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Legislature under my watch will not be rubberstamp, says Lawan A former Senate Leader, Victor Ndoma-Egba has cautioned against imposition of leadership on the Ninth National Assembly, saying foisting leaders on the nation’s legislature will erode stability and unity in ...

Menace denies 600,000 persons of healthcare in N’East, terrorism, insecurity challenges over soon, says Ibas The Nigerian Army has denied reports that 25 soldiers were killed in a Boko Haram attack in Borno State, saying the report is a rumour ...

The Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, has enjoined President Muhammadu Buhari to adjust his leadership style for Nigeria to overcome its social-economic crisis. He gave the charge at an inter-denominational church service to mark the 2019 presidential inauguration ...

Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, has promised to re-organise the force for efficiency and effectiveness to adequately tackle the prevailing security challenges besetting the nation. Adamu gave the assurance after being confirmed by the Nigeria Police Council during ...

Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has said the Federal Government had requested a fresh $1.8 billion from the China Exim Bank for the construction of the coastal rail line. He pointed out that the actual cost of the project ...

Measles has killed 89 persons and infected 28,796 others nationwide since the beginning of this year. Latest statistics from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) showed that as at May 18, 2019, that is epi week, 19,2029 suspected infections ...

The Area II Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Onne, Rivers State, has seized 19 containers loaded with substandard aluminum profiles this month. The area controller, Galadima Saidu, stated this while highlighting the achievements of the command. He disclosed ...

The Nigerian Senate has approved the upgrade of Yaba College of Technology (Yabatech) to City University of Technology, Yaba. A bill sponsored by Gbenga Ashafa (Lagos East) received unanimous endorsement from the senators with Ibrahim Gobri (Sokoto East) seconding. Gobri ...

Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu is to retool 150,000 youths with a view to reducing the high unemployment rate in Ondo. He gave the assurance yesterday at the opening of a two-day training organised by the newly created State Office of Innovation ...

President of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Paul Usoro, has advocated intensification of efforts aimed at ensuring expedition of criminal justice across states of the country. Usoro, who was represented by NBA-Macarthur Project Coordinator, Victor Abasiakan-Ekim, gave the charge at ...