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18 Aug 2023
Nigeria's secret police has reportedly arrested and detined Abbas Masanawa, Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria’s Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL). It was gathered that the NIRSAL boss, alleged to have been sacked, is currently in the custody of the State Security Service over the ongoing investigation of alleged crime. While the circumstances…
18 Aug 2023
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the establishment of the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGI). Presidential spokesman Ajuri Ngelale in a statement on Friday said the move is in furtherance of his commitment to easing the impact of fuel subsidy removal on Nigerians by reducing energy costs. According to Ngelale, the initiative is to…
18 Aug 2023
The government of the lslamic Republic of Iran has once again asserted its eagerness to support the Nigerian government in addressing its energy challenges through collaborative investment and cooperation, primarily, in the development of the oil and gas sector's downstream division, including refineries and related infrastructure. This commitment was underscored in Abuja by the Iranian…
18 Aug 2023
Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, the Minister of State for Petroleum, on Friday visited President Bola Tinubu to discuss and review initiatives aimed at enhancing the productivity of the petroleum sector. The visit, which marked the first official interaction between the two, included the presence of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. During…
18 Aug 2023
The Ibadan Zonal Command of EFCC and the Oyo/Osun Area Command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) are joining forces to tackle illegal mining activities in the two states. EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. Uwujaren said both agencies made the commitment when EFCC’s Acting Ibadan Zonal…
18 Aug 2023
Director-General, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mustapha Ahmed has said the the agency is yet to receive the $1million, (769, 500 000), earlier donated by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), as flood intervention to support of flood victims in 2022.
18 Aug 2023
*Says 2 million children at risk of acute malnutrition As Nigeria joins the global community to mark the 2023 World Humanitarian Day, United Nations and the federal government have paid tribute to 37 aid workers that have died in Northeastern part of Nigeria since 2016. Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and…
18 Aug 2023
...Says two million children at risk of acute malnutrition As Nigeria joins the global community to mark the 2023 World Humanitarian Day, United Nations and the federal government have paid tribute to 37 aid workers that have died in the Northeastern part of Nigeria since 2016. Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management…
18 Aug 2023
President Bola Tinubu is currently meeting with the Enugu State governor, Peter Mbah, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The reason for the meeting of the two leaders could not be established, but it was gathered that issues concerning Enugu State among others would form the crux of their discussion. Governor Mbah was part of a…
18 Aug 2023
As part of an ongoing effort to win the Imo state governorship poll, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reconciled Governor Hope Uzodinma and his predecessor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha. Vice President Kashim Shettima and the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Umar Ganduje were on hand at the reconciliatory parley held on Thursday at…
18 Aug 2023
President Bola Tinubu has tasked Nigerian politicians and traditional rulers on sustaining nation’s unity. He made this known in Abuja on Thursday at the public presentation of the book “Brutally Frank,” an autobiography of elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the book has 28 chapters with 688 pages.…
18 Aug 2023
Kwara State Government has confirmed receipt of N2bn out of the N4bn relief funds that the Federal Government released for purchase of rice to be distributed en masse to vulnerable members of the public in the state. The state also said it awaits a balance of N2bn of the funds as well as N1bn worth…
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Bayelsa Deputy Governor Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo has been appointed as head of the Ondo State’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary election scheduled for Thursday. This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Akure by Mr Kennedy Peretei, the Publicity Secretary of PDP in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria…
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The Nigerian government has suspended Dana Air a day after one of its aircraft crash-landed in Lagos. Nigeria's aviation minister Festus Keyamo directed the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to implement the suspension on Dana Air over safety concerns. "In light of these incidents and with the paramount priority being the safety and well-being of…
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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) predicts sunshine and thunderstorms throughout the country from Wednesday to Friday. NiMet's weather forecast, released on Tuesday, predicted a sunny atmosphere over the northern region for the entire forecast period. NiMet predicted isolated thunderstorms in parts of Kebbi, Taraba, Zamfara, and Kaduna during the afternoon and evening hours. The agency…
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Tradegy struck as a newborn baby drowned inside a well at Ruguzau in Takai Local Government Area in Kano. This is contained in a statement signed by the Public Relations Officer of Kano State Fire Service, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, on Wednesday in Kano. He said the incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon. ”We received an emergency…
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<img src="https://guardian.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/download-6-1.jpeg" alt="" width="299" height="168" class="size-full wp-image-2377592 The Kaduna Internal Revenue Service (KADIRS) on Wednesday sealed the United Bank for Africa branches in the state metropolis over alleged N14.3million unpaid tax. Speaking to newsmen after the exercise, Hajiya Aysha Ahmad, the KADIRS Board Secretary/Legal Adviser, said the enforcement was to ensure tax compliance in the…
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The Federal Government on Tuesday announced the appointment of 12 Consuls General to some Nigerian Missions abroad the appointment also includes five new five new Chargé D'affaires. The Consuls General are, Auwalu Jega Namadina, Atlanta, USA; Nnamdi Okechukwu Nne, Bata, Equatorial Guinea; Francis Ntui Enya, Douala, Cameroon; Gbadebo Afolabi, Shanghai, China and Oludare Ezekiel Folowosele,…
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President Bola Tinubu recently signed an executive order on oil and gas reforms in Nigeria. Presidency spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, said following extensive engagements, analyses, and benchmarking with other jurisdictions, Tinubu initiated the amendment of primary legislation to introduce fiscal incentives for oil and gas projects. Tinubu's aide on social media, Dada Olusegun, in an update…
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German police said Wednesday they had arrested 11 suspected members of a Nigerian mafia group behind a large-scale dating scam. The Black Axe gang was involved internationally in "multiple areas of criminal activity," with a focus in Germany on romance scams and money-laundering, Bavarian police said in a statement. The dating trick was a "modern…
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The Registrar, Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof Ishaq Oloyede, says no fewer than 1.94 million candidates sat for the 2024 examinations in the country. Oloyede said this on Wednesday in Kaduna, while inspecting Computer Based Test (CBT) centres in the state amidst the ongoing JAMB examinations. He added that at the end of…
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Former director-general of the Labour Party (LP) presidential campaign, Doyin Okupe, said its candidate for the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi, never believed in the principles of the political party. Okupe made this assertion during his interview on Arise Television’s ‘The Morning Show’. He said Obi only saw the Labour Party as a platform to…