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The federal government has since 2016 disbursed N10 billion to no fewer than 300,000 beneficiaries through its Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) programme. Temitope Sinkaye, the National Programme Coordinator of the CCT, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sidelines of the...

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) All-Share Index closed for the week on Thursday ahead of Eid-el-Fitr celebration with a loss of 0.26 per cent. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the index shed 103.25 points or 0.26 per cent to close at 38,928.47 … Read more via Premium Times...

Voters in Rigasa area of Igabi Local Government of Kaduna State have hailed the use of the electronic voting system in the ongoing local government election in the state. Those who voted told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday that the process was easier and faster. … Read more...

Osun State Government says it realised over N13 billion as consolidated Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) and other revenue receipts in 2017. Yemi Ijidele, the state’s Project Coordinator and State and Local Governance Reform (SLOGOR), disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at a …...

According to the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, a man has countered his wife’s claims that she bleeds after sex because her husband wants to use her for money-making rituals. Mother-of-two, Aina, had claimed in her divorce suit that her husband, Adebayo Adeniji, brought a certain calabash home in...

A pregnant woman, Lauratu Abdullahi, 30, has asked a Sharia Court at Magajin Gari in Kaduna State to dissolve her marriage because her husband has not been performing his sexual duties to her. Abdullahi also told the court that her husband, Yahya Tanko, was always assaulting her and was also...

Esophageal cancer Drinking hot or burning hot tea is associated with an increased risk for esophageal cancer when combined with excessive alcohol or tobacco use, a recent study showed. The study, published in the medical journal Annals of Internal Medicine, was conducted by Chinese researchers...

The federal government has approved the deployment of nine permanent secretaries to various Ministries, Departments and Agencies. This is contained in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja, by the Head of Civil Service of the Federation (HCSF), Mrs...

Mrs. Fatima Muhammed, 18, and Hafsat Adamu, 15, who were allegedly abducted by a yet-to-be-identified criminal, have been rescued by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Nasarawa State Command, Punchng reports. The state commandant of the NSCDC, Mr. Mamud Gidado-Fari, said the victims...

The naira has appreciated by 30.3 per cent since February when the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) began its aggressive interventions at the foreign exchange market. The Nigerian currency had exchanged at N520 to the dollar at the peak of onslaughts by currency speculators before the CBN stated...

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar was conspicuously absent at the All Progressives Congress’ caucus meeting which was presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the new Banquet Hall, Aso Rock, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), however, gathered that the Turakin Adamawa might have...

The Association of Senior Civil Servant of Nigeria (ASCSN) and Nigeria Civil Service Union (NCSU) of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Unit, have embarked on an indefinite strike over failure of the management to adhere to public service rules. Hajiya Hasfat Shuiabu, the Treasurer...

The Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai, Niger, says it has begun another round of oil and gas exploration research in the Bida and Sokoto Basins. This was disclosed at a two-day workshop with the title “Bida and Sokoto Basins Hydrocarbon Exploration Research”, organised by the...

The Federal Government of Nigeria has granted a 3-year tax relief to the newly inaugurated Pay TV operator in the country, TStv Africa, as well as tax free dividends to all investors in the company. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, announced this on Sunday night in...

David Oyedepo, presiding bishop of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, says Nigeria will not break up in spite of its present challenges. He said this in a satellite telecast of the church’s prayer session monitored by NAN in Jos on Monday. The bishop had led the church in a 30-minute breakfast...

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said that the perennial gridlocks in Apapa area which had spread to other parts of Lagos would soon be a thing of the past. Mr Olalekan Morakinyo, FRSC Head of Operation in Lagos, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday that traffic lock down...

Tragedy struck Fire Service/Mbaise Road in Imo state early Sunday morning as a two storey building collapsed killing 4 and injuring 5. The Coordinator of Owerri Operations, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mr Evans Ugoh, confirmed the incident and causalities in a short statement...

A total of 27 ships laden with petroleum products, food items and other goods are expected to arrive Apapa and Tin-Can Island Ports in Lagos from Aug. 7 to Aug. 21. The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) made the disclosure in its `Shipping Position’ on Monday in Lagos. NPA said that the ships...

The Nigerian Navy, NNS Jubilee in Ikot Abasi Local Government Area said it had deployed two Naval Security Stations to Akwa Ibom waterways to forestall maritime illegalities. The Commander, NNS Jubilee, Commodore Saidu Garba, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...