US reimposes tough, unilateral sanctions against Iran

The United States re-imposed a wave of tough, unilateral sanctions against Iran on Tuesday, bringing back into effect harsh penalties that had been lifted under a historic, multi-party nuclear agreement that President Donald Trump abandoned in May. The first of two rounds of US sanctions kicked in at 12:01 am (0431 GMT), targeting Iran’s access […]

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Nigerians to pay 14 percent increase in power bill if…

Nigerians will pay 14 percent increase above their current residential consumers electricity tariff if the Federal Government goes ahead to implement its newly introduced Eligible Customer policy in the power sector, according to power distribution companies. In July this year, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, said in order to accelerate power […]

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NYSC declares three-day mourning for drowned corps members

The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has declared three days of mourning for the corps members who drowned at the Mayo-Selbe river near the Gashaka falls in Gashaka Local Government Area of Taraba State. The Corps Director, Press and Public Relations, Mrs. Adeyemi Adenike, said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. She said […]

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University of Medical Sciences for Bayelsa

The Bayelsa State Government says it has concluded arrangements to establish a University of Medical Sciences in the state. The Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr. Daniel Iworiso-Markson, said in a statement that Governor Seriake Dickson had already forwarded a bill to the Bayelsa State House of Assembly for the establishment of the Bayelsa Medical […]

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