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Plateau transport ministry generates N36.9m in 9 months
The Plateau Ministry of Transportation said it had generated over N36.9 million as revenue between January and September, 2019. Malam – More

Lagos Govt to upgrade Adeniran Ogunsanya College to university
The Lagos State Government says there are plans to upgrade Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education (AOCOED) to a University of – More

Lagos to become Africa’s biggest innovation hub
Lagos State Government says its investment in technology and innovation was a deliberate effort to make Lagos Africa’s foremost centre – More

Osinbajo makes public letter to organisers of 2019 Anti-corruption Defender Award
The Office of the Vice President has made public the letter which Vice President Yemi Osinbajo wrote to the organisers – More

Police arrest wanted kidnap kingpin in Katsina
The Katsina State Police Command has arrested a 20-year-old notorious kidnap kingpin, Aliyu Sani of Sabuwar-Unguwa quarters, Katsina. The Command’s – More

Woman narrates how 4 neighbours defiled her for 7 years
20-year-old fashion designer (name withheld) on Monday narrated before an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court how she was – More
Entertainment

Funke Akindele loses dad
Actress and producer, Funke Akindele on Monday announced the death of her father. The 42-year old broke the sad news – More

Singer, Ric Hassani hits over 8m streams on Spotify in 2019
Nigerian alternative Afropop singer, Ric Hassani has garnered more than eight million streams for his music on Spotify in 2019. – More

Film Review: EBIGO
By Shehu Audu Perhaps for the timing, EBIGO Agenda was a controversial issue going into the Kogi governorship election, so when – More
Sports

Russia banned from 2020 Olympics, 2022 World Cup
Russia was banned from the Olympics and other major world championships on Monday after sporting officials decided to punish it – More

Photos from Sterling’s 25th birthday party
Manchester City winger, Raheem Sterling marked his 25th birthday on Sunday at The Hilton Hotel in Manchester. The England star – More

Former Bayern Munich Manager Niko Kovac shows interest on Arsenal
Former Bayern Munich boss Niko Kovac has reportedly shown interest in becoming the next Arsenal’s Manager. – More
Opinion

Nigeria’s Pension Reform: 10 Trillion Naira
By Shehu Audu Hate him for all his misgivings or shortcomings, but the Public Service Reform he instituted in 2004 is – More

Kogi Election: How political Strategy defeated primordial agenda
By Shehu Audu Monday, the electoral body declared governor Yahaya Bello of the APC winner of weekend polls. Bello received – More

Politics: As Kogi Votes
By Shehu Audu The progressive agenda of the ruling All Progressives Congress [APC] in Kogi State, going into this election – More
Politics

Gov. Fintiri of Adamawa swears-in newly elected LG Chairmen
Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa has sworn in 21 newly elected counil chairmen in Adamawa. Speaking at the ceremony on – More

Ekiti LG poll: APC wins all 16 Chairmanship seats
The Ekiti State Independent Electoral Commission (EKSIEC) on Sunday declared the candidates of the All Progressives Congress (NAN) winners of – More

Alleged double registration: Gov. Bello knows fate on Jan. 20
The Federal High Court, Abuja, will, on Jan. 20, 2020, deliver judgment in the suit seeking Gov. Yahaya Bello of – More
Business

Air Peace to commence flight operation to Ibadan
Air Peace says it will soon begin flight operations to Ibadan from Kano, Owerri and Abuja. The Chairman of the – More

Nigeria committed to establishment of ECOWAS Central Bank – Ahmed
Mrs Zainab Ahmed, the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning says the Federal Government is committed to the establishment – More

World Bank to provide statistical information to lift Nigerians out of poverty
The World Bank says it will continue to collaborate with the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) to provide information-based statistics – More
World

U.S indicts 40 public officials for corruption
The United States Government says it has indicted “almost 40 public officials” and their immediate family members around the world – More

Petrol price hike: More Egyptians convert to duel-fuel vehicles
The number of Egyptians switching to duel-fuel vehicles is accelerating as the government pushes motorists to use cheaper, cleaner and – More

Volcano eruption kills 5, several missing in New Zealand
At least five people were killed, up to 20 injured and several reported missing, after a volcano suddenly erupted off – More
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NewsThe Plateau Ministry of Transportation said it had generated over N36.9 million as revenue between January and September, 2019. Malam Mohammed Abubakar, the Commissioner in charge of the ministry, made this known in Jos on Monday. Abubakar spoke when he led other management staff of the ministry to defend its 2020 budget before the state House of Assembly Standing Committee on Works and Transport. - More
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EducationThe Lagos State Government says there are plans to upgrade Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education (AOCOED) to a University of Education. The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu said this on Monday, when the newly elected Zonal Coordinators of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Zone D, led by Comrade Kappo Olawale paid him a courtesy visit at the Lagos House, Ikeja. Sanwo-Olu - More
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NewsLagos State Government says its investment in technology and innovation was a deliberate effort to make Lagos Africa’s foremost centre of innovation. Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said this on Monday in Ikeja, during a courtesy visit by the Management Team of Oracle Africa, led by the Group’s Country Director, Mr Adebayo Sanni. Sanwo-Olu said that his administration’s financial commitment to Information and Communication - More
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NewsThe Office of the Vice President has made public the letter which Vice President Yemi Osinbajo wrote to the organisers of Anti-corruption Defender Award of 2019. The letter made available to newsmen on Monday in Abuja, indicated that the vice president had given two reasons why he would not be able to attend the event held on Monday in Lagos. Osinbajo said his first reason - More
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NewsThe Katsina State Police Command has arrested a 20-year-old notorious kidnap kingpin, Aliyu Sani of Sabuwar-Unguwa quarters, Katsina. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Gambo Isah made the disclosure to newsmen at a news briefing on Monday in Katsina. He said that the suspect was apprehended on Wednesday, Dec.4, in Katsina, following a tip-off. “Sometime in April, the suspect conspired with one Abdulrahman Danfillo, - More
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Top NewsPresident Muhammadu Buhari has approved the composition of a new board for the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), subject to Senate’s confirmation. The president’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, who disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Monday, said a renowned tax consultant, Muhammad M. Nami, had been nominated by Buhari as the new chairman. “The board is - More
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WorldThe United States Government says it has indicted “almost 40 public officials” and their immediate family members around the world for corruption this year. U.S. Secretary of State, Mr Mike Pompeo, disclosed this in a statement on the occasion of the 2019 International Anti-Corruption Day on Monday. He said the indictment was pursuant to Section 7031(c) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations and - More