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The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the recommendation for the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPC LTD.) to invest 1.9 trillion in the reconstruction… Large view on the road rollers working on the new road construction site The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the recommendation for the Nigerian National …

•IPMAN to sell petrol at N270/litre as supply gap widens, lingers •NNPC GMD defends subsidy, oil production now 1.52mbpd As the petrol scarcity across the country continues to linger, oil marketers have accused the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited of politicising the supply process and making vain promises. The oil …

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has responded to a recent claim by Dr Oby Ezekwesili, a former Minister of Education, under the former President Olusegun Obasanjo administration, that Atiku Abubakar was not in charge of the economy when he was vice president. Ezekwesili had called on Atiku, the presidential candidate …

“Of those with more than one partner in the last 12 months, 24% of women and 45% of men reported using a condom during… By Israel Arogbonlo Kenyan men have an average of seven sexual partners in their the last 12 months, while women have had two, according to a …

Nigerian Woman Mourns Husband Killed By Kidnappers Despite Ransom Payment (Photos) A Nigerian woman, Uba Sandra Chisom has taken to Facebook to mourn her husband, Henry Ifeka who was killed by kidnappers despite ransom payment. It was gathered that Henry was abducted by suspected kidnappers over the holidays and killed …

The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has notified the public of two “substandard (contaminated)” cough syrups named AMBRONOL and DOK-1 Max containing “toxic” ingredients. In a statement published Sunday on its website, the agency noted that the products were identified in Uzbekistan, a Central Asian …

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has arrested a 37-year-old man, Suleiman Adamu, for allegedly defrauding people with counterfeit foreign currency. The spokesman of the command, CSC Adamu Shehu, stated this in a statement.He said the suspect was arrested over an alleged case of cheating and counterfeiting. The …

Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige has presented certificates of registration to the Congress of University Academics (CONUA) and National Association of Medical and Dental Academics( NAMDA), adducing that both unions came into being to unbundle the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). He made the presentation on Tuesday …

A forty-seven-year-old woman, Grace Moses today appeared at the Delta State High Court 2 sitting in Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area of the State urging the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu to come and collect his child from her. Grace Moses spoke with newsmen shortly after the Court adjourned the …

An Ikeja Special Offences Court presided over by Justice Mojisola Dada sentenced a 32-year-old vulcaniser, Chidozie Onyinchiz to death by hanging on Tuesday for robbing a nurse of N57,000. Justice Dada held that the prosecution had proved the three-count-charge of conspiracy, armed robbery and membership of an unlawful society against …