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New York Consulate installs machines for 10-year passport The Consulate-General of Nigeria in New York has started installing machines to produce passports with 10 years of validity for its nationals. The Consul-General,  Amb. Lot…

Conflicts: Committee resolves 800 disputes in 12 months in Yobe The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during its Primaries re-elected Mr Awaji-Inombek Abiante as its candidate for the Andoni-Opobo/Nkoro Federal Constituency ahead of the…

Kebbi Govt distributes relief materials to victims of fire in Koko/Besse LGA  The Kebbi State Government has distributed relief materials to victims of the fire disaster in Koko/Besse Local Government Area of the state. Alhaji Abubakar…

FG resumes payment of N9.24bn to 76,107 CCT beneficiaries The Federal Government says it has resumed payment of over N9.24 billion to 76,107 beneficiaries of the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) programme across the six local government…

Fashola seeks public collaboration on road safety, infrastructure protection The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, on Thursday, called for the collaboration of Nigerians in ensuring compliance with road safety rules and…

Buhari departs for UAE on condolence, to meet new President  President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja on Thursday on a condolence visit to United Arab Emirates (UAE). Buhari will meet with the new President of the United Arab…

 Road safety everybody’s business, says FRSC official The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Thursday called on Nigerians to abide by traffic rules and regulations to make roads safe. Corps Commander Kudirat Ibrahim, Commandant of…

Academic urges media to project Nigeria positively to discourage irregular migration  An academic, Dr. Ufuoma Akpojivi has urged the media to imbibe the spirit of patriotism by projecting Nigeria positively to discourage irregular…

LAWMA arrests 65 persons for environmental abuses The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has arrested 65 persons at various locations around the state for environmental abuses. The Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer,…

2022 Hajj: Jigawa Pilgrims Board trains 135 facilitators The Jigawa State Pilgrims Welfare Board (JSPWB) on Friday trained 135 facilitators to enable them to train the state’s intending pilgrims for the 2022 Hajj. The Acting Executive…