Nigeria’s Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, will on Monday speak on food security and Nigeria’s preparedness to diversify its economy using agriculture as a lever. Prof Osinbajo leads other dignitaries and leaders from scientific research, education, and corporate organizations from African countries and beyond, in celebrating the 50th anniversary of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) on Monday, 24 …

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Suspected members of the Badoo cult early Friday morning killed two lovers in their apartment in Ogun State. A source told our correspondent that the heads of the victims were smashed. The incident happened at a storey building located on Hassan Abiodun Street, off Ojodu Berger, in Ifo Local Government Area of the state. Many of the residents could not …

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Hearing on the case involving suspected kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike also known as Evans has been further adjourned till 27th July 2017. The case, a N300m fundamental rights enforcement suit was filed against the Inspector-General of Police by the suspected kidnaper still in custody. The case suffered a setback when Justice Chuka Obiozor declined entertaining it on Thursday on the …

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  Nigeria’s Former Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Dr. Gabriel Olu Onagoruwa is dead. He was a member of the Inner Temple of the English Bar and a member of both the Nigerian and International Bar Associations; the Senior Advocate of Nigeria was a prolific writer and publisher who wrote and published over 250 articles on Law and Contemporary issues. …

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A tanker conveying a septic tank this morning has fallen along Iganmu bridge turning towards Eric Moore in Surulere area of Lagos. Lagos, the commercial nerve centre of Nigeria and former federal capital is home to about 20million people. The city that doesn’t sleep attracts daily traffic mostly for commercial purposes. However the state government has continued to cope with …

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Twenty-four hours after the Senate mandated its Committee on Financial Crimes and Anti-Corruption to sponsor a bill seeking autonomy for the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit, the bill has emerged. The committee was given four weeks to do its job. Chairman of the panel, Senator Chukwuka Utazi, at the plenary on Thursday presented the bill seeking to establish the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Agency and it …

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At the 30th Anniversary celebration of the award-winning Transcorp Hilton Abuja, the Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, commended the relentless efforts of the chairman, Transnational Corporation of Nigeria Plc, Tony Elumelu, towards job creation as a strategy for poverty alleviation in Nigeria and Africa. “ I am here because Tony Elumelu creates jobs. I take interest in those who …

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Pan-African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has announced an immediate upward review of the monthly international spend limit on its debit and prepaid Naira cards from $100 to $2,000. The upward review, which represents a marked increase by 1,900 per cent, allows customers to withdraw up to $2,000 per month as against $100 which was obtainable previously. …

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The Federal Road Safety Corps on Wednesday warned that the gridlocks created by trucks and articulated vehicles on bridges in Lagos were dangerous and had damaging effects. The Lagos State Sector Commander of the FRSC, Mr Hyginus Omeje, noted that the bridges must be preserved to make them last longer. Omeje spoke against the backdrop of the recurring gridlock on …

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Sterling Bank Plc has said that an armed mobile policeman fleeing from an irate mob after shooting a tanker driver disrupted banking operations at the Sterling Bank branch on Creek Road this morning. The bank said that the mobile policeman ran into the premises of the bank to escape being lynched. According to a statement signed by the Chief Marketing …

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