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Eleven Authors Contend For $100,000 Prize For Literature
July 19, 2019 No Responses

Eleven Authors Contend For $100,000 Prize For Literature

The Advisory Board for The Nigeria Prize for Literature today, Thursday 18 July, announced the shortlist of 11 drawn from 173 books, in the running for the 2019 edition of the prize.The 11 books on the shortlist of 11, in...
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Panel Probes 120 Doctors Over Alleged Misconduct
July 19, 2019 No Responses

Panel Probes 120 Doctors Over Alleged Misconduct

The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) has inducted 412 foreign trained Nigerian doctors to practice medicine in the country and warned them against ethical misconduct.The induction was held at NAF Conference Centre on Thursday in Abuja, consisting o...
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Onne Customs Collects N54.1b Revenue In Six Months
July 17, 2019 No Responses

Onne Customs Collects N54.1b Revenue In Six Months

The Nigeria Customs Service, Port Harcourt Area II Command Onne Port has collected a total of ₦54,129,704,653.73 between January and June 2019 with seizures worth N443, 304,711 in the last six months.  Comptroller  Galadima Saidu explained on Tuesd...
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Nigeria Faults Isha Sesay’s Book On Chibok Girls
July 16, 2019 No Responses

Nigeria Faults Isha Sesay’s Book On Chibok Girls

The Nigerian Government has faulted the book, “Beneath The Tamarind Tree”, written by ex-CNN Journalist and now a Child Rights activist, Isha Sesay, on the kidnapping of 270 Chibok school girls. A statement by the Senior Special Assistant on Media...
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Makinde Declares N50b Assets
July 16, 2019 No Responses

Makinde Declares N50b Assets

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde on Monday made public his asset, calling on any interested members of the public to verify the same with the Code of Conduct Bureau. The Governor, who visited the Oyo state office of the CCB...
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Lagos Cabinet: Sanwo-Olu Picks Tunji Bello, Omotoso, 23 Others
July 15, 2019 No Responses

Lagos Cabinet: Sanwo-Olu Picks Tunji Bello, Omotoso, 23 Others

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has nominated 25 persons for commissioner and special adviser. According to the state government, the nominees  are the first batch to be considered by the House of Assembly.  Among them are two-time commission...
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Obaseki Salutes ThisDay Publisher, Nduka Obaigbena At 60
July 14, 2019 No Responses

Obaseki Salutes ThisDay Publisher, Nduka Obaigbena At 60

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has congratulated the publisher of Thisday Newspapers and owner of Arise Television Limited, Prince Nduka Obaigbena, who marks his 60th birthday on Sunday, July 14.  In a statement, the governor noted: “On...
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MMA Customs Command Generates N29.1b In Six Months
July 13, 2019 No Responses

MMA Customs Command Generates N29.1b In Six Months

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com –  The Murtala Mohammed Airport (MMA) Area Command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) collected N29.1billion in the first and second quarter of 2019 as against N22.7billion attained within same period in 2018. &nb...
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Bauchi Governor’s Wife Lauds Fidelity Bank On Free Medical Outreach
July 13, 2019 No Responses

Bauchi Governor’s Wife Lauds Fidelity Bank On Free Medical Outreach

Wife of Bauchi State Governor, Hajiya Aisha Bala Mohammad has commended Fidelity Bank for providing free medical outreach to 1,000 people in Misau Local Government Area (LGA) of Bauchi State, as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives. &n...
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Sanwo-Olu Appoints Segun Fafore As Executive Assistant On Public Relations, New Media
July 13, 2019 No Responses

Sanwo-Olu Appoints Segun Fafore As Executive Assistant On Public Relations, New Media

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has appointed reputation and public relations professional Mr. Olusegun Michael Fafore as his Executive Assistant on Public Relations and New Media. Until his appointment, Fafore was the Consultant-in-Chief of Reput...
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Senate Seeks Death Penalty For Rapists
July 10, 2019 No Responses

Senate Seeks Death Penalty For Rapists

The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday canvassed application of death penalty to rapists as part of measures to curb the crime.  Besides resolving on death penalty for offenders, the lawmakers underscored the necessity to review relevant laws as well as open...
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Nigeria Explains Dispute With Switzerland Over Detained Ship
July 10, 2019 No Responses

Nigeria Explains Dispute With Switzerland Over Detained Ship

The Federal Government says it has successfully defended its rights in the dispute between the country and Switzerland in an International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS).  Adetayo Apata, the Solicitor General of the Federation (SGF) and Permanent...
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Group Tasks National Assembly On Nigerian Railway’s 1955 Legal Status
July 8, 2019 No Responses

Group Tasks National Assembly On Nigerian Railway’s 1955 Legal Status

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com – A continental railway advocacy group, African Railway Roundtable has challenged the new leadership of Nigeria’s National Assembly to immediately revive and accelerate passage of the bill which seeks to amend the ...
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Uber Set For Benin City Launch
July 8, 2019 No Responses

Uber Set For Benin City Launch

Barring last-minute changes, global ride sharing giant, Uber, will launch operations in Benin City this month, further swelling the ranks of global ride sharing companies operating in the city.  This comes after weeks of engagements between government and...
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