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The National Pension Commission (Pencom), has revealed plans to extend the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS), to underserved sectors of the economy through the creation of a Micro Pension Scheme. Speaking at a workshop in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital,‎ … Read more via The Guardian...

A customer of Union Bank, Julius Ijibadejo has emerged the proud winner of a brand new MG3 car in the final draw of the Bank’s Centenary Anniversary Customer Promo, which kicked off last year. The lucky winner who is … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper – Nigeria and World News –...

Ahmed Musa scored a brace in CSKA Moscow’s 6-0 thrashing of Arsenal Tula in Sunday’s Russian Premier League game at the VEB Arena. The 25-year-old got his sixth goal in 15 appearances across........................... read more via TODAY.NG – https://ift.tt/2HVDqDC Get More Nigeria Sports...

The committee set up by Sports Minister, Solomon Dalung to mobilise funds for Super Eagles’ participation at the Russia 2018 World Cup at the weekend revealed that Nigeria would need N3 billion to participate effectively at the competition. The committee realized … read more via The...

Former Manchester United manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, remains in a serious condition at the Salford Royal Hospital following a brain haemorrhage, according to the UK Guardian. The 76-year-old underwent emergency surgery after he was rushed by ambulance from his home in Wilmslow, Cheshire on...

Bertrand Traore continued his terrific goalscoring form as Lyon recorded their eighth straight victory in Ligue 1 by beating Troyes 3-0, while teenage forward Moussa Sylla hit a vital injury-time winner for Monaco in a 2-1 triumph at Caen on Sunday. Burkina Faso international Traore struck...

Adebayo was elected on Sunday at the end of the association’s 58th Annual General Conference and Delegates Meeting held in Abuja. Also elected into the National Officers Committee ................... Read more via TODAY.NG – https://ift.tt/2Imhmp1 Get More Nigeria Metro News

The conflicts between herdsmen and farmers in Nigeria have grown, spread and intensified over the past decade and today pose a threat to national survival. So many people have been killed, communities have been destroyed and so thousands of farmers and pastoralists have … Read more via The...

On Thursday, 1st March, 2018, the Islamic State affiliate in West Africa (ISWAP), also known as Boko Haram attacked and overran a heavily guarded military facility in the small town of Rann in Northern Borno state. The invading forces wreaked remarkable havoc, with scores of casualties on...

Samson Folarin Some soldiers, who were reportedly acting on the orders of a Lagos landlord, on Saturday allegedly tortured an asthmatic patient on Lekki Palm City Estate, Ajah, Lagos State. PUNCH Metro learnt that the soldiers, who were five in number, stormed the estate with the landlord and...

The Kaduna State Police commissioner, Austin Iwar, on Sunday confirmed that 45 villagers were killed by bandits in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of the state. PREMIUM TIMES reported how armed bandits attacked Gwaska village in Birnin Gwari on Saturday afternoon. Residents said the...

The Governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi, has stated that no Nigerian President has ever managed the country’s economy like President Muhammadu Buhari has. Therefore, he urged the President not to be bothered by frequent criticism from Nigerians, saying even Jesus Christ and Prophet …...

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, on Sunday escaped a mob attack at a meeting of the All Progressives Congress in a hotel in Awka, Anambra State. The meeting, it was gathered, was for the harmonisation of the results of the party’s … Read more via Punch Newspapers –...

Some leaders of the Katsina State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have alleged that no ward election was conducted in the state on Saturday, and threatened to go to court if any result was released. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that … Read more via Premium Times...

The Senator representing Enugu North Senatorial Zone at the National Assembly, Sen Chukwuka Utazi has identified Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, the Governor of Enugu State, as the best man from the South East to become Nigeria’s President. Senator Utazi, who was speaking at a Civic Reception held in honour...

Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, has ordered the arrest and arraignment of the committee members sent to monitor the All Progressives Congress (APC) ward congresses on Saturday. Okorocha took the action, despite the state chairman of the party, Dr Hilary Eke and the state organising...

A 45-year-old woman identified as Mrs. Chioma Ibina (45 years) has allegedly killed her mother-in-law identified simply as Mrs. Ibina (75 years) by hitting her on the head with a pestle. The ugly incident occurred last Friday night in Ebyia Unuhu in Abakaliki Local Government … Read more...

The Oyo State Governor, Abiola Ajimobi, has expressed satisfaction with the peaceful conduct of the rescheduled ward congress of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. A statement by the Special Adviser, Communication and Strategy to the Governor, Mr Bolaji Tunji, … Read more...

Sir Alex Ferguson presented outgoing Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger with a commemorative trophy at Old Trafford last week Arsene Wenger was among a host of Premier League managers to send support to Sir Alex Ferguson over the weekend after the former Manchester United boss had emergency surgery...

The African Development Bank (AfDB) said all the investments in electricity in 2017 were in renewable energy. Amadou Hott, Vice President, Power, Energy, Climate and Growth Complex, who revealed this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria also noted that 74% of the bank’s investment in...