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NLC suspends strike action

The Nigeria Labour Congress has suspended its ongoing nationwide strike following promises by the Federal Government to reconvene the tripartite committee on national minimum...

150,000 people displaced in Bayelsa by flood, says NEMA

No fewer than 150,000 persons have been displaced by flood in Bayelsa, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Sunday disclosed. Yakubu Suleiman, Co-ordinator, Emergency...

Six persons confirmed dead in Edo floods

Victor Emuankhagbon, the Chairman of Esan South East Local Government Area of Edo, on Saturday confirmed that six deaths were recorded in the flooded...

Missing General’s car found inside Jos pond

After eight days of intense search that involved evacuating water, the Nigeria Army on Saturday found the car of missing retired Maj. Gen. Idris...

Nigeria signs Code of Conduct to actively combat terrorism

Nigeria has signed a Code of Conduct, aimed at joining efforts by the global community to actively engage in the fight against terror in...

Fighting corruption will free funds for developmental programmes in Nigeria, others- Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has affirmed in New York that checking the menace of corruption would create major funding for developmental programmes and projects for...

Air Force says it will investigate the crash of its two aircraft

The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshall Sadique Abubakar says the Nigerian Air Force will investigate the circumstances surrounding the collision of two of...

I am not ashamed of calling Buhari my friend, says Ebonyi Governor

Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi has said that he is not ashamed to call President Muhammadu Buhari his friend despite belonging to the opposition...

Jos killings: Plateau Government imposes dusk-to-dawn curfew

Following civil unrest in parts of Jos North and Jos South Local Government Areas of Plateau, the State Government has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew...

Unidentified gunmen storm Jos, wipe out family of nine

Unidentified gunmen have allegedly killed family of nine in Rukuba road community of Jos North Local Government Area, a development that sparked up tension...