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The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Seme Area Command on Monday, decorated 135 newly promoted men and officers of the command. Speaking shortly after the ceremony, held at the ECOWAS Joint Border Command Post in Seme-krake, Comptroller Kayode Kolade, the Command Area Controller charged the newly promoted officers to continue striving for excellence. According to him,…
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The Super Eagles have been drawn to face Tunisia, Uganda and Tanzania in Group C of the 2025 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Morocco. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) conducted the draw on Monday in a ceremony at the Mohammed V National Theatre in Rabat. The draw ceremony featured African football legends such…
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Unknown gunmen, suspected to be kidnappers, have reportedly abducted a man, his wife, son, and two others in the Chikakore community, Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The gunmen struck in the Chikakore area of Kubwa at around 12:00 a.m. on Monday morning. The kidnappers, numbering dozens and heavily armed, stormed the…
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The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake, has urged British investors to explore opportunities in Nigeria’s mining sector. Alake made the call when he received the British Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr. Jonny Baxter, on Monday in his office in Abuja. He stated that Nigeria welcomed the UK’s support for capacity building,…
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The Lagos State Government and the Federal Ministry of Finance Incorporated have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to kickstart exploratory work on the development of the Green Line rail project. This was disclosed by the Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Gbenga Omotoso, at a Citizen/Media Stakeholders forum organized recently by the…
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The Enugu Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Agriculture (ECCIMA) has asked the state government to pursue a one-stop, unified tax payment system in the state. President of ECCIMA, Odeiga Jideonwo, said the system would prevent the multiple payment of the same tax to both the state and local governments at the same time. Speaking…
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Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake, on Monday revealed that the explosion at a mining site in Sabon Pegi, Mashegun Local Government Area of Niger State on Sunday was caused by the illegal stockpiling of explosives. Alake dispatched officials of the Federal Mines Office in the state to the blast site for an…
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The Nigerian government has taken steps to reform its civil service by learning from Singapore, known for its efficient public service systems. In January 2025, the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Didi Esther Walson-Jack, led a delegation of 20 State Heads of Service and Federal Permanent Secretaries on a four-day study…
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A witness in the ongoing trial of Hadi Sirika over an alleged fraud of N2.8 billion has said that the former Minister of Aviation awarded a contract to an unqualified company. This was according to a statement by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) after Sirika's trial continued on Monday. "The Fifth Prosecution Witness,…
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The National Orthopaedic Hospital, Dala, Kano, has refunded the sum of N121 million to patients from 2023 to date. A Kano based radio station had recently aired a particular patient, Maryam Usman, complaining about getting a refund back from the hospital for nine months. She also alleged that when a patient dies, the hospital withholds…