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Nigeria’s representative, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, who is also Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has emerged President of the ECOWAS Network of Electoral Commissions (ECONEC). The post INEC chairman emerges President ECOWAS Network of Electoral Commissions appeared first on PM NEWS Nigeria .

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says its ongoing reform is geared towards transforming the corporation from an oil and gas company into an integrated energy outfit. The post NNPC Plans To Generate Electricity appeared first on PM NEWS Nigeria .

The Federal Government on Wednesday asked Indian Government to ensure the immediate arrest and prosecution of those responsible for attacks of Nigerian students in an Indian university. The post FG summons Indian High Commissioner over attack on students appeared first on PM NEWS Nigeria .

The Inspector–General of Police Intelligence Response Team and Anti Kidnapping Squad of Police in Abuja have arrested 11 kidnap suspects, allegedly led by a dismissed personnel of Department of State Services, Abdulrasheed Maigari. The post Ex-DSS staff member, kidnap suspects in police net appeared first on PM NEWS Nigeria .

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday left Abuja for Paris to attend the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Anti-Corruption and Integrity Forum. The post Vice President Osinbajo leaves for France appeared first on PM NEWS Nigeria .

The Comptroller General of Customs, retired Col. Hameed Ali, has confirmed Joseph Attah as the substantive Public Relations Officer of the service. The post Customs redeploys 337 Assistant Comptrollers appeared first on PM NEWS Nigeria .

Benue Governor Samuel Ortom on Wednesday announced a cabinet reshuffle, with Commissioner of Youths and Sports, Mr Lawrence Onoja, moving over to the Ministry of Information and Orientation. The post Benue governor reshuffles cabinet appeared first on PM NEWS Nigeria .

International Organisation on Migration (IOM), said 128 migrants, comprising Nigerians and other West Africans, died while crossing Mediterranean Sea to Europe between March 6 and 26, 2017. The post UN says 128 Nigerians, other migrants drown in Mediterranean Sea in 21 days appeared first on PM NEWS Nigeria .

World Economic Development Agency Ltd, WEDAL organisers of Embassies and Consular Missions Conference scheduled to hold on Thursday March 30th 2017 at Abeokuta, Ogun State has been postponed. The post Envoys Conference Postponed appeared first on PM NEWS Nigeria .

The president of Nigeria's Senate, Bukola Saraki has been cleared of any wrongdoing over allegations that he attempted to evade payment of customs duties on a car, the chairman of the Senate committee that investigated the claims said on Wednesday. The post N298m bulletproof car: Senate clears Saraki, suspends Ndume for 6 months appeared first on PM NEWS Nigeria .

Former Adamawa Governor, Bala Ngilari, who was granted bail on health grounds, after he appealed against his five years conviction over corruption charges, has been released from prison. The post Ex-Adamawa governor released from Yola Prison appeared first on PM NEWS Nigeria .

A Mararaba Upper Area Court, Nasarawa State, on Wednesday ordered the remand of two men in prison for allegedly beating up a security guard into stupor. The post 2 men remanded in prison for beating security guard to stupor appeared first on PM NEWS Nigeria .

A suspected car thief, Matthias Isha, 28 who allegedly stole a Toyota Camry car with registration number SMK-318DD valued at N1.8m from a car hire driver at Banana Island, Ikoyi, Lagos has been arrested in Kogi State, North Central Nigeria where he had displayed the car for sale. The post Fleeing Car Thief Arrested in Kogi appeared first on PM NEWS Nigeria .

Amnesty International (AI) has condemned the ongoing attacks on black African students in India and asked the authorities to bring those responsible to book. The post India: Amnesty International Seeks End To Racist Attack On Black African Students appeared first on PM NEWS Nigeria .

A limited liability company DAI Brothers Investment limited has asked a Federal High Court in Lagos south west Nigeria to compel the National Agency For food and Drug Administration and control (NAFDAC) to release a report of laboratory analysis of Aquafina Table water. The post Contaminated Aquafina Table Water: Company drags NAFDAC to court appeared first on PM NEWS Nigeria .

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued license to the Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN) of the Federal Ministry of Finance. The post CBN issues license to Development Bank of Nigeria appeared first on PM NEWS Nigeria .

National leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on Wednesday said Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has excelled despite inheriting a huge debt burden from his predecessor. The post Tinubu: Ambode has excelled despite inheriting N418.2 billion debt appeared first on PM NEWS Nigeria .

Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has urged the Indian Government to ensure that justice prevails by carrying out investigation and bring those responsible in the mob attacks on Nigerians to book. The post Xenophobia: Presidential Aide Calls For Justice appeared first on PM NEWS Nigeria .

The Senate on Wednesday suspended former Senate Leader, Sen. Mohammed Ndume over his petition calling for investigation into the allegation discrediting Sen. Dino Melaye as a graduate of ABU Zaria. The post Melaye’s Certificate Saga: Senate Suspends Former Leader appeared first on PM NEWS Nigeria .

Cambodia on Wednesday banned the export of breast milk, following international outcry after a local newspaper revealed it had been exported to the U. S. The post Cambodia Bans Export Of Breast Milk appeared first on PM NEWS Nigeria .

The Nigeria Police Force says it has arrested 11 suspects in connection with the kidnapping of Alhaji Isa Salami, former General Manager of Peugeot Automobile of Nigeria ( PAN), who was kidnapped in Maitama, Abuja on March 21. The post Police Arrest 11 Suspected Kidnappers Of Former GM appeared first on PM NEWS Nigeria .

A Grade 1 Area Court in Karu, Abuja, on Wednesday sentenced a notorious phone thief, Ikechukwu Emmanuel to 21 months imprisonment. The post Notorious Phone Thief Bags 1 Year Jail Term appeared first on PM NEWS Nigeria .

Gov. Abubakar Bello of Niger has approved the appointment of Alhaji Jibrin Habibu as the Acting Chairman of the state’s Board of Internal Revenue. The post Niger Board Of Internal Revenue Gets New Chairman appeared first on PM NEWS Nigeria .

The Police on Wednesday brought 12 people before a Makurdi Upper Area Court for criminal conspiracy and belonging to unlawful society. The post Police Arraign 12 Men appeared first on PM NEWS Nigeria .

The Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) on Wednesday confirmed that Cerebro Spinal Meningitis (CSM) has killed not less than four children in Durumi-Garki, a suburb of the FCT. The post Meningitis Claims 4 In Abuja -AMAC appeared first on PM NEWS Nigeria .

A Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Maitama on Wednesday adjourned until May 25 to commence hearing in a case of rape of a minor brought against a reverend father, Anthony Ochigbo. The post Court Adjourns Reverend Father’s Rape Case appeared first on PM NEWS Nigeria .

Six people including two teenage boys, who allegedly caused a pandemonium and damaged some property worth N1.2 million in Mushin area of Lagos, were on Wednesday charged before a Yaba Magistrates’ Court. The post 6 In Court Over Mushin Mayhem appeared first on PM NEWS Nigeria .

Gov Willie Obiano on Wednesday swore in 21 Local Government Transition Committee nominees shortly after they were confirmed by the Anambra House of Assembly. The post Obiano Swears In 21 LG Transition Committee Chairmen appeared first on PM NEWS Nigeria .

A Karmo Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, ordered that Abubakar Adamu be given 10 strokes of the cane for stealing a bucket of paint and a carton of tiles. The post Man To Receive 10 Strokes Of Cane appeared first on PM NEWS Nigeria .

The Sexual Offences Awareness and Victims Rehabilitation Initiative (SOAR), an NGO, says plans are underway to educate 640 girls in Dutse and Wumba communities in the FCT on sexual violence. The post NGO To Educate 640 Girls On Sexual Violence appeared first on PM NEWS Nigeria .

Some electricity consumers in Dada Asaila Estate in Ogun State on Wednesday protested against outrageous billing by Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC). The post Consumers Protest Over Crazy Bills, Prepaid Meters appeared first on PM NEWS Nigeria .

The Noma Hospital, Sokoto, has successfully performed reconstructive surgeries on 36 patients suffering from Cancrum Oris and other related ailments, the Chief Medical Director, Dr Bello Ahmed, said in Sokoto on Wednesday. The post Sokoto Hospital Performs 36 Plastic Surgeries appeared first on PM NEWS Nigeria .

A relationship manager with First Bank Plc, Maitama branch, Abuja, Mrs. Zainab Ibrahim-Kokobili, on Wednesday gave details of how African Independent Televison’s founder, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, received N2.1bn from the Office of the National Security Adviser between January and March 2015. The post ‘ Dasuki gave AIT founder, Dokpesi, N2.1bn within three months for presidential campaigns’ appeared first on PM NEWS Nigeria .

Hillary Clinton has given her most political speech since her U.S. presidential election defeat in November 2016, calling on her audience to “Resist, insist, persist, enlist.” The post Hillary Clinton Charges Supporters To Resist Trump appeared first on PM NEWS Nigeria .

The Presidency has declared that it will not fight the Senate over its decision to reject Mr Ibrahim Magu as the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The post We Won’t Fight Senators Over Magu – Presidency appeared first on PM NEWS Nigeria .

British ambassador to the European Union (EU) on Wednesday handed the Brexit letter to European Council President Donald Tusk, officially triggering the two-year countdown to Britain’s exit of the bloc after 44 years of membership. The post British ambassador hands Brexit letter to EU Council President appeared first on PM NEWS Nigeria .

The trial of a former Governor of Katsina State, Ibrahim Shehu Shema and three others before Justice Maikaita Bako of the Katsina State High Court could not go on today sequel to an application brought before the court by the accused persons for a stay of proceedings. The post N11bn Fraud: Shema Runs to Appeal Court, Asks for Stay of Proceedings appeared first on PM NEWS Nigeria .

''My husband rapes me in the presence of our children’’, a 40-year-old trader, Bolanle AbdulKareem told an Igando Customary Court in Lagos on Wednesday. The post My husband rapes me in presence of our children, woman tells court appeared first on PM NEWS Nigeria .

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it introduced the new e-PIN vending registration for candidates to prevent fraud in its examination. The post Why We Adopted e-PIN – JAMB appeared first on PM NEWS Nigeria .

President Jacob Zuma of South Africa was on Wednesday notably absent at the funeral of anti-apartheid veteran Ahmed Kathrada. The post President Zuma absent at funeral for anti-apartheid veteran Kathrada appeared first on PM NEWS Nigeria .

The e-commerce platform Jumia, on Wednesday released an official statement condemning the attack on its dispatch rider in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The post Jumia releases statement on death of dispatch rider. See Graphic Photos appeared first on PM NEWS Nigeria .

“I had five abortions but decided to keep one pregnancy to have a deal with God. The post Abortion Counselor Confesses: After 5 abortions, I kept the 6th appeared first on PM NEWS Nigeria .

The Wheat Farmers Association of Nigeria (WFAN) in Kano State has secured a N50 million loan from the State Government, its Chairman, Alhaji Faruk Rabi’u, said on Wednesday. The post Wheat farmers secure N50m loan in Kano appeared first on PM NEWS Nigeria .

Chief Victor Attah, a former Governor of Akwa Ibom, says the practice of fiscal federalism is the panacea to the myriad of problems plaguing Nigeria. The post Fiscal federalism true solution to Nigeria’s problems, says ex-Gov. Attah appeared first on PM NEWS Nigeria .

Nigeria ’s hard-currency shortage is forcing companies to get creative in their hunt for dollars. For many, including Dangote Cement Plc, that’s meant a bigger focus on exports. The post Dangote leads Nigerians’ chase for dollars appeared first on PM NEWS Nigeria .

A spirited Hillary Clinton took on the Trump administration Tuesday in one of her first public speeches since she lost the presidential election, criticizing the country's Republican leaders on everything from health care to the shortage of women appointees in top administration positions. The post Clinton jabs Trump in first major post-election speech appeared first on PM NEWS Nigeria .

Today during a walk after a tiring job at the lab, I sat down in one of the pavements at Louisville’s citadel of learning. The cool provided by the shady trees that played host to both birds and timid squirrels amused my already thoughtful heart and in no time I fell into a deep reverie. My thoughts pierced into time past, of my growing up days in Nigeria and the stories my folks shared. The hopes, dreams and aspirations, the woes, displeasure and despair we all faced. The post This too shall pass appeared first on PM NEWS Nigeria .

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), in Sokoto state, says it has arrested a couple for allegedly burning the male organ of a 17-year old teenager, name withheld, over rape allegation. The post Couple burns teenager’s penis over alleged rape appeared first on PM NEWS Nigeria .

The Lagos State Government has identified the enthronement of a functional human resources as a ‘sine qua non’ for a virile government, attributing the success story of the state to its investment in the development of human resource capacities. The post Lagos links achievements to human resource development appeared first on PM NEWS Nigeria .

A powerful earthquake has hit Russia’s Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula, TASS news agency reports. The post Earthquake hits Russia appeared first on PM NEWS Nigeria .

The 1 Division of the Nigerian Army, Kaduna has refuted social media reports on the alleged killing of 17 herdsmen by soldiers in Southern Kaduna. The post Army denies killing 17 herdsmen in Kaduna appeared first on PM NEWS Nigeria .

Usman Yusuf, the executive secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), has said that 23,000 ghost enrolees have been discovered in its system. The post NHIS uncovers 23,000 ghost enrolees appeared first on PM NEWS Nigeria .

The debt profile the 36 States in Nigeria has been put at N3.4 trillion, says the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI). The post 36 States’ debt profile hits N3.4 trillion appeared first on PM NEWS Nigeria .

Following its sale to new investors, Keystone Bank on Tuesday announced the appointment of Alhaji Umaru H. Modibbo and Mr. Hafiz Bakare as board Chairman and acting Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer respectively. The post Keystone Bank names transition board appeared first on PM NEWS Nigeria .

President Muhammadu Buhari has sent names of two new ministerial nominees to the Senate for confirmation. The post Buhari sends names of new ministerial nominees to Senate appeared first on PM NEWS Nigeria .

Brazil become the first country to qualify for the 2018 World Cup in Russia on Wednesday, as the Selecao demolish Paraguay 3-0 even with four games left in the qualifying series. The post Brazil demolish Paraguay 3-0, become first country to qualify for 2018 World Cup appeared first on PM NEWS Nigeria .

Five-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova says she has got her "day job back" as she prepares to return to tennis after a 15-month ban. The post I’m back after 15-month doping ban-Sharapova appeared first on PM NEWS Nigeria .

The Police on Tuesday paraded one Ifeanyi Ezechukwu and Chinedu Amadi for allegedly kidnapping Ezechukwu's landlady together with her son to obtain ransom and pay his overdue rent. The post Man kidnap landlady to offset rent appeared first on PM NEWS Nigeria .

Argentina lost 2-0 to Bolivia in World Cup qualifying, five and a half hours after captain Lionel Messi was given a four-match ban for abusing an official. The post Bolivia beat Argentina in World Cup Qualifying after Messi’s ban appeared first on PM NEWS Nigeria .

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order rolling back Obama-era rules aimed at curbing climate change. The post Trump scraps Obama climate policies appeared first on PM NEWS Nigeria .