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Don’t scrap NECO, UTME – NASU advises FG

The Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) has advised Federal Government to retain the central admission system for Nigerian universities and jettison the Oronsaye...

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Amaechi’s suspension: Standstill as Judge withdraws from case against PDP

THERE was a twist yesterday in the suit by Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State in which he is challenging his suspension by the ruling peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP).

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IMF dampens high expectations for global economy

Global economic growths will be lower than previously expected as economies struggle with appreciably weaker domestic and external demand, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said.

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Police arrest suspected killers of CP Asadu

THE precarious security situation in the country assumed a frightening dimension on March 2, 2013, when a serving Commissioner of Police, Chinwike Asadu was gruesomely killed by gun men in Enugu.

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Jonathan seeks Senate approval of Bolere Ketebu, Muoh, 6 others as...

PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan has sent to the Senate for screening and confirmation as a non-career ambassadorial nominee, Dr. Bolere Ketebu from Bayelsa State, former President, National Council for...

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Anambra guber poll holds Nov 16

THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has released the timetable for the governorship election in Anambra State, which holds on November 16, 2013.

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ASUU boycotts parley with FG, National Assembly

The leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities on Tuesday left the National Assembly angrily, abandoning a meeting with the National Assembly Committees on Education and the Federal...

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Crisis rocks Rivers State Assembly after botched attempt to impeach Speaker

The political crisis in Rivers State degenerated to a pandemonium on Tuesday after a botched attempt to impeach the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Mr. Otelemaba Amachree, who is known to be one of...

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Etisalat FC Barcelona Promo; First Set of Winners Take Home 500,000 Naira Each

Nigeria’s fastest growing and most innovative telecommunications company, Etisalat, has kept its promise of giving its customers and fans of FC Barcelona an exciting time by rewarding the first set of...

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Customers Commend BA’s Efforts at Eliminating Stress of Traveling with Children

For most parents, travelling with children can be a major headache. But not so for British Airways customers who have benefitted immensely from the measures the airline has put in place to improve the...

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Ajimobi, Fashola, Fayemi to speak at Awo Institute conference

The Governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, and his counterparts from Lagos and Oyo States, Mr. Raji Fashola and Dr. Kayode Fayemi, are expected to speak at the opening ceremony of a two-day...

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Chime approves construction of new rural roads in Enugu

The Enugu State Government has completed arrangements for the re-construction of three rural roads in partnership with the five local government areas of the state that benefited from the roads...

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Oil production drops as leakage forces Shell to shut Trans Niger Pipeline

A leak in the Trans Niger Pipeline has forced the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited to shut the conduit barely six days after the company reopened the same pipeline which had...

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Kudirat: D-Day in court for Al-Mustapha, Sofolahan

The Lagos Division of the Court of Appeal will today deliver judgement in two separate appeals filed by Major Hamza al-Mustapha, former Chief Security Officer (CSO) to the late Head of State, Gen. Sani...

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Seven dead as two buildings collapse in Lagos, Kaduna

Tragedy struck in Lagos yesterday as a three-storey building collapsed in Ebute Meta, killing seven people and injuring many others.

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NLNG/NIMASA challenge: Cooking gas no longer available at depots- NLPGA boss

The President, Nigeria Liquefied Petroleum Gas Association (NLPGA), Mr. Dayo Adeshina, in Lagos on Thursday, said cooking gas was no longer available at major coastal terminals belonging to the...

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PENGASSAN threatens strike over Rivers Assembly crisis

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) on Thursday threatened to suspend its operations because of the violence brought about by the current crisis rocking Rivers...

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Glo sponsors African Fashion Week London

The forthcoming African Fashion Week London (AFWL) has received a major boost with the announcement on Friday by National Telecoms Operator, Globacom, that it would sponsor the show. AFWL which will be...

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Kudirat: Appeal Court frees Al- Mustapha

Former Chief Security Officer to the late Nigerian Head of State, Gen Sani Abacha,  Major Hamza Al- Mustapha was this morning  discharged and acquitted of the alleged murder of  Kudirat,  the  wife of...

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Why we appointed Tinubu LAUTECH Chancellor – Ajimobi, Aregbesola

The governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, has explained the reason why the owner-state governments of Oyo and Osun appointed the National Leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) and...

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