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The Federal Government has ordered the closure of theSecond Niger Bridge and sections of other major roads earlieropened to ease traffic for the 2022 Christmas celebrations.Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola gave thedirective in Abuja.This, he said is to enable contractors return to site tocomplete work on the various projects.The directive was contained in a statement signed byEngineer Folo...

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President Muhammadu Buhari has given an assurance thathe will reposition the nation’s economy as well as improve onsecurity across the nation before the end of his eight-yeartenure.According to him, the gains recorded in security will be furtherconsolidated, and more attention will be given to theeconomy, before handing over on May 29, 2023.The assurances came when he received Executive membersof the Catholic ...

Southampton manager Nathan Jones recorded the biggestwin of his short reign as they reached the EFL Cup semi-finalswith a richly deserved win over favourites Manchester City.Jones has struggled for approval from Saints fans since hisarrival from Luton Town but his rating surely soared with themanner in which the Premier League strugglers maintainedtheir good cup form.The game was settled in the first half by Sekou Mara&...

A suicide bomb attack outside the Afghan foreign ministry inKabul has caused heavy casualties.Police said at least five civilians had been killed but anotherTaliban official put the toll as high as 20.The attack took place about 11:30 GMT when the bombertried, but failed to enter the ministry building itself.Several countries, including Turkey and China, haveembassies in the area....

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) saysit has removed names of ineligible persons from the voters’register.INEC chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu announced thisat a meeting with political parties at the commission’sheadquarters in Abuja.Professor Yakubu said the commission received more than53,000 objections to the register, after which the ineligiblevoters were removed....

Edo State has recorded three more confirmed cases of Lassafever, raising the total number of confirmed cases onadmission to 26.Addressing journalists in Benin City, the Commissioner forHealth, Professor Obehi Akoria decried the rising cases ofLassa fever in the state.She charged residents to observe preventive measuresagainst the spread of the disease to protect themselves andtheir loved ones from the disease....

The Edo State Government has recanted its earlier figures ofkidnap victims of last Saturday’s Igueben Train Station attack,stating that 20 persons not 32 were kidnapped.The State Commissioner for Communication and Orientation,Chris Nehikhare made the clarification in a news briefing inBenin City.Nehikhare claimed that the new figure was from a recentintelligence report available to the government.Me...

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu to resolve the prolonged strike embarked upon by the four university-based unions and report back to him in two weeks time. President Buhari gave the directive on Tuesday after he received briefings from the relevant government Ministries, Agencies and Departments involved in resolving the face-off with the university unions. The three other unions that embarked on strike are the Seni...

The United Nations Human Rights Office has urged the transitional authorities in Guinea to revoke a ban on public protests.Earlier this month the country's military rulers issued a statement prohibiting gatherings in public places.Opposition parties and civil society activists had expressed concern about the measures.The UN's human rights spokesperson for Africa, Seif Magango, said the restrictions violated international norms and ...