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Dayo Emmanuel Thousands of commuters Tuesday morning have been stranded along the ever busy Lagos – Ibadan highway, Newsscreenng can authoritatively report. The traffic gridlock which has wasted several man hours began early hours due to an accident involving a trailer, according to a commuter. As a result, both sides of the highway has been on a standstill as early …

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In recent times, the news space has been awash with news and opinion articles about the immediate past Finance Minister, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. Most of the features have stemmed from people with questionable character and, unfortunately, the local media have been complicit in aiding their spread. As if her continuous strides in the international horizon are touching old wounds, Okonjo-Iweala …

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A report from Osun State Head of Service, Sunday Olayinka Owoeye  Sunday has announced the release of kidnapped officials of the South Western state. “This is to inform the general public that to the glory of God, the three staffers of the State of Osun Civil Service, Mrs. ‘Bimpe Ogunlumade, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Mr. Tajudeen Badejoko, Director of …

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Nigerians have received with shock the death of one of Africa’s music exports, Papa Wemba. A UK based news channel,  www.independent.co.uk reported that the Congolese singer died after collapsing on stage in Abidjan in Ivory Coast. Wemba was one of Africa’s most popular musicians and a leading figure in the World Music scene. According to Independent, a video from the …

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The Osun State Government has alerted the public on the unfortunate kidnap of three of its officials Friday April 22, 2016 in Kogi State. According to a statement signed by Head of Service of the state, Mr. Sunday Olayinka Owoeye, the kidnapped officials are the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Finance, Mrs. Adebimpe Ogunlumade; Director, State Audit, Mr. Tajudeen Badejoko, and …

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Former Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has reacted to some media reports which she said distorted some of her comments concerning the past administration. Okonjo-Iweala, who reacted through her media adviser, Paul C. Nwabuikwu, said some of the media reports making the rounds have distorted her comments. The former Minister in a release made available to www.newsscreenng.wordpress.com, clarified issues …

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Nigeria’s state-run oil firm NNPC and China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) have signed a $23bn (£16bn; 18bn euros) deal. The two will jointly seek financing and credits from Chinese authorities and banks to build three refineries and a fuel complex in Nigeria. The project would add 750,000 barrels per day of extra refining capacity. NNPC hopes the construction of …

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Students of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) are to remain at home for some time, the institution’s authority has directed. The University leaders Friday ordered the immediate closure of the institution, ordering all students to vacate halls of residence before 10am same  Friday. In a release by its management, the Senate of UNILAG considered closure of the institution imperative due …

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Few months after the former Secretary to the Federal Government (SGF), Chief Oluyemisi Falae, was abducted and later released by Fulani herdsmen in his Ondo State farm, no fewer than 10 Fulani herdsmen have again invaded his Ilado farm, near Akure, the Info State capital. This time, the invaders killed one of the men of the  Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC), …

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Abia State command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has paraded seven persons arrested in March for being in possession of suspected psycho-tropical substances. According to the state commander of the agency, Mr. Bamidele Akingbade, the suspects were caught at various locations in the state with substances weighing 14.23 kilograms. The suspects, Uzochukwu Nnanna,35, Kingsley Ugwubueze,31, Agbaeze Kalu,40, …

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