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Mon, 28 Jun 2021 08:51:03 +0000School wins Academic Excellence award
By Halimah Balogun and Zainab Olufemi A Non-governmental organisation, Academic Excellence Initiative (AEI) has handed over books won by Lutron College to the school authority in Lagos. Lutron College defeated other schools to clinch the 2021 Book Do...
Mon, 28 Jun 2021 08:49:08 +0000APC leaders clear air on flagbearer
Leaders of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Somolu had cleared the air on the chairmanship candidate for the forthcoming council election. This was as thousands of APC members in Somolu defied the early morning downpour yesterday to applaud the eme...
Mon, 28 Jun 2021 08:47:29 +0000Candidates urged to unite
A call has gone to the Councillorship candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ijebu East Local Government of Ogun State to be loyal to the party and support Governor Dapo Abiodun. This charge was given by the Publicity Secretary of APC i...
Mon, 28 Jun 2021 08:46:57 +0000John Holt partners surveyors, valuers
By Robert Egbe John Holt Plc has formed a partnership with The Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers (NIESV). The conglomerate disclosed this at the Honours Nite, a biennial award event of the Lagos State branch of NIESV, which held re...
Mon, 28 Jun 2021 08:44:32 +0000Monitors of govt’s social interventions get work tools
By Oyebola Owolabi The Federal Government has distributed engagement letters and tablets to the 206 independent monitors engaged to monitor the effectiveness of its National Social Investment Programmes (NSIP) in Lagos State. Minister of Humanitarian...
Mon, 28 Jun 2021 08:43:28 +0000Buhari seeks Emir of Bichi’s daughter as wife for son Yusuf
Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami yesterday led President Muhammadu Buhari’s emissaries to the Emir of Bichi, Nasiru Ado Bayero, in Kano, Kano State. Their mission was to seek the royal family’s consent fo...
Mon, 28 Jun 2021 08:42:37 +0000Boko Haram: There are still no-go areas in Borno, Shehu tells COAS
The Shehu of Borno, Alhaji Abubakar Elkanemi, has said the fear of Boko Haram is preventing the residents from returning to liberated communities. He urged the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Maj.-Gen. Farouq Yahaya, to pay more attention to certain loca...
Mon, 28 Jun 2021 08:41:28 +0000Nigeria elected African Postal Union’s 10th Session’s vice chair
Nigeria’s Postmaster General, Dr. Ismail Adebayo Adewusi, has said postal services hold a lot of potential for the growth of Africa. Adewusi spoke at the weekend after his election as the Second Vice Chairperson of the Pan-African Postal Union’s ...
Mon, 28 Jun 2021 08:40:19 +0000NIMASA makes N136b from Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund
By Oluwakemi Dauda The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has said the agency raked in N136 billion from the payment of the 2 per cent surcharge into the Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund (CVFF). The Coastal and Inland Shipping ...
Mon, 28 Jun 2021 08:39:25 +000018 APC governors to receive Matawalle tomorrow
Zamfara State Governor Matawalle will defect from Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) tomorrow. His spokesman, Mr Yusuf Idris, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) yesterday that 18 APC governors would welcome him. ...