The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, secured the conviction and sentencing of Prof. Benjamin Adefemi Ogunbodede, a former Director-General, Institute of Agriculture…
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Manchester City centre-back John Stones says he is determined to repay manager Pep Guardiola for the faith he showed in him during his difficult first…
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise wants to make it almost as easy for production managers to deploy new software to the factory floor as to their mobile…
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The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, has revealed Federal Government’s plan to roll over at least 60 per cent of 2017 capital2018 projects to…
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A Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday held that Nigeria Liquified Natural Gas Ltd (NLNG) was right in refusing to pay levies demanded by…
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Microsoft last week reminded everyone of at least one reason why Windows 10 users have not gravitated to the company’s Edge, pointing out that developers…
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As part of a long-term venture to send humans to Mars, the US and Russia have agreed to team up to build a crewed spaceport…
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The Presidential Fertiliser Initiative (PFI) has created One hundred and twenty thousand (120,000) jobs under the Buhari-led administration within 10 months. Mr Thomas Etuh, a…
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Rafael Nadal said Tuesday that sport and politics must be separated, after Barcelona and Spanish football were dragged into the fall-out of the independence referendum…
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A total of 23 ships laden with petroleum products, foods and other goods are to arrive in Apapa and Tin-Can Island ports in Lagos from…
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Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike, whose new political party poses a growing threat in elections later this month, has denied speculation that she would run, the…
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New pay Television operator, TStv Africa, has been granted three-year tax relief by the federal government. The newly inaugurated television was also granted tax free…
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The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, Most Rev. Mathew Hassan Kukah, on Monday urged Nigerians to make up their minds to develop good attitudes to promote…
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Participants at the 2017 Nigerian Debt Capital Markets Conference and Awards, organised by the FMDQ OTC Securities Exchange in Lagos, at the weekend, have urged…
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At least 45 people have been killed in the US’ latest airstrike in Syria. According to local sources on Monday, the civilians were killed after…
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Former First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene to stop the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), from a…
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The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) on Monday released a list of 20 athletes nominated for the 2017 World Athlete of the Year awards.…
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• Kanu not negotiating with FG, says lawyer The Nigerian Army would soon introduce a new security operation with the code name: “Crocodile smile’’ in…
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the South East geopolitical zone has endorsed the party’s zoning arrangement, which zoned the office of the President to…
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Africa Development Bank (AfDB) would promote remittances into Africa from its Diaspora community to boost the region’s economic growth, Gabriel Negatu, the bank’s Director General…
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The 2017 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael W. Young. It was for their discoveries…
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Soldiers in Cameroon shot dead at least eight people during independence protests in the English-speaking parts of the country. Rallies were held on the 56th…
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