Nigeria
27 Mar
University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, says it did not owe Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) N495 million bill, as being insinuated. UCH’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), Mrs Funmilayo Adetuyibi, stated this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Ibadan. NAN reports that IBEDC had disconnected the power…
27 Mar
To commemorate 25 years of building brands across West & Central Africa region, mediaReach OMD has unveiled their OMD Consumer Intelligence (OCI) initiative to raise the bar of data analysis in media marketing. According to a statement by the company’s Managing Director, Stephen Oluwatoyin Onaivi, the initiative symbolises the organisation’s relentless pursuit of innovation and…
27 Mar
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…
27 Mar
Justice Ismail Ijelu of Ikeja Special Offences Court has been told by a Lagos-based businesswoman, Oluremi Ebun-Phillips how the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) allegedly forced her to sign a repayment agreement to regain her freedom when she was in the custody of the Commission at its Lagos Command. Ebun-Phillips, and…
27 Mar
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered the security personnel in the country to treat kidnappers as terrorists. Tinubu said this on Tuesday during a Ramadan dinner attended by members of the Federal judiciary. On Thursday, 7 March, 137 schoolchildren were kidnapped from LEA Primary School and Government Secondary School, Kuriga, in Kaduna. The schoolchildren were…
27 Mar
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…
27 Mar
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…
27 Mar
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…
27 Mar
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…
27 Mar
Senate chief whip, Ali Ndume, has rejected the increased fee for the 2024 Hajj by the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON). He described the increase as unfair and a deliberate plan to deny Nigerian Muslims, especially first-timers their right and opportunity to participate in the exercise. NAHCON on Sunday, announced the new rate adjustment…
27 Mar
Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command, has deployed 5,250 officers to beef up security in the nation's capital ahead of the Easter celebrations.
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The Delta State Police Command has urged Point-of-Sale (POS) operators to be cautious when handling large cash transactions, particularly those involving armed individuals. It noted that customers requesting large cash transactions should be accompanied by a video by the POS operator. Police spokesperson, SP Bright Edafe, stated on Friday in a post on X, noting…
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Lagos State government on Friday said it has apprehended 10 fake enforcement officials around the Cele/Itire axis of the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway of the state. The apprehended persons; Ojo Oluwaseun, Rafiu Agbabiaka, Babatunde Ibrahim, Abiodun Olusegun, Daniel Olanrewaju, Aweda Kabiru, Olufowobi Michael, Olamilekan Olasupo, Bunmi James and Iyiola Shola(female) were caught carrying out unauthorised enforcement using…
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The Registrar, Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Is-haq Oloyede has monitored the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) exercise in Abuja. Prof. Oloyede who monitored the exercise at the Kogo Computer Based Tests (CBT) Centre in Bwari Area Council of Abuja, expressed satisfaction with the process. He reiterated the examination body's earlier order…
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The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has warned newly-registered companies against paying certain fees to obtain tax identification number (TIN) amongst others. The management of CAC gave this warning in a statement on its X handle on Friday. CAC said it noticed email messages sent to directors of newly-registered companies. READ ALSO: CAC targets registration of…
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Sansani town, the headquarters of Sansani chiefdom in Gassol local government area of Taraba state, has been thrown into a state of mourning as unidentified gunmen carried out a brazen attack, claiming the life of monarch Abdulmutalib Jankada. Sources close to the matter said the attack occurred on Thursday inside the monarch's palace at about…
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Ohanaeze Ndigbo has raised concern over "orchestrated internal and external conspiracies malicious aero-politics, imperialistic intrigues, and discrimination" to frustrate Air Peace operations internationally. In a statement on Friday signed by the National Publicity Secretary, Alex Ogbonnia, Ohanaeze Ndigbo noted at the plenary of their National Executive Committee (NEC), that such a plot was not healthy…
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A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed money laundering charges against former Attorney-General Mohammed Adoke. Justice Inyang Ekwo ruled on Friday that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) failed to present a strong enough case (prima facie case) against Adoke. EFCC alleged that Adoke sometime in August 2013 in Abuja accepted a cash…
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The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has teamed up with the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to meet up with the FIRS's projected N1.9trillion tax from the public sector. ICPC Chairman Dr. Musa Aliyu Adamu at the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in Abuja assured the FIRS that the…
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Federal Character Commission (FCC), expressed its disappointment with the absence of the Chief Executives of supervisory bodies from federal tertiary institutions during a meeting with the commission. The purpose of the meeting was to familiarize the National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE), National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), and National Universities Commission (NUC) with…
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The Kwara Government has said it will target about 1.5 million children between zero and five years of age, for polio vaccination across the 16 Local Government Area of the State.