bn loan won’t be difficult, says FG

The debt management office (DMO), which is under the finance ministry, says Nigeria will easily repay the loan of $29.9 billion in 30 years if it succeeds in getting it. In a statement on Tuesday, Festus Akanbi, spokesman of the...
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Nigeria Condemns Missile Attack on Makkah
October 30, 2016 No Responses

Nigeria Condemns Missile Attack on Makkah

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday spoke with King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia to express Nigeria’s solidarity with the Kingdom in the aftermath of the ballistic missile launched by Houthi militias targeting Makkah. According to a statemen...
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Lecturers to Spend 5yrs in Jail for Sexual Harassment in Nigeria
October 27, 2016 No Responses

Lecturers to Spend 5yrs in Jail for Sexual Harassment in Nigeria

The Senate Thursday passed the Sexual Harassment in Tertiary Education Institution Bill. The sponsored by Senator Ovie Omo-Agege (Delta Central) prescribed a five-year jail term for lecturers and educators convicted of sexual harassment of their male or female...
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Fani-Kayode for Arraignment Nov. 10 – EFCC
October 25, 2016 No Responses

Fani-Kayode for Arraignment Nov. 10 – EFCC

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), is to arraign former Minister of Aviation, Mr Femi Fani-Kayode, on new charges of fraud on Nov. 10. EFCC’s spokesman, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, disclosed this through an SMS in Abuja on Tuesday. Uwujaren...
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BREAKING: Senate Passes Motion to Reintroduce Toll Gates
October 25, 2016 No Responses

BREAKING: Senate Passes Motion to Reintroduce Toll Gates

Six years after scrapping toll gates on major highways, the Senate has passed a motion for the reintroduction of toll gates on federal roads in the country. The motion, titled ‘Need for the Re-establishment of Toll Gates On Our Federal...
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Abati is telling us how his former office misused funds – EFCC
October 25, 2016 No Responses

Abati is telling us how his former office misused funds – EFCC

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has officially disclosed its reason for detaining Dr. Rueben Abati, a former special adviser to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan. In a brief statement on its official Facebook page on Tuesday, October 25, the a...
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BREAKING: Reuben Abati to Spend The Night with EFCC
October 24, 2016 No Responses

BREAKING: Reuben Abati to Spend The Night with EFCC

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested Mr. Reuben Abati. Mr. Abati, who was spokesperson to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan was arrested on Monday and is expected to spend at least Monday night at the office of the anti-graft agency,...
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LASU Dismisses 13 Staff for Falsifying Results
October 24, 2016 No Responses

LASU Dismisses 13 Staff for Falsifying Results

The Lagos State University has dismissed 13 members of staff in the junior cadre, following reports from the Junior Staff Disciplinary Committee. The institution, in an official bulletin said the decision was taken by the Governing Council at its 112th...
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Govt Orders Herdsmen to Move Cattle Out of Abuja
October 24, 2016 No Responses

Govt Orders Herdsmen to Move Cattle Out of Abuja

Muhammad Bello, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), has directed herdsmen to move their cattle out of the city. The order was contained in a statement released on Monday by Muhammad Sule, chief press secretary, following a meeting with...
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