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Outgoing Lagos State governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, says his four-year administration took no foreign loans despite the pressure on the state’s Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) due to massive infrastructure projects the administration set out to accomplish to cater to the growing needs of the estimated over 21 million residents of the state.

A Medical Scientist, Prof. Luke Edungbola, has pledged to reward anyone who reports any case of guinea worm disease in Nigeria to him or any accredited authority

Two suspects being detained at the Military Special Task Force (STF) Headquarters in Jos, Plateau has sued the FG demanding N1billion in damages.

The Presidency has expressed concern that plans of President Muhammadu Buhari to fast-track Special Economic Zones are frustrated by an agency, NEPZA.

The Adamawa Chapter of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) on Monday disbursed cheques worth N7 million to 78 retired teachers.

Mrs Bola Athar, acting Director of Operations, National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) says the board seized pornographic and other unclassified films worth N2.5b

The current extreme heat being experienced in Yobe State and other parts of the country has been attributed to the increase in human activities that are detrimental to the environment.

The Director of Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research Lagos, Dr. Adekunle Oresegun, has disclosed that Nigeria spends about $1 billion annually on the importation of fish.

Barely a month and a half to the start of his second term, President Muhammadu Buhari is weighing his options for a new cabinet that would help him to deliver on his campaign promises to Nigerians.

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, has said none of the International Oil Companies (IOCs) is planning to exit Nigeria contrary to reports in some section of the media.