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The Director General of Voice of Nigeria (VON), Mr Osita Okechukwu, has said that the  Muhammadu Buhari  administration will award the contract for Eastern Corridor Railways before December. Okechukwu gave the assurance in a speech he presented at the  annual World Igbo Congress (WIC) which was held in Nashville TennesseeContinue Reading

By Raji Rasak The Baale of Topo Island, Badagry, Lagos State, Chief Oluwadami Avose, has called on the Lagos State Government to utilise coconut plantation in the area for tourism. The Topo-Badagry monarch made the call during the Marathon Walk by youths to commemorate the 2018 Coconut Heritage Festival tagged:Continue Reading

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says it has received a batch of 164 assisted voluntary returnees from Libya who were stranded in failed attempts to reach different European countries. The Agency’s Spokesperson, Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, who confirmed the development to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, saidContinue Reading

  By Chimezie Anaso The Public Complaints Commission (PCC) has solicited purposeful partnership with the Nigeria Police on addressing complaints and disputes efficiently. Mr Samben Nwosu, the commissioner of the commission in Anambra, made the plea when he visited Mr Garba Umar, Commissioner of Police in Awka on Saturday. NwosuContinue Reading

Nigeria and Germany on Friday in Abuja signed two Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) in agriculture and commerce. The first agreement was signed between the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) and the German-Africa Business Association. The First Deputy National President of NACCIMA, Hajiya Saratu Iya-Abubakar,Continue Reading

The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) on Friday confirmed backdating the insurance companies Tier-based recapitalisation commencement date to Oct. 1, as against  January 1, 2019 it earlier announced. Mr Rasaaq Salami, NAICOM’s spokesman, made the confirmation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. NAN reports thatContinue Reading

Not- Too- Young -to- Run Movement (NTYTRM) has described as misleading attempts to portray the movement as behind or supportive of the declaration of Sen. President, Bukola Saraki for the 2019 presidential election. The movement’s stance was communicated in a statement jointly signed by Samson Itodo, Convener, NTYTRM and  HamzatContinue Reading

The tiny Gulf kingdom of Bahrain finished joint-top of the Asian Games athletics table with 12 golds — but not everyone is rushing to congratulate them. That is because not a single track win at Asia’s regional Olympics would have been achieved without “naturalised” athletes who were born in Africa.Continue Reading

By Mustapha Sumaila The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) says it has arrested a 43-year-old pastor and two others for allegedly raping minors in Abuja. The NAPTIP Director of Investigation and Monitoring, Mr Josiah Emerole, disclosed this while addressing a news conference in Abuja onContinue Reading