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American Politics, Headlines
Wednesday, March 1st, 2017
A Nigerian software engineer claims he was handed a written test by a US border officer at New York’s JFK airport to prove his tech credentials, and Filipinos on social media criticise a proposed death penalty bill. Tech test for Nigerian software engineer A software engineer from Lagos, Nigeria, is claiming that he was made […]
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American Politics, Headlines
Wednesday, March 1st, 2017
Americans have condemned what they described as irreverent and disrespectful behaviour by a top member of the President Donald Trump’s cabinet. Social media erupted Monday night after White House senior adviser, Kellyanne Conway, was pictured kneeling on the Oval Office couch to snap a photo of President Trump with leaders of historically black colleges. […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Latest Politics, Presidency
Wednesday, March 1st, 2017
Rotimi Amaechi and Goodluck Jonathan Former President Goodluck Jonathan has denied claims by Transport Minister, Mr Chibuike Amaechi, that an alleged $49 billion got missing from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC’s, account and same not paid into the federation account led the recession in the country today. Jonathan in a statement by one of […]
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Cross River, Headlines, State News
Wednesday, March 1st, 2017
Cross River State Governor, Prof. Ben Ayade has flagged off the construction of 5,000 housing units for the displaced people of Bakassi. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary and Senior Special Assistant on Media, Mr. Christian Ita, said the governor performed the groundbreaking for the construction of 5,000 housing units on Saturday. It was […]
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Benue, Headlines, State News
Tuesday, February 28th, 2017
PHOTO: google.com/search Permanent Secretary of the Benue State Ministry of Water Resources and Environment, Mr. Agbogbo Ode, said the state spent over N1.4 billion on water projects in the last two years. He spoke at the weekend during a press briefing organised by the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Benue State Council, in Makurdi. Ode […]
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Benue, Headlines, State News
Tuesday, February 28th, 2017
PHOTO: google.com/search Permanent Secretary of the Benue State Ministry of Water Resources and Environment, Mr. Agbogbo Ode, said the state spent over N1.4 billion on water projects in the last two years. He spoke at the weekend during a press briefing organised by the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Benue State Council, in Makurdi. Ode […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Tuesday, February 28th, 2017
The sub-standard tyres As a ploy to cheat Nigerians and endanger their lives, importers of sub-standard tyres are beginning to latch on to regulations by government agencies, which insist that car owners buy new tyres, by deploying post-dated tyres into the market. To tackle this new ruse, the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) at the […]
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Headlines, Lagos, State News
Tuesday, February 28th, 2017
Lagos State Ministry of Transport has no plan to ban yellow buses known as “Danfo” but to upgrade them to international standard, the acting Commissioner for Transport, Mr Lanrewaju Elegushi, has disclosed. Elegushi made the disclosure in Lagos on Tuesday during a stakeholder’s forum to deliberate on how to improve the transport system in the […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Tuesday, February 28th, 2017
FG evacuates 41 Nigerian girls from Mali, arrests 6 suspected human traffickers The Federal Government on Monday evacuated 41 Nigerian girls who were trafficked to Mali for forced labour and sexual exploitation. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that six persons, alledged to be human traffickers, were also arrested and brought back to the […]
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Economy, Presidency
Tuesday, February 28th, 2017
The Presidency on Tuesday reacted to the review of the economy by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), saying the report indicated that the economy was coming out of recession. “There are now indications that the Nigerian economy is well on its way out of recession considering the 2016 overall and last quarter Gross Domestic […]