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Buhari’s son Yusuf involved in accident, breaks limb
Son of President Muhammadu Buhari, Yusuf, was, on Tuesday night, involved in a bike accident in Abuja. sustained a head injury and had one of his limbs broken. According to the…
Fuel scarcity: Marketers blame supply shortfall, motorists groan • PENGASSAN suspends strike, asks members to resume duty
As motorists and other users of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) struggled to get the product at filling stations on Monday, oil marketers blamed the worsening fuel scarcity on…
Tanker explosion destroys 21 vehicles, motorcycles
No fewer than 21 vehicles were destroyed on Wednesday after a fuel-laden tanker exploded on the FESTAC link bridge in Amuwo Odofin, Lagos State. The fire, which…
Fuel scarcity worsens despite FG assurances
Despite assurances of adequate supply of petrol by Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), the swelling fuel queues that resurfaced in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) penultimate…
Alex Ekwueme dies at 85
Second Republic Vice-Presider Alex Ekwueme is dead. A statement issued by his brother and the traditional ruler of Oko in Anambra State, Igwe Laz Ekwueme, said that he…
N177M fraud: Ex-director, IART gets 40 years jail term
L-R: Prof. Banjamin Ogunmodede, Jelakun Omitowoju and Zacceaus Tejamola Justice Nathaniel Ayo-Emmanuel of Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State yesterday sentenced the former Director General of the…
ASUU Calls off Strike, Fuel Scarcity Looms as Tanker Drivers Down Tools
ASUU President, Ogunyemi Abiodun, The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) last night called off its over one-month strike after reaching an agreement with the federal government.…
Osinbajo signs Acts to ease MSMEs’ access to credit
Acting President, Yemi Osibanjo The Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has signed into law two Acts of Parliament that had earlier been passed by the National Assembly. According to a…
Osinbajo signs Acts to ease MSMEs’ access to credit
Acting President, Yemi Osibanjo The Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has signed into law two Acts of Parliament that had earlier been passed by the National Assembly. According to a…
Democracy Day: Speech by Acting President, Yemi Osibanjo
Acting President, Yemi Osibanjo DEMOCRACY DAY SPEECH BY HIS EXCELLENCY, PROF. YEMI OSINBAJO, SAN, THE ACTING PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, COMMEMORATING THE SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF THE…
