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Prison official killed in Calabar jail attack

Plu Team -
A Correctional Service officer was on Wednesday night killed when gunmen attacked Afokang Correctional...
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Nigeria aims to issue new passports in two weeks

Olawale Afolabi -
The Nigerian government says it will henceforth issue passports within two weeks, a huge...
Nation

Explosion kills 37 at illegal refinery in Rivers

Plu Team -
At least 37 people were burned to death after an explosion at an illegal...
Nation

NLC, TUC suspend planned strike

Plu Team -
The Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress have suspended their planned nationwide...
Nation

Petrol tanker explosion kills 5 in Delta

Plu Team -
A petrol tanker exploded in Delta state on Sunday killing five people, police said. Police...
Nation

NLC denies agreement with Nigerian govt to suspend strike

Jane Kalu -
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) says it has no agreement with the federal government...
Nation

Looming Nigeria strike poised to be NLC, TUC’s biggest in years

Olawale Afolabi -
Nigeria’s major labour unions appear prepared for their most sweeping and disruptive strike in...
Nation

Nigerian court sets bail at half a million naira for 69 LGBTQ suspects

Olawale Afolabi -
Sixty-nine people arrested in Nigeria for allegedly holding a gay wedding party have been...
Nation

Flood claims three lives in Jos communities

Plu Team -
At least three people have died in floods in Jos, Plateau state between Sunday...
Nation

Subsidy hardship: Cross River cuts workdays to three

Saviour Imukudo -
Gov Bassey Otu of Cross River has reduced workdays for civil servants in the...
Nation

Cross River says it secured $15m oil palm investment

Saviour Imukudo -
The Cross River government has secured a private sector investment of $15 million for...
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Boat capsizes in Adamawa killing many

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A boat traveling across Njuwa Lake in Adamawa state has capsized killing eight people,...
Economy

Power cuts, shut banks as NLC strike affects Nigerian cities

Saviour Imukudo -
Multiple banks closed in Abuja on Tuesday as several areas of the federal capital...
Nation

After 40 years, Lagos rail opens with offer of 15 minutes for 2-hour trip

Olawale Afolabi -
Nigeria’s economic capital and one of its most chaotic cities, Lagos, finally has a...
Nation

How ‘bandits’ killed worshippers in 2 mosques in Kaduna — Police

Plu Team -
Seven people have been killed at two mosques in Kaduna state, police said Saturday. The...
Nation

Akwa Ibom resumes students bursary after ex-governor refused for 8 years

Saviour Imukudo -
The Akwa Ibom government says it will resume payment of bursary to students in...
Nation

Lagdo Dam Floods: 11 Nigerian states at risk, face ‘urgent evacuation’

Olawale Afolabi -
Nigeria's National Emergency Management Agency has advised the immediate evacuation of communities in several...
Nation

Floods in Bauchi destroy ‘700 houses, farms’

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A flood has destroyed at least 700 houses and farmlands in Cheledi Community, Kirfi...
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Police commission retires DIGs who refused resigning over IG seniority

Plu Team -
The Police Service Commission says it has compulsorily retired four deputy inspectors-general of police...
Nation

Boat accident claims 12 lives in Nasarawa

Plu Team -
Twelve people died in a boat accident in Nasawara state on Sunday, the state...
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