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Insecurity: We’ve agreed to start taking actions, says Obasanjo

Elder statesmen in the country under the aegis of Committee for the Goodness of Nigeria have declined to make public the outcome of their Abuja meeting. But former President Olusegun Obasanjo told...

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SANs fault FG’s move to register Twitter, Facebook, others

•Why OTTs must register in Nigeria –Lai Mohammed Senior lawyers on Friday faulted the conditions set by the Federal Government before the suspension placed on the operations of the microblogging...

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Petrol subsidy discouraging investment in private refineries –FG

Many private investors are not motivated to establish refineries in Nigeria because of the continued subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit, popularly known as petrol, the Federal Government has said....

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We’re removing corrupt officers from roads —NPA boss

The acting Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority, Mr Muhammed Bello-Koko, has said the agency has relocated some of its employees who have constituted to the corrupt practices on the Apapa Port...

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COVID-19: NCAA issues guidelines to in-flight catering services

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has issued guidelines for companies providing in-flight catering services to airlines operating domestic flights in Nigeria. According to the NCAA, catering...

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Nigeria spends N993.5bn on debt servicing in three months

Nigeria spent almost N1tn on debt servicing payments in the first quarter of this year, the latest data obtained from the Debt Management Office have shown. The DMO had on Wednesday disclosed that the...

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Twitter: Time to reverse the ban

In Africa, unlike in years past where the best citizens could stage uncoordinated and short-lived protests without making headways, social media has opened an unprecedented opportunity for people to...

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Why I initially rejected N7.5m offered me by Lagos #EndSARS panel...

Wheelchair-bound victim of police brutality, Nduka Ekweke, 34, tells GODFREY GEORGE why he initially rejected the N7.5m compensation given him by the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry and...

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We need national dialogue, restructuring must be discussed –Okowa

The Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa, in this interview with select journalists, speaks on the state of the nation, among other issues. OLUFEMI OLANIYI was there There has been clamour for...

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80 million Nigerians are outside electricity coverage – REA boss

In this interview with EVEREST AMAEFULE, the Managing Director of Rural Electrification Agency, Ahmad Salihijo, speaks on the electricity gap in Nigeria and the efforts being made to bridge it  What is...

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We were making headway financially before Twitter ban disrupted our...

Percy Ani writes on how the ban on Twitter activities in Nigeria by the Federal Government has affected tweeps who use the microblogging platform to promote their trade A female food vendor identified...

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TB Joshua’s early church built with planks, worshippers sat on mats –Late...

Sixty-six-year-old Samuel Omoyefa is the first driver of the late Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua of the Synagogue Church of All Nations. He shares his experience driving the late clergyman with GBENGA...

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Our multimillion naira investments gone, we don’t know where to start from...

Traders at Ipata market in the Ilorin East local Government Area of Kwara State are over the losses they suffered after fire gutted the market’s animal section, killing about 70 cattle on Thursday,...

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There are no congestions on waterways — Andrew Lana

The Chief Operating Officer of Halo-Waters Nigeria Limited, Andrew Lana, tells MOBOLA SADIQ about the pros and cons of water transportation What’s your most memorable boating experience? When I was a...

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System of teaching in Nigeria needs to be changed — Alaba Lawson

The Iyalode of Yorubaland and Egbalnd, Alaba Lawson, tells DAUD OLATUNJI about her career, how she wished to be a stage actress, her chieftaincy titles, business and other issues You were once the...

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Youths should find solutions to community problems— Aisha Tofa

The co-founder of Startup Kano, Aisha Tofa, tells NOAH BANJO how she’s using her experience to create opportunities for young people while changing the narrative How would you describe your work? My...

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My sister was raped, killed a day to her 16th birthday –Plateau-based lady

Comfort Benjamin, a teenager living with her family in Jos, Plateau State, went out on May 22, a day to her 16th birthday, and never returned. Two days later, her corpse was found dumped on the street....

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Don’t cripple Nigeria’s democracy, Atiku group warns APC

Atiku Support Organisation has warned the All Progressives Congress as well as National Assembly leaders not to destroy Nigeria’s democracy. The group said this in a statement signed by its National...

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Arm Amotekun now to avert South-West invasion by killer herdmen –Ex-envoy

The Coalition of Yoruba Liberation Groups has called on local government councils across the South-West to engage hunters and other vigilantes and pay them monthly stipends to encourage them to work...

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Army, ESN clash in Abia, soldier shot

A soldier attached to the 14 Brigade of the Nigerian Army in Ohafia was on Saturday reportedly shot during a clash between the military and unknown gunmen, suspected to be members of the Eastern...

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