Over 1000 companies expressed interest in 17 categories of projects for the 2017 capital projects of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC).
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In a move to keep to his promise to the chieftains and loyalists of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to appoint more ministers to his cabinet, President Muhammadu Buhari is considering a tentative proposal to restructure some of the ministries, appoint eight new ministers to his cabinet and reshuffle the cabinet, THISDAY has learnt.
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The federal government has declared December 1, 2017 as public holiday to mark the Eid-el-Maulud celebration. The Minister of Interior, Lt Gen. Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau (rtd), who made the declaration on behalf of the federal government, enjoined all Muslim faithful and Nigerians to use the Eid-el-Maulud celebration to pray for peace, progress and unity of the nation. A statement by the Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Abubakar G. Magaji, said the minister further urged all Nigerians to support President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration towards building the nation. He wished Nigerians a happy Eid-el-Maulud celebration.
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No fewer than 120 youths wednesday renounced membership of different cult groups and surrendered their weapons at Imota in Ikorodu area of Lagos State.
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Share to TwitterShare to PrintShare to EmailShare to More Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Oluyemi Adeniji is dead.It was gathered that the diplomat died yesterday in London. He was aged 83
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The federal government has announced the suspension of the Director-General (DG) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Mr. Mounir H. Gwarzo, to allow for an unhindered investigation of several allegations of financial impropriety levelled against him.
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Nigeria has drastically cut the volume of its rice shipments from Thailand to 20,000 metric tonnes from 644,000 mt it was importing by September 2015, the Minister of Agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbeh, said.
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Prince Harry and U.S. actress Meghan Markle have announced that they are to be married. The wedding will happen in spring next year after the couple got engaged earlier this month. CNBC takes a look back at royal weddings through the years and how they have transformed into global events.
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The Chief Judge of Oyo State, Muntar Abimbola, monday sentenced Yewande Oyediran to seven years imprisonment for killing of her husband, Lowo Oyediran 21 months ago in Ibadan.
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The Director-General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Dame Julie Okah-Donli, has asked the Italian authorities to ensure that those involved in the deaths of the 26 Nigerian girls on the Mediterranean Sea recently are properly identified and prosecuted.
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