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  The Bayelsa State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Daniel Iworiso-Markson, has expressed delight over the ‎ongoing reconstruction of the Sampson Siasia stadium. The stadium, he said, will be a pride to all Bayelsans, especially lovers of sports,  ‎when completed. The Commissioner who was at the facility on Tuesday said...

  *"See yourself first & foremost as a Nigerian" *"Convert today's challenges into opportunities" Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, (SAN) has advised Nigerian youths to innovate, think and act globally to become more relevant in this generation. Osinbajo said this during the South-West Youth Summit in Osogbo, Osun State capital Wednesday....

  The manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) in the month of December stood at 59.3 index points indicating expansion, alongside rising production level. The expansion in PMI in the manufacturing sector has remained steady for the ninth consecutive months. A total of 15 of the 16 subsectors reported growth in...

  Gov, state assembly elections to hold March 2 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed  Saturday 16th February 2019 for the presidential and National Assembly polls even as has decided hat henceforth, the presidential and National Assembly elections will hold on the third Saturday of February of each...

  ...takes case to ICC, UN, Embassies ...reject ‘cattle colonies’, demand definition ...warns IGP over reckless comments The Tiv Area Traditional Council on Tuesday said it had concluded plans to report to the global community and International Criminal Court, the atrocities of Fulani herdsmen, including the recent killing of natives...

...Leaders back restructuring The Governor of Bayelsa State, Henry Seriake Dickson, has called on all Ijaws to support the ongoing reconciliation efforts to strengthen the two umbrella organizations in the Ijaw ethnic nationality, the Ijaw National Congress and the Ijaw Youth Council. Dickson stressed that both organizations were critical to...

The World Bank has projected that Nigeria economy would grow around 2.5 percent in this fiscal year, saying that the African biggest economy will benefit from improved commodity prices, investment, and trade. The Bank in its January 2018 Global Economic Prospect report launched on Tuesday in Washington DC also predicted...

  The National Common Entrance Examination Board has published the entrance exam cut-off mark of each state of the federation for the 2017/18 session. The cut-off is for entrance into federal government colleges across the country. Below is the NCEE cut-off marks of each state in the federation. Male    Female...

  The Nigerian Equities market which has recorded only one negative NSE ASI close for the year 2018 so far closed Tuesday’s trading session in the green zone again. The bourse surpassed the 40,000 mark since 10th September 2014 with an ASI close of 40,362.97 points today, representing a daily...

The National Examination Council (NECO) on Tuesday made history by releasing the results of the November/December Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) it conducted between November and December 2017 in a record 38 days. In the past, NECO had released the results 80 days after the conduct of the last paper,...