Nigeria to launch Africa’s 1st nanosatellite
Nigeria is to launch Africa’s first nanosatellite (an artificial satellite with a wet mass between one and 10 kg 2.2–22 lb) into the
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EU fines Facebook 110m euros over misleading WhatsApp data
European Union antitrust regulators on Thursday said they would fine Facebook 110 million euros (122.4 million dollars) for providing misleading information over its
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CBN releases list of items valid for forex
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday released a list of items that can source foreign exchange (forex) from the market. The list,
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Confusion as FUNAAB workers hold rallies to support, oppose suspended VC
The Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities and Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, on Tuesday, organised
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JAMB releases UTME results
The first set of the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination has been released. This is just as the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board
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Ambode bans VIOs permanently. FRSC to concentrate on highways
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode yesterday, put the uncertainty surrounding the absence of Vehicle Inspection Officers, VIOs, on Lagos roads to rest, once and for
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$5.9bn rail: S’East alleges exclusion, Senate summons Amaechi
Leader of the South-East caucus in the Senate, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, has protested against the alleged exclusion of the eastern rail line from
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PDP crisis: Makarfi yields PDP to Sherif. Advises aspirants to defect
The division in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) got to a head yesterday, with the Ahmed Makarfi group telling its supporters to seek
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WHO confirms 2nd Ebola case in Congo
The World Health Organisation on Monday confirmed that a second Ebola case in Congo. “So far there are 19 suspect cases, including three
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UTME: JAMB arrests cyber cafe operators for selling information to candidates for N10,000
The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) yesterday said it had arrested operators of cyber cafés for defrauding candidates of the ongoing Unified
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Ignore IPOB’s May 30 sit at home order, MASSOB tells Ndigbo
The Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign States of Biafra has urged Ndigbo to ignore the order by the Indigenous People of Biafra,
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Court transfers INEC officials’ graft case to Port-Harcourt
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday transferred the case filed by the Police against 23 Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials to
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Court adjourns EFCC’s suit against Patience Jonathan to May 22
Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Monday adjourned to May 22, a suit seeking final forfeiture to the Federal Government of the
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Ebola in Congo: Nigeria on red alert
The Management of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has assured Nigerians of adequate surveillance at the nation’s airports following the outbreak
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Senate, Reps to spend N13bn on refreshment, travels, welfare
The National Assembly is to spend over N13bn on refreshment, transportation and welfare packages in 2017, estimates of its new budget have shown.
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5th Okpekpe International 10km Race: Gebrsilase, Azemra emerge men, women’s champions
Ethiopian athletes dominated yesterday’s 5th Okpekpe International 10km Road Race as Leal Aleme Gebrsilase emerged overall Champion after clocking the time of 29
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Over 120 prison inmates register for JAMB
Over 120 inmates in the Ikoyi and Kaduna prisons registered for the 2017 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), conducted by Joint Admission and
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Exclusive Photos: Halimat Babangida’s wedding
Here are the faces of some of the VIPs at the wedding of Halimat Babangida, daughter of Nigeria’s former military ruler, Ibrahim Babangida
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Supreme Court affirms Ikpeazu’s election
The Supreme Court this Friday affirmed the election of Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State after dismissing the case of Uchechukwu Ogah, who
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We must begin to prepare for 2019 – Oyegun
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun said on Friday that the party must begin now to articulate its
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Italy sanctions WhatsApp over Facebook data sharing
U.S.-based mobile messaging service, WhatsApp, was fined 3 million Euros (3.3 million dollars) on Friday in Italy for insufficient transparency on data sharing
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Guber poll: Nwobodo, Kalu insist on taking Anambra for APC
The committee recently set up by the All Progressives Congress (APC), South-East zone, to prosecute the November 18, 2017 Anambra State governorship election,
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Some released Chibok girls need surgery, says FG
The Federal Government, on Thursday, said some of the schoolgirls released by Boko Haram militants over the weekend would need surgery for various
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North not scared of restructuring, says NEF
The Northern Elders Forum has stated that the North is not afraid of the clamour to restructure the country. The group said that
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National Assembly passes N7.441 trillion 2017 Budget
The 2017 budget was yesterday passed by the two chambers of the National Assembly—147 days after it was laid before them. President Muhammadu
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Security heralds Osinbajo to Katsina, Emir’s palace
Security is tight in and around Katsina metropolis following the arrival of the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, for a one-day working visit
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JAMB candidates get examination centres
Candidates for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) have confirmed receiving their examination centres as promised by JAMB. Some candidates, who spoke with
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Enugu Govt. to recruit revenue drivers. Suspends ESWAMA boss
Enugu State Government is to recruit 17 revenue drivers and 33 audit firms to address the shortfall in its internally generated revenue, the
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Biafra agitation is about my people. Biafra will be home for all – Kanu
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has said urged critics of the Biafra agitation to have a rethink,
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Protest in Nasarawa over non-payment of Buhari’s N-Power stipends
Some beneficiaries of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government N-power programme in Nasarawa have protested the non-payment of their five months stipend. The
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