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Alhaji Adamu Loddo, a Jalingo-based 68-year-old man on Saturday urged parents to ensure proper upbringing of children as he celebrated the gift of 30 surviving children and 70 grand children. Loddo, who expressed appreciation to God for the gift, also said the celebration was an opportunity to show the right...

Acting chairman of Arewa Consultative Forum, (ACF), Alhaji Musa Liman Kwande said Northerners will vote for a northerner presidential candidate to take over from Muhammadu Buhari irrespective of the party he belongs. Kwande stated this on Sunday in Lafia, Nasarawa State capital, saying that, “I am expressing my opinion as...

  The Federal Government says as the nation heads into year 2020, “the successful commercialisation of the Creative industry” will be its number one priority. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, disclosed this in Lagos at the 6th All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) AFRIMA is an annual...

  The Lagos State Government has sealed off Multipak Nigeria Ltd., a plastic producing factory, for violation of safety rules and regulations, poor house-keeping and lack of signage, which led to the death of a worker. The Director-General, Lagos State Safety Commission (LSSC), Mr Lanre Mojola, made this known in...

Former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has charged university lecturers to protect the integrity of the nation’s democracy by resisting the entreaties and pressure from politicians to rig elections in their favour. Jonathan spoke Saturday in an address he delivered at the 10th anniversary celebration of Godfrey Okoye University, Enugu. He...

  The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Mr Olamilekan Adegbite says President Muhammadu Buhari has given marching orders to his ministry for the completion of Ajaokuta Steel Company. Adegbite disclosed this in Abuja during an interactive session with newsmen on the proposed Nigerian solid minerals downstream workshop scheduled to...

  Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has directed its members to disregard a circular from the office of the Accountant General of the Federation to enrol academic staff on the Integrated Payment and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) from tomorrow (Monday). Chairman, Academic Staff Union of Universities, University of Ibadan...

The sponsor of the Hate Speech Bill, Senator Sabi Abdullahi, has finally bowed to pressure from well-meaning Nigerians as he declared on Sunday that his proposed legislation would be amended to remove death penalty as the maximum punishment for offenders. Abdullahi, who is the Deputy Chief Whip of the Senate,...

  Ghanaian Parliamentarian,  Clement Humado, said that the closure of Nigeria border, especially Nigeria-Benin border was affecting the country’s trade because several trucks from Ghana were stranded at Seme-Krake side of the border. Hon. Clement Humado said this on Friday while presenting the country report at the ongoing Second Ordinary...

  Determined to deepen  liquidity in the nation’s bourse, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said it was engaging the National Pension Commission (PENCOM) and the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) on securities lending. Ms Mary Uduk, SEC acting Director-General, disclosed this at the third quarter post-Capital Market Committee...