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The activities of the Directorate of State Security Service of late have raised concerns in the Nigerian polity as to the propriety of the conduct of officials of the service and whether their actions are consistent with the law setting it up

The position of the Representatives is coming just one day after Obasanjo lampooned President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress-led government, adding that the National Assembly is corrupt

Governor Ambode spoke at the Lagos House in Ikeja during a reception organized by the State Government in honour of Gbadamosi

Reports say deadly accidents are relatively common at industrial sites in China, where anger over lax standards is growing

The Lagos State Government announced the cancellation on Wednesday, saying “it was no longer appropriate to restrict movement of people for three hours in a mega city like Lagos’

According to the report, on State basis, the Federal Capital Territory recorded the highest number of crashes with 117 cases involving 671 persons that resulted to 15 deaths and 226 injured persons

In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Public Affairs, Turaki Hassan , the Speaker showered encomiums on the former vice president, describing him as a democrat, patriot and elder statesman

Prof. Etim Essien, Chairman, Governing Board of the Nigerian National Merit Award, disclosed this at a news conference to mark the 9th Forum of NNOM Laureates in Abuja on Thursday

He said that the complaints were received from telecommunications consumers through ‘Walk-in, Outreach Events, Letters, Emails, Consumer Web Portal and the Call Centre (622)

Mary Hockaday, Controller BBC World Service English, says: “The BBC World Service is a trusted source of news and information for a huge audience around the world – 66 million weekly to the English service – and now we have even more to offer, at a time of unprecedented global change

Baru said: “Nigerian crude has continued to earn premiums and it is hot cake all over for refiners because of the light nature of the crude

Edegbe Odemwinge, APC Assistant Director of Publicity, stated this on Thursday in Abuja in the party’s felicitation statement to Atiku as he turns 70 on Friday, November 25

The Senate’s passage of the bill, titled: “Nigerian Peace Corps (NPC) Bill 2016,” came five months after a similar passage by the House of Representatives on June 12 this year

Speaking at the opening session of the National Executive Council of the NBA, holding in Minna, the Niger State capital, Mahmood, who acknowledged that the judiciary is currently facing a trying period, stated that the association will continue to be the voice of the voiceless

Fighters from Boko Haram have killed thousands in their campaign to carve out an Islamist state in their base in northeast Nigeria and have also launched attacks in neighboring Chad, Niger and Cameroon

The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Ebere Amaraizu, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Enugu that the accident happened at about 9 p.m. on Wednesday

Ambode said: “I want to assure the Chairman of the Organising Committee, the staff and everybody charged with the responsibility of organising the 2017 Access Bank/Lagos City Marathon that we will provide all the support they need

This was disclosed by the Transport Expert of the Bank, Nwila Aaron Katambula, during his courtesy visit to the Corps Marshal, Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi, at the FRSC National Headquarters in Abuja

He commended the Federal Government on its efforts towards ensuring that the expressway was of good quality, when finally completed.
Sanusi said that the federal government should consider the construction of pedestrian bridges in the Mowe/Redeemed Camp axis, Ibafo and Asese, which fall under the Obafemi/Owode Local Government Area

Dr Yemi Kale, the Statistician-General of NBS, said that the training was aimed at providing robust, realistic statistical information needed for setting benchmarks and monitoring of progress in the implementation of SDGs