01/08/2017 14:49
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has called for the arrest and prosecution of those involved in the recent shooting of two of its officials in Abia.
The Public Education Officer and spokesman of the Corps, Mr Bisi Kazeem, made the call on Tuesday while reacting to the reported dismissal...
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01/08/2017 12:29
The Senate of the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT), on Tuesday announced the expulsion of six students of the institution for various offences.
An official bulletin of the university made available to Newsmen in Port Harcourt, stated that the offences included examination malpractice...
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01/08/2017 12:11
In an effort to sustain one of the remaining prominent rain forest regions in Nigeria, over 100 persons in Cross River State have been trained on ways to preserve the forest.
But to ensure such high forest sustainability, the trainees have called for an all embracing empowerment programme to...
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01/08/2017 11:57
The Akwa Ibom State branch of the Nigerian Institution of Surveyors, NIS, has advised the state government to begin the enforcement of policies in the building industry to give the state capital aesthetic value.
Chairman of NIS, Mr Clement Akpan, gave the advice when members of the...
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01/08/2017 08:24
The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) has announced that its 1st Annual Conference will hold on August 10, 2017 at Renaissance Hotel, Isaac John Street, Ikeja, Lagos State.
A statement by the Guild’s Publicity Secretary, Olumide Iyanda, gave the theme of the conference as:...
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31/07/2017 13:54
Leprosy victims in Ebonyi have decried the increasing rate of stigmatisation they faced from friends and relatives, stressing that the development was affecting their re-integration into the society, after treatment.
The affected victims, who spoke with newsmen at the St. Patrick’s...
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31/07/2017 13:31
Cdr. Seni Ogunyemi, the Chief Executive/Corps Commander, Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), says 35 persons have lost their lives in motor accidents in the state in the last two months. Ogunyemi disclosed this to newsmen in Ota on Monday.
He said that 51 road...
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31/07/2017 10:43
Oil prices hit a two-month high on Monday lifted by a tightening US crude market and the threat of sanctions against OPEC-member Venezuela.
Brent crude futures were $52.90 per barrel earlier in the day, their highest since May 25.
U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures were up...
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31/07/2017 09:42
At least 69 people died in a Boko Haram ambush of an oil exploration team in northeast Nigeria, as three men kidnapped by the jihadists made a video appeal.
Experts said the attack -- Boko Haram's bloodiest this year -- underscored the persistent threat it poses, despite government claims the...
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19/07/2017 12:15
A woman with leukaemia at the centre of a campaign to allow her donor Nigerian sister to come to the UK has died.
Martha Williams, 26, travelled to the UK to donate stem cells to 24-year-old May Brown.
The Home Office reversed a decision not to issue Ms Williams a visa after more than 60,000...
