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In line with the determination of the current administration to boost road infrastructure in the states, the Federal Executive Council approved the amount of 22 billion naira for road projects in the Niger Delta. Briefing State House Correspondents following the meeting, the ...

In a bid to open more job spaces for Nigerians in the energy sector, President Goodluck Jonathan initiated a one-year apprenticeship scheme to coach 7,400 young Nigerians on technical jobs. This initiative, christened the “National Power Sector Apprenticeship Scheme (NAPSAS),” ...

Consistent with FG’s plans to clear all elements of the country  of environmental challenges, the Federal Executive Council approved a credit facility of $200million to manage frequent flooding in Ibadan metropolis. Briefing State House Correspondents by the end of today’s Council ...

Since the Economic & Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC came into existence in 2003, an overall total of 11 billion dollars has been recovered. This is disclosed by the Head of Media and Publicity of the EFCC, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren yesterday. He also ...

Governor Fashola has declared Friday November 7, as holiday for many public servants in the state, so that they may collect their Permanent Voter Card (PVC) from INEC. Distribution of the PVCs holds from Friday, 7 till Sunday, November 9. He ...

A graduate of Lead City University, Ibadan, who passed out with 1st-class honors has been sentenced to one-year imprisonment after pleading guilty to a two-count charge of conspiracy and obtaining money under false pretences. Olakunle Akanni was sentenced yesterday Nov. ...

The Presidency yesterday chided former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar over his remarks on the security situation in the country. It said a number of his past utterances contributed to the escalation of insurgent activities in the North.  The presidential aspirant ...

THE decomposing remains of two lovers, simply identified as Udogi Eguke and Ese, were found on Sunday, days when they died in mysterious circumstances inside their Makolomi Street apartment of Ughelli North Local Government Section of Delta State. The house owner, Chief ...

The authorities in Philadelphia yesterday released CCTV footage showing the terrifying moment a female was grabbed and dragged right into a car as she was walking on the way in Penn Knox on Sunday Nov. 2nd. The lady, identified as ...

The Nigerian government is set to extradite Jeffrey Azuka Okafor (middle), who’s wanted by the UK police for the murder of Carl Beatson Asiedu, who had been stabbed to death on August 1st 2009 outside a UK nightclub. The 23 ...