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NAPTIP rescues 96 victims of human trafficking in Benin

By Salim Yunusa The National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Benin Zonal Command, said it has rescued about 96 victims of human...

MTN, Airtel get CBN approval to start banking business

By Salim Yunusa     MTN Nigeria, which controls 40 percent market share, and Airtel which has a 27 percent share of the telco market, have been...

Police officer stabs colleague to death in Bayelsa

Agency Report The Commissioner of Police in Bayelsa State, Ben Okolo, on Friday in Yenagoa confirmed the stabbing to death of a police officer by...

JUST IN: 5 dead as fire razes Kubwa market

By Salim Yunusa   At least five persons have reportedly died from a late night explosion that gutted a section of the popular Kubwa ultra modern...

Kaduna State Government appoints UK-based professor as policy advisor

By Salim Yunusa   The Kaduna State Government has appointed Prof. Rajneesh Narula as Consultant and Policy Adviser to its Planning and Budget Commission.     The appointment is...

Thugs attack Senator Danjuma Goje in Gombe

By Ismail Auwal  Political thugs have attacked the senator representing Gombe central, in Gombe state, Danjuma Goje. The incident occurred on Friday while the senator was...

CBN spends N58.6bn to print 2.5bn pieces of Naira notes

By Salim Yunusa   The Central Bank of Nigeria spent the sum of N58.618 billion to print 2.518 billion Naira notes, valued at 1. 063 trillion...

Just in: Police rescue abducted victims of uniAbuja, arrest suspects

By Ismail Auwal The Police in Abuja has succeeded in rescuing all the abducted victims of the University of Abuja kidnap incident. The  Federal Capital Territory,...

Fraud: Kwara judiciary staff bags 7 years jail term

Agency Report A Registrar with Kwara Judiciary, Fatimoh Olatunji, has been convicted for fraud and sentenced to seven years imprisonment without option of fine. According to...

Nigeria offers 100% ownership to mining investors

By Salim Yunusa   The Minister of Mines and Steel Development (MMSD), Arch Olamilekan Adegbite, said Nigeria has offered 100 per cent ownership on mining investments...

Oil reaches $83.37/Barrel as OPEC meets today

By Salim Yunusa   Oil price in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) daily basket price stood at $83.37 a barrel on Tuesday, ahead...

18 Northern men arrested for ‘wandering’ in Ondo by Amotekun

By Salim Yunusa Eighteen persons from the northern part of Nigeria have been apprehended by the Ondo State Security Network Agency known as Amotekun Corps...

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