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The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) on Monday called on the Federal Government to overhaul the nation’s security network to curb the resurgence of attacks on security formations in the country. The call is contained in a statement jointl...
Prof. John Idoko, the Director-General, National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), has reiterated the need for Nigeria and stakeholders to work towards eradication of AIDS related deaths in the fight against the virus. Idoko said this in Abuja on ...
Ogun Government on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding with four construction firms to construct eight roads across the state, valued at 90.3 billion. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the companies are China Civil Engineering Const...
Supporters of Mr Babajide Obanikoro, who won the Ikoyi-Obalende Local Council Development Area Chairmanship election on the platform of the PDP, on Monday staged a peaceful protest to the Lagos State High Court, Ikeja. The supporters were protesting th...
Gov. Murtala Nyako of Adamawa on Monday swore-in 19 newly elected council chairmen in the state with a call on them to justify the confidence reposed on them by the electorate. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the ceremony in Yola came few...
The National Directorate of Employment (NDE), in Jigawa has begun a three-month training for 50 persons with disabilities under its ''Special Needs'' scheme. Muhammad Sambo, State Coordinator told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Mo...
The crowd at the venue of the 2012 Comptroller-General of Customs' conference in Katsina, burst into cheers and applause when former Vice President Atiku Abubakar knelt down to greet his former boss, President Olusegun Obasanjo. Atiku and Obasanjo,...
The Interim Prime Minister of Mali, Cheick Modibo Diarra, arrived in Paris on Monday for talks with French officials on the security crisis in the north of his country. Diarra will meet with French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius to discuss ``French su...
Kano Pillars’ head coach, Baba Ganaru, fears his team face an early exit from the 2013 Caf Champions League. Ganaru thinks inactivity now threatens his side’s campaign in Africa’s premier club football competition. The coach, who was ...
The two UEFA Grade A Coaches from Manchester United, England have described the Glo Soccer Academy as a “fantastic programme.” Speaking at the Academy house in Lekki, Lagos, Adam Temple, one of the Manchester United coaches said the Academy...
The parliamentary staff association of Nigeria has granted hosting right of the 2013 parliamentary games to Rivers state. The decision, which was taken at the end of the 4th national executive council meeting of the Parliamentary Staff Association of N...
FCT contingent for the 18th National Sports Festival tagged ‘Eko 2012 Games’ which kickoff tomorrow in Lagos, will depart Abuja yesterday with 148 and 65 officials for Lagos ahead of tomorrow’s opening ceremony at the Teslim Balogun S...
Globacom Limited and the Confederation of African Football (CAF), on Friday unveiled the top five nominees for the 2012 African Footballer of the year Award which Ghana will host for an unprecedented fourth time on December 20. At a joint Press Confere...
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arraigned a husband and wife before a chief magistrate court in Wuse Zone 6, Abuja for assisting husband to jump police bail. The police has in their charge sheet alleged that one Chris Ozobia cons...
Victims of demolition exercises and low-income earners in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) will soon get respite, as the FCT Minister, Sen. Bala Mohammed, has approved the allocation of 50 hectares of land to build the first phase of the Abuja Socia...