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22 May 2013, 10:47
About 10 million children of school-going age are out of school in Nigeria largely as a result of poverty.
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22 May 2013, 10:09
The Council of Academic Staff Unions of the Osun-owned tertiary institutions has suspended its strike.
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22 May 2013, 10:09
The Ogun Government says it has introduced cashless policy in all state-owned hospitals.
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22 May 2013, 09:08
NSCDC officers in Ilorin rescued a 65-year-old suspected kidnapper from being lynched.
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22 May 2013, 07:12
The federal government has asked Niger for help in an offensive against Boko Haram, as West African states try to cooperate against a spread of Islamist violence.
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22 May 2013, 08:06
The federal government says it would release several suspects held for "terrorist activities", including all women in custody.
21 May 2013, 17:45
One person was killed and 6 010 others displaced in six communities following a 15-minutes windstorm that destroyed 350 homes in the Boki, Cross River.
21 May 2013, 17:45
Kogi Government workers have dragged the state government to the National Industrial Court, Abuja for alleged non-payment of their salaries.
21 May 2013, 17:45
Top government functionaries were on hand to receive the remains of literary icon, Chinua Achebe, in Abuja.
21 May 2013, 17:04
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control said it sanctioned 16 offenders involved in the sales of unwholesome products.
21 May 2013, 17:45
The Senate has unanimously supported the state of emergency slammed on Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states last week by President Goodluck Jonathan.
21 May 2013, 16:06
The Police Command in Ebonyi has arrested 24 suspects in connection with the kidnap of Dr Pius Manyike and a woman two weeks ago by gunmen.
21 May 2013, 15:04
Fleeing members of Islamic sect, Boko Haram in the border communities of Borno State, are regrouping in the mountainous forests of Adamawa State.
21 May 2013, 15:04
The Federal Government said it won't prepare another supplementary budget for military operations in the three states that have been under emergency rule.
21 May 2013, 14:01
Two staff of Nigeria's largest airline - Arik Air have been arrested at the Heathrow Airport in London for suspected drug trafficking.
21 May 2013, 14:01
The staff of Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) who were on a one-day strike have resumed full operation.
21 May 2013, 14:02
Nigerians and the entire West African region have been urged to join hands together in the fight against increasing insurgencies.
21 May 2013, 13:03
Presidential Committee on Dialogue and Peaceful Resolution of Security Challenges is ready to meet members of the Boko Haram sect.
21 May 2013, 12:07
The Adamawa Judicial Service Commission has approved the demotion of an Area Court Judge, Abdullahi Bello, over an alleged act of misconduct.
21 May 2013, 11:10
The Nsukka Division of the Enugu State Command has arrested two suspects in Enugu for alleged car snatching.
21 May 2013, 11:10
Nigeria has been struck off United States President Barack Obama's itinerary for his upcoming trip to Africa.
21 May 2013, 10:06
The Chief of Defence Staff, Ola Ibrahim has solicited the cooperation of the civilian population to ensure the success of military operations.
21 May 2013, 10:06
Delta Police Command arrested three females suspects in connection with the abduction of the wife of a staff of the Delta State University in Abraka.
21 May 2013, 08:40
The military has arrested 120 suspected Boko Haram militants in Borno State, in a sweep to curb the insurgency in the country’s north-east, the army says.
21 May 2013, 08:21
The military says it has re-established control in five remote areas of the northeast where Boko Haram had seized territory.