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NIGERIA now has about 150m Internet users according to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) with the figure expected to increase over the coming year as services in different sectors of the economy are becoming digitalised.

CALLS for there to be a comprehensive restructuring of Nigeria have intensified over the last 24 hours with the Northern Elders Forum (Nef) advising Nigerians not to be tired of making the demand despite the government's opposition to the concept.

DETECTIVES from the Delta State Police Command have arrested the videographer who recorded the recent killing of an innocent member of the public by men of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (Sars) in Ughelli.

NGOZI Okonjo-Iweala's chances of becoming the next director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) increased significantly yesterday when the European Union (EU) asked its member states to back her candidacy.

NIGERIAN-born centreback Tosin Adarabioyo has joined newly-promoted English Premier League side Fulham from Manchester City in a three year deal that comes with the option to extend it by an additional 12 months.

OIL companies operating in Nigeria will be compelled to set aside 2.5% of their annual expenditure for the development of their host communities under fresh proposals contained in the new Petroleum Industry Bill.

KOGI West' Senatorial District's lawmaker Senator Smart Adeyemi is planning to table a bill before the National Assembly that will penalise corruption by public officials with the amputation of limbs.

MEMBERS of the Kogi State House of Assembly have been forced to leave their residential quarters in the capital Lokoja after their apartment buildings located in Ganaja village were flooded over the weekend.

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has categorically ruled out restructuring Nigeria during his tenure saying that his government will not succumb to blackmail and be intimidated into adopting a policy which it does not believe in.

ENGLISH Premier League sensations Leeds United have stepped up plans to purchase Nigerian midfielder Ovie Ejaria from Championship side Reading before the close of the current transfer window.