Turkey unveils first indigenous electric car
Turkey unveiled its first domestically designed automobile prototypes on Friday – a sport utility vehicle (SUV) and a sedan. The…
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Police kill one, arrest four suspects in foiled Abuja bank robbery
The FCT Police Command said on Saturday that it killed one person and arrested four suspects in a foiled bank…
Executions: Don’t let Boko Haram divide us, Buhari urges Nigerians
President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed to Nigerians not to let terrorists divide the country along religious lines, following execution of…
Presidential race: Trump not perturbed by Bloomberg’s spending – Campaign team
U.S. President Donald Trump’s campaign team says it is unfazed by billionaire Michael Bloomberg’s spending in the race for the…
Kogi workers demand implementation of new minimum wage
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have called on the government to set machinery in…
How $2.2 million New York apartment purchase raised questions over Diezani’s Dominican diplomatic status
A New York apartment hurriedly purchased by a shoddy company registered in the American state of Delaware is raising fresh…
Joseph Makoju retires as Dangote Cement CEO
The Group Managing Director/CEO of Dangote Cement Plc, Joseph Makoju, will retire as GMD/CEO effective January 31, 2020, a position…
Disaster averted in Lagos airport as man charges at taxiing aircraft
Disaster was averted on Friday at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos when a yet to be named young…
Top five controversies that rocked Hausa Film Industry in the year under review
The Kannywood movie industry was immersed in several controversies in 2019. Movie producers said the Hausa film industry suffered low…
Jonathan confirms attack on his Otuoke home, commends soldiers
Nigeria’s former president, Goodluck Jonathan, has confirmed that the recent attack that led to the death of a soldier occurred…
Kano tricyclists found conveying opposite sexes risk ten lashes, six months ban – Official
The Kano Hisbah Board on Thursday said tricyclists found conveying opposite sexes in the same tricycle would be punished with…
BREAKING: Police, Army Prevent Armed Robbers From Escaping From Abuja Bank
There is a standoff currently going on in Mpape in Abuja between a gang of armed robbers, the police and…
Lafarge MD resigns, joins rival Dangote Cement
The management of Dangote Cement Plc has announced the appointment of Michel Puchercos as the new managing director of the…
NNPC, partners sign final investment decision for NLNG Train 7
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Shell, Total, and ENI on Friday signed the final investment decision (FID) to give…
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) commences sales of Postgraduate Admission Form [Part-Time / Full-Time]
The management of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) is now selling applications forms for admission into its Postgraduate…
Lassa Fever: Ebonyi shuts down hospital, quarantines staff, patients
The outbreak of Lassa Fever has reportedly caused the death of Ephraim Ogaranya who was admitted at St Vincent Hospital,…
Cost of doing business in Nigeria to rise next year – Report
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has projected a high cost of doing business in 2020. Muda Yusuf,…
Christmas: Sustain tempo against Boko Haram, air chief to troops
The Chief of Air Staff, Sadique Abubakar, has commended officers and men of the Nigeria Air Force (NAF) for sustaining…
NSIP: Why we stopped paying food vendors in four states — FG
The National Social Investments Programme (NSIP) has debunked claims that the new Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Sadiya Umar Farouq, deliberately…
Sanusi advocates family planning as solution to ‘almajiri,’ other social vices
The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi, on Thursday, implored Nigerians, especially Muslims, to give birth to the number of children…
Nigeria will stand with you, Buhari tells Burkina Faso
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured the government and people of Burkina Faso who suffered a deadly terrorist attack that claimed…
Governor Ayade creates foreign affairs ministry for Cross River
The Cross River governor, Ben Ayade, has created a ministry of foreign affairs in the state. The new ministry was…
Sambo Dasuki’s long road to ‘freedom’
Sambo Dasuki, the former National Security Adviser, regained his freedom on Christmas eve, after four years of detention by officials…
Kwara govt not behind Wizkid concert — AbdulRazaq
The Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, on Thursday denied that the government was behind the popular musical concert that featured…