‘No plastic rice in Nigeria’

‘No plastic rice in Nigeria’

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has explained that laboratory result of the suspected fake rice showed that the product was not plastic but rice contaminated with micro organisms. The Acting Director General, NAFDAC, Yetunde...
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Russia vows response to diplomat expulsion from US

Russia vows response to diplomat expulsion from US

Russia has promised to respond to the expulsion of 35 of its diplomats from Washington, amid a bitter dispute over alleged Russian interference in the recent US presidential election. A spokesman for President Vladimir Putin said the Kremlin’s reaction w...
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UK funds drone-based blood deliveries

UK funds drone-based blood deliveries

(BBC) By Leo Kelion Technology desk editor The UK government is to fund a trial of drone-based deliveries of blood and other medical supplies in Tanzania. The goal is to radically reduce the amount of time it takes to send...
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George Michael dies at 53

George Michael dies at 53

Singer George Michael has died at the age of 53, his publicist has said. The star, who launched his career with Wham! in the 1980s and continued his success as a solo performer, is said to have “passed away peacefully...
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Buhari pledges to tackle poverty

Buhari pledges to tackle poverty

 President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated the resolved of the Federal Government to tackle poverty across the country by stimulating the economy. In his chrismas message on Saturday, Buhari urged Nigerians not to lose hope, but seek divine intervention for t...
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Pope Francis: Christmas ‘hostage to materialism’

Pope Francis: Christmas ‘hostage to materialism’

(BBC) Pope Francis has said that the true meaning of Christmas is being drowned out by materialism. During a high-security Christmas Mass at the Vatican, the head of the Roman Catholic Church also denounced the continuing suffering of children. He...
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‘Digital Switch Over to provide N100b boost for Nollywood distribution network’

‘Digital Switch Over to provide N100b boost for Nollywood distribution network’

The Digital Switch Over (DSO) in Broadcasting is set to create a N100  billion per annum FreeTV distribution network for Nollywood, among a number of positive spin-offs, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said on Thursday. Speakin...
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‘Improving quality of non-standard jobs helps women’

‘Improving quality of non-standard jobs helps women’

While women make up less than 40 per cent of total employment, globally their share amongst employees working part-time hours is 57 per cent. In 2014, more than half of women worked part-time hours in the Netherlands and Switzerland; similarly...
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Promote efficient service delivery, NPA boss tells staff

Promote efficient service delivery, NPA boss tells staff

The Manging Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Ms Hadiza Bala Usman has urged the staff of the agency to redirect themselves towards efficient service delivery to the nation. NPA, Ms Usman said, will always promote productivity and enthrone accountabi...
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Aero Contractors resumes flight operations

Aero Contractors resumes flight operations

Aero Contractors airlines will resume its scheduled services across the country from December 21, 2016. According to the airline’s Chief Executive Officer, Fola Akinkuotu,  the suspension of flight was  embarked upon as a strategic business realignment to ...
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Minister at Olam farms, reiterates FG commitment to enhance rice cultivation, food security

Minister at Olam farms, reiterates FG commitment to enhance rice cultivation, food security

Inline with the Federal Government’s desire to enhance domestic food security, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh has assured Nigerians that adequate measures are being taken to scale up rice cultivation, encourage local prod...
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All set for Digital switch over in Abuja, says Minister

All set for Digital switch over in Abuja, says Minister

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said all is now set for the launch of the Digital Switch Over (DSO) in broadcasting in Abuja on Thursday. The Minister announced this in Abuja on Monday during the tour...
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Mugabe, 92, to stand for election in 2018

Mugabe, 92, to stand for election in 2018

Zimbabwe’s governing Zanu-PF party has confirmed President Robert Mugabe as its candidate for the 2018 elections. Mr Mugabe, who is 92, has been in power since independence from Britain in 1980. At the party’s conference, the Zanu-PF youth wing eve...
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Adama Barrow to declare self Gambia president

Adama Barrow to declare self Gambia president

(BBC) The Gambia’s President-elect, Adama Barrow, has told the BBC he will declare himself president on 18 January despite incumbent Yahya Jammeh’s rejection of the election result. He said his team was preparing for his inauguration and he urged M...
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