The wife of the former Governor of old Anambra State, late Chief Christian Onoh, Caroline has died in Enugu at 81.
The second son of the former governor, Dr Ken Onoh, confirmed his mother’s death on Wednesday to News Agency of Nigeria.
Onoh, who is also a Special Adviser to the Enugu State...
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Prices of imported and local rice have fallen in Kano, following the crash of CFA Francs in the parallel market.
A price survey conducted by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at the Singer market in Kano on Sunday, revealed that a bag of 50kg of imported rice, which used to cost between N13, 800...
Two construction giants, Julius Berger Nigeria Plc and Reynolds Construction Company (RCC) have returned to site to resume work on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.
Reconstruction and rehabilitation works on the highway were suspended due to some issues with...
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The European Union has extended its ban on importation of dried beans from Nigeria by three years.
The Coordinating Director of the Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service, Vincent Isegbe, disclosed this Thursday.
The EU had banned importation of Nigeria’s dried beans in June 2015 on the...
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Eni, the parent company of Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC), said the oil firm’s production had been cut short by 65,000 barrels per day following Friday’s attack on its pipeline in Bayelsa.
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that earlier attacks in the oilfield on May 18 and 24 resulted in...
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INEC on Thursday declared Ja’afaru Mohammed-Ibrahim of All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the Nasarawa/Toto Federal Constituency by-election.
Dr. Wilfred Uji of the Federal University, Lafia, who is the Constituency Returning Officer for the election, made the declaration in...
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The Police Service Commission says it has shortlisted 338,227 applicants out of the 911,438 that applied for recruitment into the Nigeria Police Force.
The Chairman of the Commission, Mr. Mike Okiro disclosed at a news conference in Abuja.
Okiro said screening of successful applicants would...
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The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, says research is in progress to produce cement for road construction in the country.
Onu said at a News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) forum in Abuja yesterday that production of indigenous cement for road had become necessary due to the way...
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Soldiers deployed to a checkpoint along Bauchi to Jos road on Saturday shot in error, a bus conveying policemen travelling from Taraba to Kaduna.
Headquarters of the 33 Artillery Brigade in Bauchi confirmed the incident on Sunday, describing it as unfortunate.
Maj. Joseph Afolasade, Assistant...
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The Borno State Command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps on Sunday uncovered two bomb-making factories in Dikwa.
The NSCDC Commandant in the state, Mr Ibrahim Abdullahi, made the disclosure in an interview with theNews Agency of Nigeria in Maiduguri.
Abdullahi said that the...
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President Muhammadu Buhari has noted that some significant amount of assets have already been recovered from looters of public treasury, but said the Ministry of Information and Culture will make public the funds and assets recovered as well as provide periodic updates.
The President stated...
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The Russian Ambassador to Nigeria, Nikolay Udovichenko, on Saturday announced that the Nigerian and Russian governments plan to sign an agreement for the establishment of a multifunctional scientific research nuclear centre in Nigeria.
Mr. Udovichenko, who disclosed this in Lagos at this year’s...
The naira on Friday remained stable at the parallel market, exchanging at N350 to the dollar, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.
The Nigerian currency maintained same value since Wednesday.
However, the naira weakened further against the pound sterling as it traded at N500 to the pound...
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The Federal Government, today, appointed the Chief Executives of six information-related parastatals under the Ministry of Information and Culture.
The appointments were announced in Abuja by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed.
Here are 10 things you need to know Bayo...
Gombe State Police Command has confirmed the death of one Baba Jigawa, aged 75, who was found hanging in a provision store at Gombe Timber market.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Ahmed Usman, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Gombe on Tuesday that the incident occurred...
Two out of the five Borno emirs forced to flee their domain by Boko Haram terrorists, have returned to their palaces.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the emirs fled to Maiduguri two years ago when the insurgents took control of their domain in Askira/Uba Local Government Area of...
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The prices of tomatoes, rice and garri, which went up at the turn of the season, have yet to come down in most markets in Lagos metropolis, a survey conducted by NAN revealed.
The survey, which was carried out at Mile 12, Whitesand and Iddo markets in Lagos on Friday, revealed that the high...
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has cautioned bank customers against disclosing their Debit (ATM) Card details to fraudsters who send out fake SMS messages.
Acting Director of Communications, CBN, Mr Isaac Okorafor on Thursday in Abuja said this in a statement made available to News Agency of...
The Anti-Kidnapping Unit of Bayelsa Police Command, has arrested three suspected kidnappers and rescued a woman in their custody.
The command’s spokesman, Mr Asinim Butswat, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Yenagoa that the suspects were arrested on...
The prices of tomatoes have gone up by 1,000 per cent in Jos and environs in Plateau, a market survey by NAN has shown.
NAN correspondent who visited some of the markets and other selling points on Thursday, found out that the commodity had gone beyond the reach of the average Nigerian.
At the...
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