08/08/2017 13:30
Police in Vietnam have arrested two women and a man accused of attempting to traffic two girls aged nine years and 14 years to China, the authorities said on Tuesday.
The girls were discovered by police in a taxi at about 1 a.m. on Monday, along with the two women, Mong Chieu, 31, and Cut...
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08/08/2017 13:22
The Abuja to Kaduna rail line now generates one million Naira daily, Minister of Transportation Mr. Rotimi Amaechi disclosed.
In an interview with newsmen on Tuesday in Benin, Amaechi said the feat was because of the increase in passengers that patronise the rail.
He attributed the...
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08/08/2017 13:15
The Police Command in Jigawa said no fewer than eleven persons had drowned in various rivers in the state in the last one month.
A statement issued by the spokesman of the command, SP Abdu Jinjiri, in Dutse on Tuesday described the number of people drowned within such period as “outrageous”....
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02/08/2017 12:57
The Federal Government on Wednesday, says it has developed a national strategy on competitiveness in raw materials and products development in the country.
Dr Hussaini Ibrahim, the Director-General, Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC), said in a statement issued in Abuja...
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02/08/2017 12:50
Boko Haram insurgents launched a night attack on Mildu village in Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa State on Tuesday, killing seven people and injuring about 10 others, residents and officials have said.
The insurgents also burnt houses and shops during the attack.
Fleeing...
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02/08/2017 11:13
The Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, has appointed a new chairman for the anti-graft agency, ICPC.
The new chairman is Bolaji Owasanoye, a professor.
The new appointment was contained in a statement by the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation.
Mr. Osinbajo also appointed 12...
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02/08/2017 10:47
Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun, said yesterday that more than half of Nigeria’s value added tax, VAT, comes from Lagos State alone. Speaking at the parley between the Federal Government and Progressive Governors Forum, PGF, in Abuja, Adeosun said 87 percent of Nigeria’s VAT was derived from four...
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02/08/2017 10:41
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has listed items stolen from one of his house located at Gwarimpa, Abuja to include six television sets, three refrigerators and one gas cooker.
A statement Tuesday by his media aide, Ikechukwu Eze debunked media report that 36 units of plasma television sets and...
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02/08/2017 10:37
The United States Department of State is worried about Nigeria’s inability to effectively secure and hold onto territories recaptured from Boko Haram terrorists despite the successes recorded by the Multi-National Joint Task Force.
This came as the UN in New York set up a new fund, Nigeria...
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02/08/2017 10:30
From January 1, 2018, anybody without National Identification Number issued by the National Identity Management Commission will not be able to procure Nigerian passport.
The condition applies to both first-time applicants and those renewing their expired document.
The Comptroller-General of...
