Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have intercepted illicit drugs worth over N2bn at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos. The Head of the MMIA Command of the NDLEA, Ahmadu Garba, said the suspected trafficker, Bright Aniede, was arrested on Sunday, March 28, 2021, during the...
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By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja- The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday said it has registered 48 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in the country to 162,641. As at Monday (29th, March 2021), the public health agency recorded one (1) COVID-19-related deaths,...
The Lagos State Government will on Tuesday restrict vehicular movement for the live football match between the Super Eagles and Lesotho. This was announced on Monday via a statement by the Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde, adding that closure was necessary to effectively manage traffic better and tighten...
The Zamfara State Police Command has rescued 12 kidnap victims in the Maradun Local Government Area of the state. According to a statement issued on Monday by the Police Public Relations Officer, Mohammed Shehu, the rescue efforts were made possible following a collaboration with the State Peace and Reconciliation...
The Chief of Army Staff( COAS), Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru, said his vision will rebuild the Nigerian Army into a formidable force that would defeat all adversaries. Lieutenant General Ibrahim made this pronouncement during the opening ceremony of the combined COAS First Quarter Conference and Nigerian Army Operations Retreat...
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has said that the Federal Government has borrowed about $2.5billion for the construction of a railway linking Lagos to Ibadan. He stated this during an exclusive interview on Channels Television’s Newsnight which aired on Monday night. “If you look at the whole total...
It is now a common knowledge that weeks after oil spill from a ruptured pipeline facility managed by one of the International Oil Companies operating in the Nigeria Delta reportedly ravaged Benikrukru and adjourning communities in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta state, a similar one occurred...
By JOSEPH KADIRI, Lagos- Union Bank of Nigeria Plc took to Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX Group) Plc’s platform to honour its outgoing Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mr. Emeka Emuwa and introduce the incoming CEO, Mr. Emeka Okonkwo to the capital market at a digital Closing Gong Ceremony on Monday,...
Alhaji Tijjani M. Borodo, Principal Partner, Tijjani M. Borodo & Associates Legal Practioners and the immediate past Company Secretary of FBN Holdings Plc, Nigeria’s leading financial services group, is set to launch a seminal autobiography, A Journey in Leadership, on Wednesday, 31 March 2021. The book public presentation will...
Chief Bola Tinubu on Monday asked the Federal Government to recruit 50 million youths into the Nigerian Army in a bid to oust the insurgents and miscreants threatening the nation’s peace. According to the former Lagos State governor, the insurgents and bandits are taking advantage of the high unemployment...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari will on Tuesday proceeds to London, the United Kingdom, for a routine medical check-up. Special Adviser to the President (Media and Publicity), Femi Adesina, confirmed this in a statement made available to NATIONAL ACCORD on Monday. According to Adesina, the President...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja- The Management of Daily Trust Foundation, has tasked journalists to acquire new skills set, discipline and attitudes in order to be relevant in modern journalism profession. The Chairman, Daily Trust Foundation, Alhaji Bilya Bala gave the charge on Monday during the opening session of a...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi- Ten people have been killed in a fatal crash that occurred on Sunday evening at Tudun Sulubawa, close to Bara town in Kirfi Local Government Area of Bauchi State. NATIONAL ACCORD learnt that the 18-seater Hummer Bus of the Kaduna state Transport Authority was heading to...
The House of Representatives has commenced an investigation into missing sums of N526 billion and $21 billion in the Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) under President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. In a motion by Abdullahi Abdulkadir, it was revealed that the funds went missing due to leakages, mostly between 2015...
By JOH ONAH, Abuja- As part of measures to increase public awareness on sound environmental practices in all communities across the six area councils and to inculcate in residents, the habit of maintaining clean and hygienic environments in the satellite towns, FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, has...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja-The programme of Better Education Service Delivery for All (BESDA) in Nigeria will reduce the number of out-of-school children and literacy among school age children in Nigeria. The Deputy Executive Secretary, Services Dr. Isiaka Olayinka Kolawale stated this at the ongoing workshop on Financing Agreement and...
By MBAFAN ADE, Abuja – As the world transits to cleaner energy, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has affirmed Nigeria’s preparedness to play a strategic role in the new global energy order. Group Managing Director of the Corporation, Mallam Mele Kyari, made this submission at the Decade of...
UNICEF is set to screen at least three million children for acute malnutrition in the northeast. UNICEF’s Communication Officer in Nigeria, Folashade Adebayo said in a statement issued in Maiduguri on Monday that the screening would be done with a grant from the government of Japan. She said the...