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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 ...

The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offences Commission (ICPC) has ordered five agencies of the Federal Government to reform their activities. Citing Sections 6 b, c and d of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act 2000 which ...

The Joint Aviation Unions that embarked on industrial action on Wednesday to demand better working conditions have called off their strike after reaching an agreement with the Federal Government. National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), Air Transport Services Senior ...

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 ...

Orders further probe of FBN, FCMB, WEMA, Suntrust The House of Representatives has ndicted 16 deposit money banks (DMBs) for allegedly failing to remit N1.586 billion to the Federation Account. This followed an earlier report that members of the House ...

The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NCS) has said strategic effort is being made to revamp the Kano Dry Ports, with capacity to generate over 24,000 direct job opportunities. The ports, which have not been put to full operationally use has the ...

Special Adviser to the President on Social Investments in the Office of the Vice President, Mrs. Maryam Uwais has said her office has begun the distribution of $322 million recovered Abacha loot. She said her office had distributed $22.216m to ...