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8 Dec
On the 4th, 5th, and 6th of December, Hamrex Properties orchestrated a remarkable initiative, hosting a free skill acquisition training session in Port Harcourt.    This three-day event showcased expert-led workshops on Photography, Videography, and Drone Piloting, content creation branding facebook and Instagram ads aiming to equip individuals with essential skills in these fields.  …
8 Dec
From the Minister of Solid Minerals Development of Nigeria, Mr Dele Alake came the revelation that 1,633 mining licenses has so far been revoked.
8 Dec
Renowned media mogul, Mo Abudu, has yet again solidified her place among the global elite, as Forbes announces her inclusion in the esteemed 'World's 100 Most Powerful' list for 2023.
8 Dec
Assistant Inspector General (AIG) in charge of Zone 16, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Paul Odama, has charged officers and men of the Rivers State Police Command to consolidate on their achievements and ensure crime rate is reduced.
8 Dec
Ogun State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested 35-year-old Odewale Iseoluwa Akinleye for allegedly defiling the 16-year-old daughter of his lover.
8 Dec
Justice Ismail Ijelu of a Lagos High Court, Ikeja, yesterday, sentenced a 70-year-old electoral offender, Wahab Hammed, to one year imprisonment for vote buying and bribery.
8 Dec
Enugu State governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, has assured residents living across the state and those that would be travelling to Enugu from around the world for Christmas and New Year celebrations of adequate security of life and property throughout the festive period.
8 Dec
National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons has backed the Innovations for Poverty Action(IPA) on the launch of its data-driven approach for eradicating trafficking in persons.
8 Dec
Chartered Institute of Forensics and Certified Fraud Investigators of Nigeria (CIFCFIN) has called on the Federal Government to block financial wastages associated with lack of Performance Forensics Audit (PFA), noting that about 15 per cent of Federal Government's total budget...
8 Dec
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has cautioned against censoring the operations of civil society organisations in Nigeria.
8 Dec
Rivers State has charged agencies on synergy to improve the lot of the people in line with the manifesto of the Governor Siminalayi Fubara-led administration.
8 Dec
A syndicate of European Development Finance Institutions (EDFIs) led by Proparco, and including Norfund, DEG, FMO and EFP, has announced a $200 million Sustainability-Linked Loan to support Ecobank Group’s Sustainability and Climate strategy. This is a significant milestone as it is the first ever sustainability-linked loan to a sub-Saharan African financial institution. According to the…
1 day ago
To streamline operations and enforce parity across its workforce, the Board of Eko Electricity Distribution Company (Eko Disco) has affirmed recent management changes and its decision to harmonize salaries and conditions of service for all employees. Dispelling rumors of a reversal in the dissolution of the former management under Dr Tinuade Sanda, Mr. Dere Otubu,…
1 day ago
The Federal Government said the first phase of the Lagos-Calabar highway will be completed within the next three years. This was disclosed on Thursday in a statement by Ben Bem Goong who is the spokesman to the Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi. Goong made this announcement following Umahi's inspection of the Lagos-Calabar coaster highway…
1 day ago
Nigeria has been left in darkness as the national electricity grid controlled from Osogbo, Osun State collapsed at about 4:30pm on Thursday. Most distribution companies across the country disclosed that their feeders were out leaving their franchises area across the 36 states in darkness. While the grid output was 2984 megawatts as at 4pm, the…
1 day ago
An Ikeja High Court on Thursday issued a bench warrant against the former employee of Punch Nigeria Ltd., Olusegun Ogunbanjo, and others charged with N950 million fraud.
1 day ago
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Thursday discharged and acquitted a 23-year-old student, Victory Tasie, charged with defiling his girlfriend.
1 day ago
A former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus and members of the Presidential Campaign Council of the party for the 2023 general elections in Rivers State have declared their loyalty to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara. A former Minister of Transportation and the Director-General, PDP-PCC Rivers…
1 day ago
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, (LASTMA), says the authority will deploy men and materials during the Easter celebration to manage traffic incidences in the state.
1 day ago
A Federal High Court, Lagos has ordered the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and seven others to maintain status quo, suspend, and hold all actions pending the hearing and determination of the suits filed against them by a property developer, Gbadebo Aina Odunusi.
1 day ago
A counterfeit Eva bottled water operation in Port Harcourt has been uncovered by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). Acting on a tip, NAFDAC, in a statement, said its officials raided a dilapidated shop disguised as a pool house on Pipe Line Road in Eneka. NAFDAC disclosed that the raid…
1 day ago
The Defence Headquarters says troops neutralised 121 terrorists, apprehended 253 and rescued 244 kidnapped hostages in different operations nationwide in one week.