Nigeria
14 Jan
Operatives of the NDLEA recovered 300,000 tramadol pills at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, on Friday.
14 Jan
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, on Saturday promised to continue to implement policies and strategies that would entrench peace in the state.
14 Jan
The Ibassa/Ijegun-Egba Youth Association in Oriade Local Council Development Area of Lagos on Sunday decried the high rate of cultism in the area.
14 Jan
No fewer than 344 commercial motorcycles (aka Okada) were impounded by the Lagos State Environment and Special Offences Enforcement Unit (Task Force) in seven days in different parts of the state.
14 Jan
The Benue State Government has commenced the distribution of fire extinguishers and enforcement of its usage in homes and public places across the State.
14 Jan
Three persons were confirmed dead in an accident involving two vehicles at Kara bridge on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Sunday. Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, the Spokesperson, Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta. Akinbiyi explained that the incident occurred at 1:20am and it involved a blue Iveco truck marked…
14 Jan
The Federal Government will review the National Policy and Strategic Plan for Hospice and Palliative Care 2021, to ensure cancer patients live a fairly good quality life.
14 Jan
The Cross River Government has moved to contain cholera outbreak in Obubura and Biase, two Local Government Areas ( LGAs) in the state.
14 Jan
The New Nigeria People's Party (NNPP), on Saturday, praised the Supreme Court for upholding justice in the Kano State governorship dispute involving Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf.
14 Jan
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was declared the Man Of The Year 2023 at the weekend by the Editorial Board of the Irohinoodua, the first Pan Yoruba media online.
14 Jan
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has revealed that President Bola Tinubu prevented his political enemies from snatching his electoral victory, disclosing the “former leaders of Bauchi” claimed he was a threat, but the president ensured that justice was done.
14 Jan
In a significant move to bolster security measures and combat insecurity, Kebbi State Governor, Dr. Nasir Idris, has announced plans to integrate ex-servicemen into the state’s security architecture.
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The Lagos State Government said its food security initiative is fully on track. Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, disclosed this at a press briefing on Thursday. Omotosho said with the Ounje Eko intervention programme (discount weekly market), the food security initiative of the state is solid. READ ALSO: Lagos requires N50b…
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The Federal Government has charged stakeholders in the automotive sector on the realisation of made-in-Nigeria vehicles for economic growth and development. The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Doris Anite, said this on Thursday in Abuja, during a Dialogue on Automotive Component Manufacturing in Nigeria. According to Anite, the country has the consumer base…
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The Lagos State Government said it will test run the Redline Rail from Agbado to Iddo next week. The Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, disclosed this at a press briefing on Thursday. Omotoso said that for two months, various interest groups and stakeholders will be invited to take a ride on…
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Police in Lagos State have intercepted some bags of substances, suspected to be Indian Hemp, at a Jetty in Ojo area of Lagos and arrested a suspect.
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Nigerian Army troops have successfully repelled an attack by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its militia arm, the Eastern Security Network (ESN), in Okija, Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra.
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Police operatives in Katsina have foiled an attack on Sabuwa town, headquarters of Sabuwa local government area of the state, neutralising one suspected bandit.
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Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga, says the administration of President Bola Tinubu is working to put Nigeria on a solid economic pedestal.
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Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State on Thursday concluded a seven-day campaign tour of the 18 local government areas of the state ahead of the Saturday’s governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress(APC).
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Rising inflation and weak earnings have pushed 10 million Nigerians into poverty in 2023, the World Bank in its Macro Poverty Outlook for Nigeria: April 2024 has stated.
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Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, has said the country would be able to ramp up oil and gas production to feed Dangote and other local refineries by curtailing pipeline vandalisation and oil theft through its new partnership with the Nigerian Armed Forces.