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Minister of State for Environment, Sharon Ikeazor has cautioned pensioners against patronising those she referred to as fake agents during their pensions verification, saying most of them fall into the hands of fraudsters when they want to perfect their documents. ...

Scholars and activists have blamed the increasing insecurity, poverty and corruption in the country on past decisions of the nation’s elites and leaders. Specifically, the country’s business model since 1982, the structural Adjustment Programme (SAP) was identified as a major ...

The Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) has charged President Muhammadu Buhari to full charge of the nation’s security challenges by changing the strategy that has not produced positive results. It’s National President, Christopher Isiguzo stated this at a town hall ...

Speaker of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Aniekan Bassey yesterday charged the Ibikpe, Ikpa and Ikot Oku communities in Uruan Council Area to be united and cooperate to facilitate the establishment of the proposed 50,000bpd Modular Refinery in ...

The new General Officer Commanding (GOC) 7 Division of the Nigerian Army, Gen. Abdul Ibrahim, has unfolded a fresh strategy under the Super Camps concept to end insurgency in North East. According to him, the measures are to deploy fighting ...

The Federal Government has reverted to the former visa fee for travellers visiting Nigeria from the United States of America (USA). The reversal is coming barely 24 hours after the American government imposed a new visa regime on Nigerians seeking ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has said his administration ordered a partial closure of Nigeria’s border with Benin Republic to tame the ‘massive’ smuggling activities, especially of rice, taking place on that corridor. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the restriction at Seme ...

The Borno State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has confirmed the burning of 101 homes and shops by Boko Haram terrosists in attacks on three communities in Konduga local council. The affected settlements located on fringes of Sambisa Forest, included Borri, ...

The Delta State Government has expressed its resolve to fully implement the Public and Private Property Protection Law enacted by the state House of Assembly recently to resolve conflicts arising from double taxation and other irregularities. The bill, also known ...

The Muslim community in Edo State has said that Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki appointed less than 10 per cent of its members in his government. It accused the governor of excluding Muslims in his 18-member cabinet. Expressing dissatisfaction with ...