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A sudden blackout on Runway (R-18) of the international wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, on Monday night...

NUJ pickets Thisday Newspaper over nine-month salary arrears

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) on Tuesday picketed Thisday Newspaper, in Apapa, Lagos over nine months salary arrears owed...

Adesina charges online publishers on credibility at ‘Sundiata Post’ launch

Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, on Tuesday in Abuja urged online publishers to...

DMO to raise bonds worth N70bn

The Debt Management Office (DMO) is planning to raise N70 billion worth of bonds in two categories on July 15....

CBN links cashless policy to increased electronic banking risks

N8b CBN currency scan: EFCC accuses defence counsel of scuttling trial

Lead counsel of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in the alleged Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) currency scan,...

13 killed, seven injured, 56 houses razed in Kaduna

Boko Haram attacks: El-Rufa’i bans street begging, hawking in Kaduna

The Kaduna State Government on Tuesday banned any form of street begging and hawking in the state. A statement by...

Police parade fake medical doctor in Abuja

The Police in Abuja on Tuesday, paraded a 44 year old man for impersonating Dr George Daniel, a medical doctor...

Zenith Bank emerges most traded equity as major firms record price depreciation on NSE

Major blue chip companies at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Tuesday recorded price depreciation with the All-Share Index dropping...

South Africa police arrest 9,000 xenophobic attack suspects

South Africa police have arrested 9,098 people suspected of committing a variety of crimes in a nationwide operation following the...

Umanah returns as Akwa Ibom Information Commissioner as Emmanuel assigns portfolios

Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State has assigned portfolios to the 20 commissioners and two special advisers sworn-in on...

Boko Haram: Anglican Church talks tough

Angered by the deadly attacks on churches and Christians, especially in the North, the Anglican Church has called on President...

PDP state chairmen to APC: Stop intimidating Ekweremadu

Chairmen of state chapters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have warned the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government of All Progressives...

Intervention fund: APC hails Buhari for ending workers’ misery

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has hailed President Muhammadu Buhari for coming to the aid of the long-suffering Nigerian workers...

Presidency: Relief package for states drawn from NLNG dividends, Excess Crude account still intact

Reports in sections of the media today that funds will be drawn from the Excess Crude Account for the relief...

Aviation

U.S. jets intercept Russian bombers off California, Alaska coasts

On July 4, two pairs of Russian Tupolev Tu-95 bombers approached the United States (U.S.) West coast, causing the Air...

Mayweather stripped of WBO welterweight title for failure to comply with rules

Floyd Mayweather still hasn’t relinquished his titles as promised, but one sanctioning organisation is taking matters into its own hands....

Rivers tribunal to decide on jurisdiction July 9

The Rivers State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Abuja on Monday adjourned sitting to July 9 to decide on...

Zakari reconstitutes INEC Standing Committees

The Acting Chairperson of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Amina Bala Zakari, has approved the re-constitution of INEC’s 14...

Serena confirms supremacy, beats Venus

Serena Williams won the latest instalment of her rivalry with sister, Venus, as the world No. 1 eased into the...

FIFA suspends 2018, 2022 World Cup Bid Evaluation official for seven years