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Nov 16, 2020

UPDATED: Anambra, Enugu, Lagos students emerge best in common entrance exam …as NECO releases results

Three students from Anambra, Enugu and Lagos state got the highest scores in the National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) results released on Monday by the N...

Nov 16, 2020

Auditor General accuses NNPC, CBN of non-remittance of N3.235 trillion

The Auditor General of the Federation has queried the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for not remitting abou...

Nov 16, 2020

Auditor General accuses NNPC, CBN of non-remittance of N3.235 trillion

The Auditor General of the Federation has queried the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for not remitting abou...

Nov 16, 2020

Lawan launches free medical outreach in Yobe

Senate President Ahmad Lawan at the weekend launched an expanded medical outreach for 2020 in his Yobe North Senatorial District. The event was held at the G...

Nov 16, 2020

Biden ‘won rigged poll’, says Trump • U.S. President’s supporters protest

United States (U.S.) President Donald Trump has acknowledged that his Democratic challenger Joe Biden won the November 3 presidential poll, but reiterated his c...

Nov 16, 2020

Board’s ex-secretary dies in road crash

Former Executive Secretary of the Benue State Teaching Service Board Mr. James Pine is dead. He died last Saturday in an accident on the Makurdi-Gboko road a...

Nov 16, 2020

Abiodun to inaugurate 16 commissions, boards

Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun will tomorrow inaugurate another batch of chairmen and members of commissions and boards he recently appointed. A statement...

Nov 16, 2020

IG visits destroyed police stations in Osun

Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Adamu at the weekend visited police stations across Osun State. The visits were meant for assessment of the losses...

Nov 16, 2020

Sule suspends directors in 13 councils for inflating salary figures

Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule has directed the suspension of directors of personnel management (DPMs) and directors of finance and supplies (DFS) in 13...

Nov 13, 2020

Ghana’s ex-president Rawlings dies at 73 • Akufo-Addo, African leaders, others mourn

By Sanni Onogu, Abuja and Ernest Nwokolo, Abeokuta Ghana’s former President Jerry John Rawlings is dead. He was 73. His death came three weeks after he buri...

Nov 12, 2020

BREAKING: Celebration as reinstated UNILAG VC resumes

It was a heroic welcome for reinstated Vice Chancellor of University of Lagos (UNILAG), Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe. He resumed office amid celebration as elat...

Nov 09, 2020

149,720 small business owners to benefit from N75b survival fund

No fewer than 149,720 Nigerians are to benefit from the N75 billion Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Survival Fund, the Presidency has said.

Nov 09, 2020

No pact as Govt, ASUU ‘shift grounds’

Both the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Sunday claimed to have shifted grounds in the knotty negotiations to end the...

Nov 09, 2020

Bush congratulates Biden

Former President George W. Bush congratulated President-elect Joe Biden in a telephone call on Sunday.

Nov 06, 2020

6000 youth corps members deployed in Plateau

About 6,000 NYSC members have been deployed for the one-year mandatory national service for this year’s NYSC Batch “B” orientation exercise. Director-General...

Nov 06, 2020

Fire guts tank farm in Lagos

Oando Energy Tank Farm at Ijora, Lagos was on fire on Thursday afternoon. The 75-million-litre capacity facility was used to store petrol, it was learnt....

Nov 06, 2020

Applicants to NNPC: release 2019/2020 recruitment list

Applicants of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) 2019/2020 recruitment exercise have called on the Corporation to release its recruitment list....

Nov 05, 2020

BREAKING: Fire guts Oando tank farm in Lagos

Oando Tank Farm located at Marine Beach, Ijora area of Lagos is currently on fire. According to LASEMA PRO Nosa Okunbor, responders are currently working to...

Nov 05, 2020

FirstMobile wins Best Mobile Bank App award

FIRST Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced that its mobile banking application, FirstMobile, has been awarded the 2020 Best Mobile Banking App Award 2020 in th...

Nov 05, 2020

Ikeja Hotel loses N1.4b in Q3

IKEJA Hotel Plc recorded a loss of N1.4 billion in the third quarter ended September 30, 2020. Key extracts of the results released on the Nigerian Stock Excha...