FG, states, LGs share N429.127bn for February
A total of N429.127 billion was distributed among the three tiers of government at the end of the Federal Account Allocation Committee (FAAC)
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AMCON sells Keystone Bank to a consortium
The Sigma Golf – Riverbank consortium was yesterday declared the new owners of Keystone Bank Limited. Sigma Golf – Riverbank consortium is made
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Doubts over early passage of 2017 budget
Contrary to an earlier promise by the Senate President, Bukola Saraki that the 2017 budget would be passed by end of March, 2017
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Sen. Dino Melaye in first degree certificate scandal
The senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye’s first degree in Geography from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna, has become a subject of
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The last of the Rockefeller, dies at 101
The 101-year-old business mogul, David Rockefeller, is dead; he died in his sleep on Monday at his home in suburban Pocantico Hills, New
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NNPC seeks $15bn to generate 4,000mw electricity
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, yesterday, said it is looking for an investment of about $15 billion to help achieve its plans
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Forbes Billionaires: Bill Gates remains No.1, Trump 544th, Dangote Africa No. 1
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has once again topped the Forbes magazine list of the world’s more than 2,000 billionaires, while US President Donald
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Catholic Church apologises to Rwandans for its role during the 1994 genocide
Pope Francis has asked Rwandan President Paul Kagame for forgiveness for the “sins and failings” of the Catholic Church during the 1994 Rwandan
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Bail Application: Kanu knows fate April 25
The Federal High Court, Abuja, will on April 25 rule on whether or not the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB),
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Gonorrhoea, world’s second commonest STD, may become untreatable
Experts have said that gonorrhoea, regarded as the world’s second most common sexually transmitted disease, may become untreatable due to its resistance to
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PHOTOS: IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu in court
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, appeared at the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, in continuation of the
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Nigeria 95th happiest country globally, 6th in Africa – UN
Nigerians are Africa’s sixth happiest people, according to a new report released on Monday that called on nations to build social trust and
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Tragedy! 20 swimmers killed in waterfall tree accident
At least 20 people have died and many injured after a large tree fell on them at a popular waterfall spot in Kintampo,
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EFCC hands over Amosu’s $2.15m hospital to Air Force
A hospital with medical equipment worth about $2.15m which was seized from a former Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Adesola Amosu (retd.),
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I begged for mercy but three soldiers kept flogging me with sticks, fan belts — Woman brutalised by soldiers in Ikorodu
A woman, Mrs. Ruth Orji, brutalised by some beastly soldiers in Ikorodu area of Lagos State, narrates the incident to Motunrayo Joel It
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Breaking: Doctor commits suicide, jumps to death from Third Mainland Bridge
A medical doctor, simply identified as Orji has jumped off the Third Mainland Bridge, to his death.The incident happened today.According to an account by News
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Nigeria records 100,000 cancer cases yearly
Dr Bodeno Ehis, Consultant, Public Health, University of Benin Teaching Hospital says no fewer than 100,000 new cases of cancer are diagnosed yearly
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Nigeria’s whistleblowers earn N210m on every N5b
The Federal Government has clearly spelt out the irresistible benefits that await whistleblowers as it also pledges protection for them. The Minister of
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Leaked memo: Shehu Sani asks APC to sanction el-Rufai
Senator Shehu Sani of Kaduna Central Senatorial District has urged the All Progressives Congress to penalise Gov. Nasir el-Rufai for allegedly leaking to
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Secret report bombshell: Cash-strapped PDP plans to sell party membership, ministerial slots
A high-powered committee set up to revamp the fortunes of the Peoples Democratic Party has submitted a report that may throw the fractious
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Magu’s rejection not based on DSS report, we have our own reason — Saraki
Senate President Bukola Saraki has said the Senate did not reject the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ibrahim
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Crisis of confidence rocks Governors’ Forum over Fresh N500b refund
The second tranche of the London-Paris Club refund is already causing division within the rank of state governors even before it is released
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List of successful candidates for Federal Civil Service interview 2017 released
The Federal Civil Service Commission has released lists of shortlisted candidates according to states, for applications into Federal Ministries according to the statement
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Nigerian women honour Amina Mohammed in New York
The Nigerian women have organized what they called a “special honorary dinner” to celebrate Ms Amina Mohammed on her appointment as the UN
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Pay back time: “EFCC plots to cook up allegations against me” – Melaye
Sen. Dino Melaye has alleged that the Economic And Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was plotting to cook up allegations against him. Melaye who
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Meet Nigeria’s most honest, poorest General
Ever met General Ishola Williams(rtd), the man who made news in 1993 when he walked out on the Army and government headed by
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Ibrahim Magu’s response to DSS report: My story
Mr Ibrahim Magu , the man rejected by the Nigerian Senate, for the second time, as substantive chairman of the Economic and Financial
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How much did Buhari’s treatment cost? Groups, stakeholders ask
President Muhammadu Buhari is under Pressure to disclose the amount of money spent on his medical treatment in London, the United Kingdom. Though
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Nigeria Police now a political party – Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has advised the Police to concentrate on their constitutional responsibility of providing security. Speaking at the Government
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Xenophobia: South Africans attack Nigerians again
Some Nigerian real estate agents in Turffontein, South Africa, have been attacked by local residents who allege that they were hijacking their houses.
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