The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Olatunji Disu, has proposed a 200 per cent gratuity and pension for retired police officers as part of the ongoing reforms in the Nigeria Police Force. Disu told newsmen on Sunday in Abuja that the proposal was before a Presidential Committee, set up to e...
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*Want 30% of agric budget for Livestock ministry *Demand immediate gazette of 417 grazing reserves *Seek pilot ranches, fodder production in six zones By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: Pastoralist groups have rejected the profiling of Fulani pastoralists as bandits and called on President B...
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PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that the police in the state confirmed that 10 locals were killed in the attack. The post Death toll in Taraba terror attack rises to 40 appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
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Mr Idris said the contacts include healthcare workers, the confirmed patient’s domestic staff and spouse, as well as health personnel involved in collecting samples from the patient The post JUST IN: Ebola: Nigeria identifies 53 contacts linked to confirmed case appeared first on...
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By Clare Nnabuike,Minna Motorists in Minna the Niger state capital have besieged the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation NNPC mega station in the state capital in protest over the non availability of the Compressed Natural Gas CNG. Vanguard learnt that the motorists had looke...
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Governor Ahmadu Fintiri and Major General Mohammed Buba Marwa (rtd) are the joint chairmen of the Adamawa State Campaign Council of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Fintiri, being the leader of the party in the state, is chairman of the council while Buba Marwa, the chief exec...
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has approved a N100,000 weekly payment for Ebola contacts in isolation to cover feeding and family maintenance costs Read More: https://punchng.com/breaking-ebola-ncdc-approves-n100000-weekly-payment-for-contacts/...
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Social media activist, VeryDarkMan, has reacted to the APC campaign flag-off in Kaduna, saying President Bola Tinubu does not deserve a second term. VeryDarkMan reacted to the the campaign flag-off in a video posted on his Instagram page. He said that the APC has failed Nigerians...
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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has identified speeding, driver fatigue, overloading and driving against traffic as persistent violations among petroleum tanker drivers. The FRSC spokesman, Osondu Ohaeri who told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja, warned th...
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A 26-year-old Nigerian international student, Obanyeli Jesse Chima, has died after suffering an asthma attack while preparing to celebrate his birthday with friends in London. Chima had recently completed his master’s degree in Public Health and was awaiting graduation when the i...
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The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) says it will not give in to blackmail of backdating the resignation of members elected on its platform , who failed to complete the process before its letter to INEC on the issue. The party also warned those approaching some members of its lea...
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The drop in pepper prices has brought some relief to traders and buyers in Lagos markets, but the high cost of tomatoes continues to weigh on traders’ sales and consumers’ purchasing power. Traders and consumers who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate intervie...
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has recovered tons of illicit drugs in Kano, Lagos, Bauchi, Niger, Edo, Ondo, Taraba, Oyo and Delta states. The Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Giving a breakdown,...
