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A Nigeria Railways Corporation official said the train departs Ibadan for Lagos at 8am daily with a return trip scheduled at 4pm.

The Lagos-Ibadan expressway is notorious for heavy trucks and traffic gridlocks that can stretch for several kilometres.

The Lagos-Ibadan line is the first part of a new 2,733km Lagos-Kano standard gauge line. The total cost of the project was valued at $11.117bn.

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The country's production rose 16 per cent in 2021 above the production level in 2020 at a time concerns are raised over likely maize shortage as a result of the war in Ukraine.

The post Nigeria's maize production at highest level since independence - USDA appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

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[This Day] The government of Estonia has invited the Chairman of Transnational Corporation of Nigeria and Heirs Holdings, Mr. Tony Elumelu, as one of the panelists in an online cross-continental hackathon titled: \"EU-Africa: The Post Crisis Journey.\"

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Luke Onofiok speaks on issues in the Nigerian judiciary, his work at the House of Representatives and his ambition to be the next governor of Akwa Ibom State.

The post INTERVIEW: What we're doing to deepen transparency, efficiency in Nigerian judiciary - Luke Onofiok appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

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[Nation] A politician from the Coast could be charged with defilement if it is established that he married a 16-year-old girl after paying her mother Sh500,000 and giving her a sofa set.

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By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — There were no clear signs that an attack last year on two New Zealand mosques was imminent, but police should have done a better job vetting the lone gunman when he applied for a gun license, and intelligence agencies should have focused more on threats such as white supremacism, according to a new report. Among 44 recommendations, the report released Tuesday says the government should establish a new national intelligence agency. The report details how the attacker, white supremacist Brenton Tarrant, was able to live a solitary, almost ghostlike existence […]

The post Report finds lapses ahead of New Zealand mosque attack appeared first on Black News Channel.

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In October 2020 the DA in the province led by Roy Jankielsohn, launched their application with the Bloemfontein High Court, to compel the Free State Development Corporation (FDC) and Provincial Agriculture Department to recognise, verify and appoint the beneficiaries officially.

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[Vanguard] Northern youths under the aegis of Arewa Youth Assembly (AYA), Monday berated the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and some civil society groups for sponsoring baseless conspiracy theories and underhand tactics for political gain and discrediting the leadership of the of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC Ltd), the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), following the discovery of the methanol-blended petrol products.

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[New Zimbabwe] MINES Minister Winston Chitando is caught up in a controversial saga with a local businessman Yakub Ibrahim Mahomed who is accusing the senior government official of seizing eight \"juicy\" gold rich mining claims in Mberengwa, Midlands province.

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By Victor Omondi A terracotta head that had been smuggled to the Netherlands through Ghana from Nigeria has been returned, said Nigeria’s Information minister, Lai Mohammed. The artifact, which was stolen from the southwestern city of Ile-Ife, is believed to be at least 600 years old. Ife, also known as Ile-Ife, or the Kingdom of […]

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Three Black women have used the power of social media to help minorities who are trying to flee besieged Ukraine,

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