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Nigeria Customs shortlists 162,399 Candidates For Aptitude Test
Nigeria Customs Services has shortlisted a total of 162,399 candidates for its recruitment exercise. After a painstaking short-listing process, a total of 162,399 have been short-listed out of 828,33…
Concerns As More Nigerians Use Paracetamol To Cook Meat
Fresh concerns have been raised by health experts on Nigerians’ increasing use of paracetamol, a drug meant for pain relief, to cook meat for household and commercial consumption.LEADERSHIP inv…
FG confirms another earth tremor in Abuja
Nigerian Geological Survey Agency (NGSA) on Monday confirmed that there was a minor earth tremor in Bwari Area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Mr Imam Kaka, a Deputy Director in the agency an…
Illiteracy : The north sitting on a time bomb - Masari
Katsina State Governor, Aminu Bello Masari, has warned that the high level of illiteracy prevalent in the northern part of the country may turn into an unmanageable disaster in the near future.Review…
Presidential Jet: Hanan Buhari Was On Official Assignment ― Buhari Media Organization
The Buhari Media Organisation has responded to the controversy trailing the use of presidential jet by Hanan, daughter of President Muhammadu Buhari. The organisation in a statement claimed Hanaan wa…
N2 Million Christmas Allowance: Senators Angered
What could you do with a Christmas bonus of N2 million? The response is faster if you are a Nigerian senator: not much. In fact, some senators have described the amount which is only a fraction …
Just In : Buhari signs finance bill into law
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday signed the Finance Bill into law to support the implementation of the 2020 budget. Buhari made this known via his Twitter handle saying “I am pleased to announce …
Breaking : Supreme Court suspends hearing of Tambuwal, Ganduje, Ihedioha, others
The hearing of the appeals on Governors Aminu Tambuwal, Abdullahi Ganduje, Emeka Ihedioha, Bala Mohammed, Simon Lalong and Samuel Ortom have been suspended by the Supreme Court in Abuja. The hearing …
Khalifa Umar, chief judge of ISWAP killed by MNJTF
The Air Task Force of the MNJTF says it has neutralised the third-ranking commander in the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) leadership echelon Amir Khalifa Umar. The killing occurred during…
NDDC begins audit, verification of projects
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) says it has inaugurated a 50-member committee to audit and document projects and contracts awarded in nine Niger Delta states.Dr Joi Nunieh, Acting Manag…
FG Speaks On Earth Quake Claims In Abuja
The federal government, through the Nigerian Geological Survey Agency (NGSA), has responded to claims of the possibility of an earthquake in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Speaking on Saturday,…
Borno State Govt Donates 70 Patrol Vehicles To Security Agencies To Fight Boko Haram
Borno state Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum on Friday donated 70 patrol vehicles to the Nigerian Army, police and volunteers in the civilian JTF and hunters to support them in fighting insurgency in t…
Troops kill over 100 unrepentant bandits in Zamfara
Soldiers of the Nigerian Army have launched attacks on hideouts of unrepentant bandits in various locations in Zamfara and Katsina states, killing over 100 of them. According to the acting force info…
Customs Generates N1.3tr In 2019, Exceeds Target By N404bn
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said it generated N1.341 trillion as revenue for the year 2019, exceeding the target of N937 billion by N404bn revenue. The 2019 revenue generation milestone also ex…
Lai Mohammed hits back at catholic bishop for associating Boko Haram with FG
Lai Mohammed, minister of information, on Friday, January, 10, lashed out at Bishop Matthew Kukah of the Catholic Church for comparing the federal government with Boko Haram insurgents. The governmen…
Shehu Sani speaks from EFCC dentention centre, says he can't be silenced
Ex-lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani, on Friday, January 10, 2020, said he can't be silenced over the extortion allegation against him. Recall that Sani, who represented Kaduna Central senatorial district…
Embattled DG of art and culture cries out after court sentenced him to prison
The embattled director general of National Council for Art and Culture ( NCAC), Olusegun Runsewe has cried out barely twenty-four hours after he was sent to prison, that some powerful Nigerians were …
NAF kills ISWAP fighters, destroys parts of tactical headquarters in Borno
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has destroyed portions of an Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP)’s tactical headquarters at Kollaram on the fringes of the Lake Chad in Borno. The NAF said it a…
Security Agencies Encourage Thuggery During Election - INEC
Mahmood Yakubu, the chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has said that the failure of security agencies to act decisively and collaborate with one another usually encourages …
IPPIS : 96,090 out of about 137,016 lecturers already enrolled – FG
The Federal Government has disclosed that over 96,090 (70 percent) out of about 137,016 (less than 30 percent) of university lecturers have already enrolled in the Integrated Payroll and Personnel In…