Metro
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Polytechnic students in Nigeria under the aegis of the National Association of Polytechnic Students have protested the alleged diversion of N20 billion Cement Technology Institute of Nigeria (CTIN) Intervention Fund. The students who besieged the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abuja as well as the Ministry of Trade and Investment on…
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The National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has seized banned pharmaceutical products, worth millions of naira, in the commercial city of Onitsha, Anambra, during a raid. The agency also burst factories manufacturing fake alcoholic beverages in Enugu and Imo states during the month. Mr Martins Iluyomade, NAFDAC’s Director, South East Zone, told…
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The Lagos State government has served a notice of removal of a two-storey structure in the Right of Way of the proposed Lagos - Calabar Coastal Highway Project. The state government served the notice in a circular from the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development and dated 22 March, 2024 In the circular the…
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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said 1,042 patrol vehicles have been deployed for prompt removal of obstructions on highways across the country before, during, and after Easter. The Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO), Jonas Agwu, said in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja that this would help to ease movements on the highways. Agwu…
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Kano State Government has approved the sum of N1.4 billion subsidy for intending pilgrims from the state to mitigate the sudden increase in 2024 Hajj fare. Director General, Kano State Pilgrims' Welfare Board, Rabiu Lami Dan'bappa, who disclosed the intervention said the government considered the concessional cost to ease the challenge of many intending pilgrims…
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The Executive Chairman of the Bauchi State Agency for the Control of HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis/Leprosy and Malaria (BACATMA), Dr. Sani Muhammad Dambam, has warned against taking unprocessed cow milk, saying many cases have been reported from the practice. Dambam said this on Wednesday during the programme organised in collaboration with USAID Breakthrough ACTION Nigeria and other…
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The Nigerian Navy, Forward Operating Base (FOB), Ibaka, Akwa Ibom, has arrested a suspected oil thief en route to Cameroon with 15,500 litres of suspected Premium Motor Spirit (PMS). The Commanding Officer, Capt. Uche Aneke disclosed this at Ibaka while handing over the suspect and the seized product to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense…
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The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested five suspected oil thieves for allegedly siphoning 500,000 litres of crude oil from pipelines in Rivers. The Spokesman, NSCDC command in Rivers, SC Olufemi Ayodele, announced this in a statement released to newsmen in Port Harcourt. He revealed that the breakthrough occurred during a successful…
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The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), says the Air Component of the ”Operation Delta Safe” has destroyed several illegal oil refining sites and barges laden with stolen crude oil products across Rivers. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Public Relations and Information (NAF), AVM Edward Gabkwet, on Wednesday in Abuja. Gabkwet said the…
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The New Nigeria People's Party (NNPP) has warned the All Progressives Congress (APC) government in Ogun State to steer clear of its internal affairs. National Publicity Secretary of NNPP, Yakubu Shendam, made the claims in Abuja, during a briefing, and called on the state governor to refrain from undue interference in the Ogun State judiciary…
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Operatives attached to the Commandant General’s Special Intelligence Squad of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Rivers State Command have uncovered 10 illegal refineries at Odagwa Community in Etche Local Council of the state.
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Lagos State government, yesterday, said that the state will experience more than normal amount of rainfall with a total of 1936.2mm predicted. Commissioner for Environment and Water Environment, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab