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The amount includes state and counterpart funding for infrastructure to ensure quality education in the state, a government official says.

“Minerals play a great role in raising revenue for any country, so our overemphasis on oil has reduced our impact...

A government official says people came out voluntarily for vaccination.

All the 23 persons pleaded guilty to the charges against them.

George Omereji, the Chairman of RSIEC and the presiding officer of the concluded election, made the declaration at the commission’s...

An official says the programme was designed to address unemployment in a very practical way

The voters blamed the situation on mass boycott by the electorate, because there were no opposition parties in the state.

An official says the forensic audit of the NDDC headquarters in Port Harcourt had been concluded.

As at 9.00 a.m., electoral materials had arrived at most polling stations, although, generally, voter apathy was observed up to...

The Train 7 Gas Project is a joint venture consortium that seeks to boost Nigeria’s Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) output...

“The Koko port is functional and less than an hour drive from the heart of Benin," an official said.

The defendant, who pleaded not guilty, was granted N200,000 bail.

The residents were protesting environmental pollution, unemployment, and lack of basic social amenities in their community.

The police say they have also arrested a man suspected to be a major dealer in Indian hemp.

Entry and exit points in the state would be shut during the election, the police say.

An official narrates how the jailbreak was foiled.

Cross River reportedly houses more than 50 per cent of Nigeria's rainforest.

Mr Nwoko was fingered in the N1.4 billion money laundering charges pending against a former president of the Nigerian Bar...

Security officials are yet to identify the bodies and why they were dumped on the outskirts of the city.

The commission was dissolved in 2008 by the administration of Governor Adams Oshiomhole.

Governor Douye Diri says the whole Niger Delta region, not just Ogoniland, needs clean-up because of pollution from oil spill.

The APC in Akwa Ibom State has been divided into two factions ahead of the 2023 general elections.

In the match, Edo bounced back from a two-goal deficit to defeat the Lagos team 3-2.

The Presidential Amnesty Programme disclosed recently that it discovered fraudulent acts perpetrated by some vendors and contractors.

Kidnap for ransom is one of the prevalent crimes in Nigeria.