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The Federal Government on Thursday declared that it has fulfilled its campaign promise with respect to the clean-up of Ogoniland in Rivers State. According to the government, President Muhammadu Buhari had during his campaign period promised to commence the clean-up of the Niger Delta, beginning from Ogoniland once sworn into office. The Minister of Environment, Mrs. Amina Mohammed, saluted the …

In line with the ongoing recruitment exercise into the Nigeria Police, a total of 338,227 have been shortlisted electronically from the over 900,000 applicants who applied for the different positions advertised, the Police Service Commission (PSC) has disclosed Out of the number, it said 44,661 are for Cadet ASP, 87,736 for Cadet Inspector and 205,830 for Constables. While briefing newsmen …

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, says 11 states have provided 55,000 hectares to establish ranches to curb farmers and pastoralists clashes in their states. Ogbeh made this known at a news conference on Thursday in Abuja. Ogbeh said the states are Plateau, Kaduna, Kano, Gombe, Katsina, Taraba, Niger, Adamawa, Jigawa, Sokoto and the FCT. He said …

It was a rowdy session in the House of Representatives wednesday when two members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) – Hon. Tony Nwoye (Anambra) and Hon. Udende Emmanuel (Benue) – defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). In two separate letters announcing their defection read by the speaker, Yakubu Dogara, both men cited what they said were factions …

The Federal Government on Thursday ordered that the controversial examinations usually organised by universities in Nigeria for admission seekers after the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations should be scrapped. The government argued that if there was absolute confidence in the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, there should be no need for Universities to conduct internal examinations to determine the fate of …

Guardian investigation reveals testing regimes similar to that of Flint were in place in major cities including Chicago, Boston and Philadelphia. At least 33 cities across 17 US states have used water testing “cheats” that potentially conceal dangerous levels of lead, a Guardian investigation launched in the wake of the toxic water crisis in Flint, Michigan, has found. Of these …

At New Jersey rally, Democratic frontrunner attacks Republican rival over Trump U and foreign policy ahead of her touted address on national security.    Hillary Clinton has unloaded on Donald Trump as a “fraud” who would “scam America the way he scammed all of those people at Trump U” – referring to the Republican’s defunct business training program that is at …

The Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, wednesday promised that President Muhammadu Buhari would inaugurate the completed Abuja-Kaduna rail line services next month. The minister who made the disclosure during the first official test-run of the rail modernisation project which connects Abuja and Kaduna State, said the project was ready and would commence full commercial operations once the president inaugurated …

The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has accused the state government of allegedly approving the payment of 75 per cent mobilisation fee for the provision of medical equipment for the Central Hospital, Benin, in contravention of the Edo State Public Procurement Agency Law, 2012. The Publicity Secretary, Edo PDP, Mr. Chris Nehikhare, told journalists on Wednesday that …

Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday returned to Nigeria after a month’s trip to the United Kingdom and Côte d’Ivoire. It was gathered that the former President arrived at the Port Harcourt International Airport on Wednesday before heading for his country home in Otuoke, Bayelsa State. It was gathered that Jonathan arrived at Otuoke at 9pm. An associate of the …