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Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the five top Nigerian news stories you shouldn’t miss. Tinubu appoints nine RECs for INEC President Bola Tinubu has assigned nine new Resident Electoral Commissioners (REC) for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to serve a five-year term, respectively, after approval by the Senate.... Read More

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March 10, 2023

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APC supports INEC postponement of elections, affirms Tinubu’s credibility; NRC, LASEMA hold driver accountable for Lagos train-bus crash | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the five top Nigerian news stories you shouldn’t miss: APC supports INEC postponement of elections, affirms Tinubu’s credibility The All Progressives Congress (APC) has issued a statement expressing its respect for the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to postpone the governorship and... Read More

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August 7, 2018

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Before Kaduna-Abuja rail line suffers failure of mismanagement

Passengers in their numbers on Sunday, August 5, 2018 were stranded at the Kaduna station of the newly commissioned Kaduna to Abuja rail services operated by the Nigerian Railway Corporation. The enraged passengers that waited to board the 4.00PM trip could not make the trip as tickets were not available. It was later discovered that... Read More

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December 13, 2016

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2016 budget: We are yet to receive N330m allocation – NRC

The Managing Director of the Nigeria Railway Corporation, Fidet Okhiria on Tuesday said the agency is yet to receive over N330m allocated to it in the 2016 budget. Okhiria told the Senate Committee on Land Transport that the agency was facing financial challenges and lack of equipment. He said, “Critical infrastructure has to be put in place... Read More

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November 1, 2016

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How NIMASA, NRC defrauded the govt with insurance premiums – Reps

The House of Representatives on Monday continued its investigations into how Ministries, Departments and Agencies of government defraud the Federal Government in conjunction with insurance companies. The ad hoc committee in charge of the probe has discovered how the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency and the Nigerian Railways Corporation paid premiums on non-functional properties in... Read More

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July 20, 2016

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Blame Hillary Clinton for kidnap of Chibok girls – Chris Christie

Governor of New Jersey, USA, Chris Christie, on Tuesday, said that the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton, is to blame for the 2014 kidnapping of 219 Chibok girls. Christie, who was passed over by Donald Trump as his running mate, stated this while speaking at the National Republican Party Convention in Cleveland. Clinton served as... Read More

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January 5, 2014

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‘He’s on his own’: We did not endorse Kwankwaso as APC leader – Shekarau warns

by Oke Efagene The Shekarau faction of the defunct All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) in Kano has dissociated itself from endorsing Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso as leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. This endorsement was reportedly made by former presidential candidate of the defunct National Republican Convention (NRC), Bashir Othman Tofa, state... Read More

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November 13, 2013

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PDP crisis: Baraje resigns as NRC chairman, gives reasons why

by ‘Jola Sotubo Abubakar Kawu Baraje, Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party splinter group, has resigned from his position as the Chairman of the Nigeria Railway Corporation Governing Board. The newly suspended PDP member revealed this development in a statement released on his behalf by the publicity secretary of the faction, Eze Chukwuemeka Eze. Baraje... Read More

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August 3, 2013

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Dele Momodu: Now that the APC has come alive…!

by Dele Momodu But APC should not be over-confident. What binds PDP together is very strong, access to power and money, a surfeit of it for that matter. Fellow Nigerians, let me start by congratulating the leaders and members of the newly registered political party, All Progressives Congress (APC) of Nigeria, on their well-deserved victory.... Read More

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May 30, 2013

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Train derails in Lagos, police cordon off accident scene

A section of a train returning from Ijoko in Lagos State to its base at Ebutte Metta, Lagos on Wednesday derailed at Agege. The incident which occurred between 11.30pm and 12.30am was said to have been caused by defective tracks. As of 11am on Wednesday, the scene of the accident had been cordoned off by... Read More

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