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The Nigeria Police on Thursday told the public they were detaining PREMIUM TIMES’ journalist, Samuel Ogundipe, over documents, they considered as ‘classified’ which the journalist used to publish a story. Although the police did not say the report was fake, Ogundipe has been in … Read more...

The United Nations Agency for International Development (USAID) is to support Nigeria with $11million to flag off the 2018 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey. The Chairman, National Population Commission (NPC), Eze Duruiheoma disclosed this on in … Read more via BusinessDay : News you...

Efforts to slow down population growth and reduce maternal and child mortality rate in Nigeria through family planning are not yielding the desired result, studies have shown. Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa and the seventh globally. The National Population Commission estimates...

Chairman, Senate Committee on Navy, Isa Hamma Misau and his counterpart in the Committee on Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Institutions, Rafiu Ibrahim, have insisted that they would sponsor a motion on the floor urging the Federal Government to immediately set up a Judicial … Read...

The Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki, has said that fruitful negotiations are ongoing to attract Vlisco, one of West Africa’s largest textile companies to set up at Benin Industrial Park (BIP), as … Read more via BusinessDay : News you can trust – https://ift.tt/2MSdgnH Get more: Nigeria...

Diamond Bank Plc has announced the appointment of Mr Idris Mohammed as a Member of its Board of Directors. He will be serving in the capacity of a Non-Executive Director. In a statement issued to the Nigerian Stock Exchange, Diamond Bank said Mr … Read more via Nairametrics –...

The value of electronic payments increased by 39.7 percent to N99.3 trillion in 2017 from N71.1 trillion in 2016, according to Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) 2017 Annual Draft Report released today. “The rise is … Read more via BusinessDay : News you can trust – https://ift.tt/2MSR5Oj...

Fact: Did you know that by 2020, 80 percent of all jobs will be related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)? By then, Africa would also... Read more via IT News Africa – https://ift.tt/2KV5s2x Get More Nigeria Metro News

Mobile money can serve as a gateway to financial inclusion, it enhances the impact of international remittances on development. Digital platforms enable a significantly... Read more via IT News Africa – https://ift.tt/2MvItzV Get more: Nigeria Business News

The deadline for compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has come and gone. And while it happened without too much fanfare in Nigeria, companies that... Read more via IT News Africa – https://ift.tt/2vNxSH8 Get more: Nigeria Business News

Aretha Franklin, the legendary Queen of Soul, may have passed on, but she lives on in her music and the work she did throughout her illustrious career. Franklin racked up the music... Read more via The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper – https://ift.tt/2PgKIGb Get more Nigeria Entertainment News

Nigerians who are very skilled in photoshop have doctored a picture of Cardi B to present her as an African woman. This is a perfectly photoshopped picture of... Read more via Tori News – https://ift.tt/2nGc4bQ Get more Nigeria Entertainment News

Authorities of the Snakebite Treatment and Research Centre, Kaltungo in Gombe state, have revealed that over 400 snakes of different varieties are being exported from the centre to Liverpool in England every month. Dr. Abubakar Ballah, Officer in charge of the centre, who made the … Read...

It was a dramatic moment on Thursday morning in Alausa area of Lagos State as an illegal taxi operator stripped naked and solicited the interventions of other drivers and passers-by. According to the official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority who arrested him for breach of...

The police command in Kano State has assured residents of adequate security during the forthcoming Muslim festival of Eid el-Kabir and beyond. The assurance is in a statement signed by SP Magaji Majiya, the Command’s Public Relations Officer in Kano on Thursday. Majiya stated that the …...

A new report has alleged that a 'passport with white powder' is what led to the shutdown of the US embassy in Abuja. The US Embassy shut down its... Read more via Tori News – https://ift.tt/2OH1Rr7 Get More Nigeria Metro News

The Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Ikot Ekpene Judiciary Division have sentenced a father of seven to death by hanging for the murder of his... Read more via Tori News – https://ift.tt/2KYdYhm Get More Nigeria Metro News

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) and other anti-graft bodies to intensify efforts at investigating and recovering public funds and assets that have...

Erudite scholar and a founding member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof Pat Utomi has admitted that the ruling party has derailed from its vision. He said the ruling APC has disappointed many by failing to live up to expectations..... Read more via Daily Post Nigeria –...

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Uche Secondus is, as at press time, meeting with former military president, Ibrahim Babaginda. The meeting is holding at... Read more via Daily Post Nigeria – https://ift.tt/2PebGOk Get More Nigeria Political News