The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, said 123km of the 156 km stretch of the Lagos-Ibadan standard guage rail project has been completed.
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World number one, Novak Djokovic, automatically progressed to the Madrid Open semi-finals after his quarter-final opponent Marin Cilic was forced to withdraw because of food poisoning on Friday.
The National Industrial Court, Abuja, on Friday ordered Auchi Polytechnic to reinstate and pay a dismissed lecturer, Dr Betty Ali-Momoh, her N6.771million entitlement.
A prosecution witness, Aliyu Zubairu, on Friday told an FCT High Court that he did not receive bribe from any contractor before making his reports to enable payment during his tenure as deputy General Manager of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund.
The joy of Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool fans at reaching the UEFA Champions League final has been dampened by the eye-watering costs of travelling to Madrid for the June 1 showdown.
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control in Niger on Friday said it confiscated 401 cartons of expired assorted soft drinks in a warehouse in Minna.
Troops on operation `Exercise Harbin Kunama III’’, have arrested a suspect the army described as “notorious’’ bandit logistics supplier, Marwana Abubakar in Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State.
Manchester United must take “smart” decisions when signing new players during the close season and nurture their youth players so they can compete in the English Premier League next season.
Barcelona striker, Luis Suarez, is set to be sidelined for four to six weeks after undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery to treat a medical meniscus injury, the club said on Friday.
Mike Phelan was confirmed as Manchester United’s assistant manager on permanent basis on Friday after being given a three-year contract, the Premier League club said in a statement.
AS Roma manager, Claudio Ranieri on Friday said expected to leave the Serie A club when his contract expires at the end of the season.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Friday abruptly stopped evidence by its 13th witness in the fraud trial of former Governor, Ayo Fayose, saying that it appeared the witness was trying to be hostile.
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo has secured a three year contract for a physically challenged artist, Samuel Aigbodion who performed at the Alaghodaro concert in November 2018, held to mark the Governor’s second year in office.
The Angolan Minister of External Relations, Manuel Augusto, says Angola Airlines will commence operations in Nigeria by June to enhance trade relations between the two countries.
The Nigerian Mission in South Africa has rejected the report of the country’s Independent Police Investigative Directorate handling the investigation of the death of a Nigerian, Ebuka Udugbo, in the police custody.
Ganduje said this on Friday in reaction to the creation of four new Emirates from the Kano Emirate supervised by Sanusi, which was regarded as a way of whittling the influence of the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria
The Presidential Amnesty Programme has dismissed as mischievous and self-serving a post on the social media by factional President of the Ijaw Youth Congress, Oweilaemi Pereotubo, claiming that the Ijaw Nation had passed a vote of no confidence on the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta and Coordinator, Amnesty Programme, Prof. Charles Dokubo.
Brig.-Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim, the newly appointed Director-General of National Youth Service Corps, officially assumed duty on Friday as the 18th director general, with a five-point agenda to improve the scheme.
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, has asked workers to disregard the call by Nigeria Labour Congress for a one- day national protest on Monday.
Arsenal striker, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, says the club has learnt from last season’s mistakes in the Europa League, after his hat-trick against Valencia sealed their progress to the final of the competition on Thursday.