Nigeria
28 Jan
The Federal Government of Nigeria/ International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)-assisted Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP), is assisting 150 benefiting farmers in Ebonyi in dry season farming. Mr Sunday Ituma, the IFAD-VCDP State Programme Coordinator, made the disclosure while flagging off the 2023/24 dry season farming at Odomowo, Inyimegu in Ikwo Local Government Area of…
28 Jan
The Lagos State Government, through its Ministry of Agriculture, on Saturday started a ”20 Saturdays” Fresh Food Fair, at the newly constructed Agro Produce Hub at Idi-Oro in the Mushin area.
28 Jan
Gov. Alex Otti of Abia on Saturday inspected the ongoing work on Port Harcourt Road and expressed satisfaction with the progress on the project.
28 Jan
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will deploy no fewer than 4,000 personnel for the conduct of Saturday’s re-run polls and by-election for the State and Federal Constituencies in Kaduna State. Malam Aminu Idris, Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of INEC in Kaduna State disclosed in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria…
28 Jan
The Police Command in Lagos State says it has arrested a suspected kingpin of child trafficking and labour syndicate, after three months of intelligence gathering.
28 Jan
A United States court in Baltimore County, in the state of Maryland, has ordered a Nigerian blogger to pay $50,000 in damages for defaming the General Overseer of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM), Dr. Daniel Olukoya. The lawsuit stemmed from a video posted on the blogger's YouTube channel on November 28, 2023, containing…
28 Jan
The Nigerian Naval headquarters has debunked allegation of fraud and illegal oil bunkering against the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ikechukwu Ogalla.
28 Jan
The Divisional Police Officer of Isara Division has rescued nine of the 10 recently kidnapped persons in Ogun State.
28 Jan
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, has ordered troops of the 3 Division Nigerian Army and the Joint Task Force Operation Safe Haven to adopt a more aggressive posture and decisively stamp out terrorists causing mayhem in Plateau and contiguous states.
28 Jan
The President/Chief Executive of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has hinted that by March 2024, Dangote Refinery will produce gasoline and polypropylene, expressing optimism that Nigeria’s dependence on imported refined petroleum products would be eliminated soon.
28 Jan
Reactions have continued to trail the Lagos State government's ban on the usage and distribution of styrofoam and single-use plastics in the state with immediate effect.
28 Jan
The National Union of Ogoni Students (NUOS) USA, Centre for Democracy Human Rights and Anti- Corruption (CDHRAC) and Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) have urged the Federal Government and President Bola Tinubu
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Former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has been apprehended by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over an alleged N8 billion fraud. The PUNCH reports EFCC arrests Sirika over N8bn Nigeria Air fraud that Sirika got to the EFCC's Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command in Abuja around 1pm on Tuesday. Sirika is currently being…
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Gov. Nasir Idris of Kebbi has released N309.5 million for the payment of foreign scholarships to 86 indigenes studying in India and Egypt. The Commissioner for Higher Education, Alhaji Isah Abubakar-Tunga, made this known at a news conference in Birnin Kebbi on Tuesday. The commissioner said “Gov. Nasir Idris has made payment of foreign scholarship…
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Dangote Oil and Petroleum Refinery has once again slashed the prices of diesel and aviation fuel. Dangote on Tuesday announced a further reduction in the prices of both diesel and aviation fuel to N940 and N980 per litre respectively. This latest round of reductions is coming about two weeks after the company slashed the price…
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Flutterwave is ready for an initial public offering (IPO), says CEO, Olugbenga ‘GB’ Agboola (Right)[/caption] Nigeria’s top company in the financial technology sector, Flutterwave, has rolled out plans for an initial public offering (IPO). This was disclosed by the chief executive of Flutterwave, Olugbenga ‘GB’ Agboola, at Semafor’s World Economy Summit in Washington D.C. on…
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A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, fixed May 10 for ruling on an application by former Governor of Kogi, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, seeking an order of setting aside the April 17 arrest warrant issued against him. Justice Emeka Nwite fixed the date after counsel for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Kemi Pinheiro,…
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The Nigerian government has said that every Nigerian borrower who goes for made-in-Nigeria product would get better terms on their credit facility. This was revealed by President Bola Tinubu's spokesperson Ajuri Ngelale during in an interview on TVC. "The president has put in a stipulation that we are going to be giving through the Consumer…
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The Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected the request made by a former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, that his order of arrest should be discharged. The court rejected the request on Tuesday after Bello who was absent at his arraignment said he is ready to make an appearance but he is afraid…
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Former Governor of Kogi, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, on Tuesday, prayed a Federal High Court, Abuja to vacate the arrest warrant order issued to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against him on April 17. Bello, through his lawyer Adeola Adedipe, SAN, made the application following an order by Justice Emeka Nwite, directing the EFCC…
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The management of Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) on Tuesday apologised to its customers in some parts of Lagos and Ogun states over the recent power disruption. Mr Babatunde Lasaki, General Manager, Corporate Communications, EKEDC, made the appeal in a statement in Lagos. Lasaki said the problem was caused by a fault on Badagry Express…
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Dangote Petroleum Refinery has announced another significant reduction in the prices of diesel and aviation fuel to ₦940 and ₦980 per litre, respectively. This follows an earlier reduction to ₦1,000 per litre. The new pricing is designed to help mitigate the effects of economic hardship in Nigeria and comes just a week after the company,…