Nigeria
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Polytechnic students in Nigeria under the aegis of the National Association of Polytechnic Students have protested the alleged diversion of N20 billion Cement Technology Institute of Nigeria (CTIN) Intervention Fund. The students who besieged the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abuja as well as the Ministry of Trade and Investment on…
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The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) has uncovered 27 cells belonging to the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) in 22 countries including the United States and the United Kingdom. IPOB is a secessionist group seeking independence from Nigeria. It is led by Nnamdi Kanu who is in detention and being tried on terrorism charges by…
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The National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has seized banned pharmaceutical products, worth millions of naira, in the commercial city of Onitsha, Anambra, during a raid. The agency also burst factories manufacturing fake alcoholic beverages in Enugu and Imo states during the month. Mr Martins Iluyomade, NAFDAC’s Director, South East Zone, told…
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The Lagos State government has served a notice of removal of a two-storey structure in the Right of Way of the proposed Lagos - Calabar Coastal Highway Project. The state government served the notice in a circular from the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development and dated 22 March, 2024 In the circular the…
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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said 1,042 patrol vehicles have been deployed for prompt removal of obstructions on highways across the country before, during, and after Easter. The Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO), Jonas Agwu, said in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja that this would help to ease movements on the highways. Agwu…
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Kano State Government has approved the sum of N1.4 billion subsidy for intending pilgrims from the state to mitigate the sudden increase in 2024 Hajj fare. Director General, Kano State Pilgrims' Welfare Board, Rabiu Lami Dan'bappa, who disclosed the intervention said the government considered the concessional cost to ease the challenge of many intending pilgrims…
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Federal Character Commission (FCC), on Wednesday, said that it is set to sanction any institutions that are found to be violating character recruitment guidelines and principles across the country. The commission's mandate is to enforce the Federal Character Principle, which aims to ensure the fair and equitable distribution of posts and socio-economic amenities among the…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…