Nigeria
24 Nov
Lawmaker representing Awka South Constituency 1, in Anambra State House of Assembly, Mr Nigeria Mbachu, has decried the omission of Local Government Areas (LGAs) election in the 2024 fiscal budget presented by the state government.
24 Nov
After spending three days at kidnappers’ den, Mr. Bamipe Ojediran has lamented the continuous operation of a dire devil kidnapping gang along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.
24 Nov
The national body of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) has warned the Osun State chapter of the union against picketing, protesting and boycotting their duty posts.
24 Nov
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has ordered an immediate freezing of all accounts of the state and local governments with immediate effect. This disclosure is contained in a statement signed by the Kogi State Commissioner for Finance, Asiwaju Asiru Idris,
24 Nov
A ride hailing app, Wakajugbe, designed and produced by Nigerians for Nigerians, has been unveiled. Addressing the press in Port Harcourt, River State on Thursday, the brain behind the cab hailing platform, Dr. Victor Nonso Enebeli, said Wakajugbe is aimed at ameliorating the hardship being faced in the transportation sector in Nigeria, especially e-hailing. According…
24 Nov
Thousands of worshippers will converge on the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) on Sunday, December 3, 2023, for its second year thanksgiving service.
24 Nov
Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service (LSFRS) has said that it attended to 11 cases of fire outbreaks in markets between January and November 2023. The agency stated this at the official launch of the 2023 Fire Prevention Campaign in collaboration ...
24 Nov
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), yesterday, declared war against illicit drugs in Nigeria, and handed over seized Indian Hemp to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).
24 Nov
Operatives of Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), yesterday, impounded 15 tankers parked indiscriminately along Second Rainbow down to Mile 2 Bridge, Oshodi -Apapa Expressway, Lagos.
24 Nov
A commissioner representing Ondo Central on the board of the Ondo State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (OSOPADEC), Kehinde Akinrotoye, yesterday, alleged that he was attacked and beaten by thugs on the order of the Chairman of the Commission, Sam Erejuwa.
24 Nov
The Defence Headquarters has revealed that troops of Operation Delta Safe haven in the last one week destroyed 50 illegal oil refining sites in the Niger Delta region and arrested 51 suspects.
24 Nov
Many residents of Akute and Alagboole areas of Ifo local council of Ogun state were, yesterday, stranded in the early hours of the day as a result of the aftermath of the crisis that engulfed the areas since Monday.
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As the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) begins Friday, April 19, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has directed all Computer-Based Test (CBT) centre owners to arrest any parent, found near any of their facilities during the exercise. JAMB Spokesperson, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, in a statement, said the directive was issued at the…
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The Lagos State Police Command has apologised to Obianuju Udeh known as DJ Switch over a false report of her arrest. The Police had earlier announced the arrest of DJ Switch for allegedly assaulting a female officer in the Lekki area of Lagos state. Lagos Police spokesman, Benjamin Hundeyin, however, issued a post on X…
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A foreign investor at TLG Capitals, Isaac Marshall, has attributed the naira gain to the decision of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to clear the FX backlog. Nigeria's foreign exchange (FX) reserves have fallen to a six-year low, Marshall said in a statement on his LinkedIn account on Thursday. He stated that this decline…
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Nestlé, a food and beverage company, has been accused of adding sugar and honey to its infant milk and cereal products sold in many poorer countries but not in wealthier countries. This practice reportedly contradicts international health guidelines aimed at curbing childhood obesity and chronic diseases. The accusation comes from a report by Public Eye,…
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The crisis rocking the People's Democratic Party (PDP) has again taken a new turn as lawmakers elected on the platform of the party in the National Assembly, have raised the alarm over an alleged plot to shift the election of a new national chairman at Thursday's National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting to August. They claimed…
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Comptroller Dera Nnadi, the Customs Area Commander (CAC), Tincan Island Ports (TCIP), says that the command generated a revenue of N303.9 billion in the first quarter (Q1) of 2024.
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Vice-President Kashim Shettima has expressed the optimism that Nigeria will become a major economic force in the world under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted sunshine and thunderstorms from Thursday to Saturday across the country.
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Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has deployed Generation Dip/Loss Detection System (GLDS) to empower the National Control Centre (NCC) in Osogbo.
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Operatives of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), yesterday, stormed the residence of the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, in Abuja over alleged N84 billion fraud.