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House of Reps passes PIB bill, adjourns indefinitely

Nigeria's House of Representatives on Thursday passed the lingering Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB).

Lawal returns as Speaker Kogi Assembly

*APC members flay election process Alhaji Momoh-Jimoh Lawal, Speaker of the Kogi state House of…

Empowerment programme for youths soon, Buhari says

The Buhari administration said in Abuja on Thursday that it would soon unveil a comprehensive…

Nigeria threatens to cancel N9.2b stoves contract

The Federal Government on Thursday threatened to revoke the clean cookstoves contract, if the contractor…

Death toll in Ghana's gas blast tragedy hits 90

*President Mahama visits scene of accident An explosion at a petrol station in Ghana's capital…

Professor Akinyemi loses Rolex watch to house keeper

A domestic staff of Professor Bolaji Akinyemi, former Minister of External Affairs, has been docked…

Mauritius appoints first female president

*The new president is a world renowned professor of chemistry Mauritius appointed Ameenah Firdaus Gurib-Fakim…

Mayaki, kidnapped Kogi state commissioner freed

*Police silent on fate of Justice Obayomi The Nigerian Police in Kogi state on Thursday…

Burundi's Nkurunziza bows to pressure, vote delayed indefinitely

Burundi's electoral body has delayed planned local and parliamentary elections in response to an appeal…

$1m worth of fake baby diapers seized from Chinese

The Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has intercepted 10 containers of suspected fake baby diapers…