The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has set up an Immigration Fraud Section in some of its Commands across the country. EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, quoted its Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, as disclosing this on Tuesday, while receiving a delegation of...
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MTN Nigeria Communications Plc has reported a loss after tax of N519.1 billion for the first half of 2024. This indicates an upward trend of 34.9 per cent from a loss of N85.59 billion posted in the corresponding period of year 2023. The Chief Executive Officer, MTN Nigeria,...
N Stock market investors lost N32 billion on Wednesday, as bearish sentiment continued to dominate trading on the Nigerian Exchange Ltd.(NGX) for seven consecutive sessions. Selloffs in Zenith Bank, Access Corporation, Transnational Corporation, Nigerian Breweries, Unilever, among other declined equities further weakened the market’s performance. Specifically,...
A former Super Eagles player-turned sports pundit, Ifeanyi Udeze, has said the Super Falcons’ exit from the Olympic Games on Wednesday in Paris was disappointing. Udeze, who is now a sports broadcaster, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Super Falcons...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Former Speaker of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Ibrahim Balarabe Abdullahi, has assumed duty as the council chairman of Federal Polytechnic, Damaturu, with a courtesy visit on the Deputy Governor of the state. The courtesy visit was shortly after the inaugural sitting...
Lagos State Police Command has confirmed detention of three domestic workers over the death of Justice Ofili-Ajumogobia’s daughter’s death.pe The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday. “Three domestic staff have been arrested and handed over to...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Chairman Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has urged interested media organisations wishing to cover the Edo gubernatorial election to submit their applications before the deadline of Thursday 5th September 2024. He made the call at the INEC Quarterly Consultative...
Lagos State Governor , Babajide Sanwo-Olu has appealed to the state residents to toe the path of peace by not engaging in the planned nationwide protest. Sanwo-Olu made the appeal in a statement signed by himself and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday. The...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia- Agwatashi community of Obi Local Government Area in Nasarawa State, have thrown it’s weight behind the citing of food security project, as it thanked government for finding the community suitable for the project. This was contained in a press statement signed by the chairman of...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – Lagos State Police Command has foiled an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) (bomb) attack on residents of Ikeja, Lagos, on Wednesday afternoon. The police spokesman in the state, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. Hundeyin said that at about 4.00 p.m....
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Acting Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Chris Maiyaki, has urged university administrative staff to acquire relevant computer software for the virtual learning environment as ICT literacy was no longer sufficient. Maiyaki stated this while delivering a lecture at...
Imo State Police Command has said that there was no gunmen attack on the Owerri Correctional Service Custodial Center on Wednesday. The command’s Spokesman, ASP Henry Okoye, disclosed this in a statement issued in Owerri and made available to newsmen on Thursday. Okoye was reacting to an online...
Brazil football legend Marta sees red for tearful exit Brazilian women football legend Marta on Wednesday left the pitch in tears as her career with the national team most likely ended on a sad note. A red card in a 2-0 defeat to Spain in their group final at...
Minister of Works, Sen. David Umahi, Gov. Francis Nwifuru, Former Senate President, Pius Anyim among others have insisted that Ebonyi will not participate in the Aug.1 nationwide hunger protest. The political stakeholders made the declaration on Wednesday in Abakaliki during the Ebonyi youth and stakeholders interactive meeting on...
Gunmen, on Wednesday, launched fresh attacks in Owerri, the Imo capital, and its environs, causing pandemonium in and around the city. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that residents, who were panicked by sporadic gunshots in different parts of the town, scampered to different directions for safety. NAN...
A cross section of Nigerians in the FCT and environs, on Wednesday said they had to be more creative to enable them feed their families. The residents told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interviews in Abuja that the economic downturn had forced them to look...
The Association of Bureau De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON) has appealed to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to extend the deadline for BDC operators to reapply for new licenses. The association also called for a review of the stringent conditions attached to the reapplication process....
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) on Wednesday confirmed the assumption of duty of the newly appointed acting Director-General of the Commission, Ms. Omolola Oloworaran. PenCom, in a statement made available in Lagos, said that Oloworaran resumed at the commission to serve in acting capacity pending her confirmation by the...