Nigeria
2 Feb
Gunmen killed a Nigerian traditional monarch and kidnapped his wife after raiding his palace, police said, as outrage grows over a spate of abductions nationwide.
2 Feb
Mr Kazeem Adeniran, Assistant Chief Regulator Officer, Investigation and Enforcement Department, NAFDAC, Apapa, Lagos, gave the warning while speaking with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Ota, Ogun.
2 Feb
The Department of State Services (DSS) has cautioned stakeholders against divisive tendencies, and fake narratives that could undermine national order ahead of Saturday’s re-run and by- election in 26 states.
2 Feb
The Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu says the Federal Government is to set up a committee to resolve power blackouts in some parts of the country.
2 Feb
The Omituntun Initiative in the Diaspora (OID) has advised Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State on the installation of Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) at public and strategic locations in the state.
2 Feb
Former President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, on Friday in Abuja called on Kwara Government to tighten security in the state, to address cases of insecurity.
2 Feb
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has stopped banks and financial technology companies (fintechs) from international money transfer services while increasing the application fee by 1,900%. The ban was announced in an official document from CBN dated Wednesday, January 31, 2024 which also contained the revised guidelines for the operations of International Money Transfer Operators…
2 Feb
The National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has solicited the cooperation of security agencies in Anambra to combat the menace of fake and counterfeit food and drugs in the state.
2 Feb
A Labour Party house of assembly candidate in Delta State during the 2023 election, Harrison Gwamnishu, has accused the Rivers State Police Command of protecting three officers allegedly involved in a kidnapping case. The officers, ASP Doubara Edonyabo, ASP Talent Mungo, and Inspector Odey Michael, were arrested in January for allegedly kidnapping two man and…
2 Feb
The Ekiti Speaker, Mr. Adeoye Aribasoye, says that the state will collaborate solidly with other South-Western states in the fight against criminal elements and sponsors of tragic crimes.
2 Feb
The newly appointed FCT police command boss, CP Bennet Igwe, has asked kidnappers and other criminals to make haste and run away from Abuja, saying that their days are now numbered. Igwe gave the warning today after taking over from the former CP, Garba Haruna. "I want to appreciate Mr President and the Inspector-General of…
2 Feb
The Department of State Services (DSS) has called on the electorate and participating political parties in the Saturday, February 3, 2024 re-run and bye-elections to be of good conduct during and after the exercises in the affected States. Spokesman of DSS Dr Peter Afunanya who made the call noted that the Service tasks the contending…
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The Rivers Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Isaac Kamalu, resigned his appointment on Wednesday. He is the second commissioner to resign from the cabinet on Wednesday after Gov. Siminialaye Fubara, announced a slight cabinet reshuffle on Tuesday. The first to resign was Prof. Zacchaeus Adangor, Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice. In the cabinet reshuffle, the governor…
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In furtherance of efforts to sanitize the mining sector, the federal government has revoked 924 dormant licences spanning exploration, mining, small-scale mining, and quarrying Licenses, six months after revoking 1,663 licences. The revocation licences include 528 exploration licenses; 20 mining licences; 101 quarry licenses, and 273 Small Scale Mining Licenses (SSML). Minister of Solid Minerals…
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The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) said over 2.5 million Nigerian students have so far enrolled on its Tertiary Education, Research, Applications and Services (TERAS) platform. Executive Secretary of the Fund, Arc. Sonny Echono stated this on Wednesday in Abuja at the Second Registrar's workshop and 75th business meeting of the Association of Registrars of…
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The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has said that a father has been arrested alongside his son who is a candidate by the Police for impersonating his son during the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede disclosed this while on an inspection tour of the UTME centres in…
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The Enugu State Government has banned all forms of illegal tolls and extortion of motorists by touts, warning that violators would face the full wrath of the law. The government also announced the cancellation of all existing produce and haulage revenue collection contracts by various Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs), saying those responsibilities would now…
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President Bola Tinubu has approved the take-off of the first phase of the Consumer Credit Scheme (CCS) starting with members of the civil service. This is contained in a statement by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, on Wednesday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that…
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Multichoice Nigeria on Wednesday announced another price increase on the DStv and GOtv packages. The company in a statement said that the new prices will take effect from Wednesday, May 1, 2024. In the new price list for DStv, Premium bouquet, the price moved from N29,500 to N37,000; Compact+ from N19,800 to N25,000; Compact from…
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One of the governorship aspirants who contested the ticket of the party with Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa during last Saturday's primaries, Mayowa Akinfolarin, has dispelled the rumour that he stepped down for the governor during the shadow election. Akinfolarin, who came second after garnering 15,343 votes, disclosed that he did not back out of the contest…
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Fierce rival clashes between Boko Haram and the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) terrorist groups escalated in the Lake Chad Basin in the last week, claiming over 100 of the fighters of both groups. According to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency expert in the Lake Chad region, from April 18 to April 24, 2024,…
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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…