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Fire Razes Buildings, Vehicles In Lagos
A midday inferno, on Thursday, razed a building on No. 15 Adebiyi Street, Magodo Phase 1, Lagos State, destroying properties worth millions of naira. According to eyewitnesses, the fire started…
Nigerian Army Restructures, Makes Fresh Postings
The Nigerian Army has released the postings and appointments of some of its senior officers. The acting director of army public relations, Col Sagir Musa said in a…
Lagos Collapsed Building: Buhari, Ambode Mourn As 12 Dead, 42 Rescued
No fewer than 12 persons have been reported dead and 42, mostly children, rescued from the rubble of a three-storey building which collapsed on Wednesday in Ita…
NPC Set To Release Deaths, Births Database
The National Population Commission (NPC) has assured release of a comprehensive database for Nigeria's births and deaths registration from 2004-2019 come December, 2019. This was disclosed by…
Nigerian Professor, Pius Adesanmi, Among 157 Victims Of Ethiopian Plane Crash
Popular political columnist, Prof. Pius Adesanmi, was among the 157 persons that died in the Ethiopian Airline crash. The Boeing 737-800 crashed in Bishoftu, shortly after takeoff…
Economic Cost of Violence against Nigerian Children Records $6.1bn
The economic impact of violence against children in Nigeria is estimated at $ billion, equivalent to about per cent of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP),…
20 Loss Lives In Kogi Communal Clashes
No fewer than 20 lives were reported dead following communal clashes between Igburra Mozum and Bassa Kwomu in Bassa Local Government Area (LGA) of Kogi State…
EFCC Arrests Impersonator Of Hammed Ali, Customs’ Boss
Azeez Afolayan is presently in the net of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for impersonating the Comptroller-General, Nigeria Customs Service, Retired Col. Hameed Ali and…
MTN Set To Rake In 90% Profits
Analysts had predicted that the $ repatriation demand dispute with the Central Bank of Nigeria would affect the fourth quarter earnings of the Nigerian unit. MTN Group…
Nigeria’s Population Growing Faster Than Economy
The Nigerian economy is growing slower than the growth rate in its population, the FSDH research has revealed. According to the research…