The Nigerian Navy confiscated more than 8.1 million barrels of stolen crude oil and 86,500 MT of illegally refined AGO in four years. The Chief of Training and Operations (Navy), Rear Adm. Olusegun Ferreira, made this known while briefing newsmen on the activities of the navy on Monday in...
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President Bola Tinubu has said Nigeria will launch four satellites within the timeline of his administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda. Tinubu said this on Monday at the opening ceremony of the 25th Anniversary of Nigeria in Space in Abuja. The anniversary celebration was organised by the National Space Research and...
The Acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, has solicited for more budgetary allocation for the Nigerian Army to enable it to discharge its constitutional responsibilities and provide accommodation for soldiers. Oluyede made the appeal when he received the Senate Committee on Army led by Sen. Abdulaziz...
Mob in Edo have reportedly killed two artisans mistaken for armed robbers in Amagba community in Benin City. Sources informed the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the victims, who were said to be welders, were identified as Osamudiamen Ehigie and Nosa Aghimie. The duo were said to be...
Mr Godwins Omobayo, who was appointed as deputy governor to the immediate-past Governor of Edo, Godwin Obaseki, on Monday, appeared at a Federal High Court in Abuja to honour a court order. Omobayo appeared in court alongside his counsel, Mr Ken Mozia, SAN, before Justice Omotosho. The News Agency...
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has called for the adoption of technology-driven strategies to combat terrorism, cybercrime, and border security challenges facing Nigeria and the African continent. Shettima made the call on Monday when he hosted members of the Executive Intelligence Management Course 17 from the National Institute for Security Studies...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday, amended the alleged $35.4 million money laundering charge filed against Binance Holdings Limited. EFCC’s Lawyer, Ekele Iheanacho, SAN, told Justice Emeka Nwite of the agency’s resolve to amend the alleged $35.4 million mone charge following the discharge of Tigran Gambaryan,...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has introduced the 2025 Budget Estimate of ₦471,134,093,541 to the Plateau State House of Assembly for discussion and approval. Described as a “Budget of Consolidation and Sustainability,” this proposal aims to improve the well-being and welfare of Plateau citizens...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos In recognition of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, Mrs. Nanbam Esther Danjuma (Lot), the Project Coordinator for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Plateau State, has reiterated the state’s commitment to addressing gender-based violence and promoting the rights of women and...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Following series of outcries and appeals from concerned citizens and legitimate scrape metal dealers popularly known as Ajakuta, the Executive Governor of Borno State has approved the appointment Nasiru Ali Surundi as Chairman, Committee to Review the Ban on Metal Scavenging in Borno State,...
Chairman, Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area of Enugu State, Dr Eric Odo, has vowed to arrest parents of any child hawking goods during school hours. Odo said on Monday that he would do his best to reposition public schools in the council area as a strategy to end out-of-school syndrome....
Foreign ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) leading economies plan to reach a common position on the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at their meeting on Monday. Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, who is hosting the two-day conference...
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has donated a 720,000-litre-per-day capacity Oxygen Plant to the Yobe State Government to help reduce neonatal mortality rates. UNICEF’s Country Representative in Nigeria, Cristian Mundate, handed over the facility to a representative of the state government on Monday in Damaturu. She emphasised the importance...
Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday began probing Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) indicted in the 2023 Auditor-General’s Report. The Chairman, House Committee on Public Account (State), Mr Kehinde Joseph, made this known when the committee received the first set of government officials summoned to respond to queries...
By HARUNA AHMED, Katsina– Katsina State Police Command has successfully rescued 14 passengers from kidnapping by bandits in Dan’arau village, in Magama-Jibia, Jibia local government area. The command’s spokesman, ASP Abubakar Aliyu, who stated this in a statement, said that the incident occurred on Sunday at about 7:55 p.m....
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) and other emergency services have rescued a Toyota Camry driver from under a 40ft container. The General Manager of LASTMA, Mr Olalekan Bakare-Oki, disclosed this in a statement signed on Monday by Mr Taofiq Adebayo, Director, Public...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum commenced the distribution of about 100 trucks of food items donated to the state by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Ngala local government area. The distribution took place on Monday at designated centres for residents of Gamboru, Ngala,...
A non-governmental organisation (NGO), DOHS Cares Foundation, has said it is embarking on a mini-marathon to sensitise the public on the dangers of femicide. Its Founder, Mrs Ololade Ajayi, said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos. According to...
The Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), has destroyed terrorists’ food depot and killed several in airstrikes in their enclave at Jubillaram in the Tumbuns area of Lake Chad Basin. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force (NAF), Air...
It is not advisable for the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to further tighten the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR). An economic expert, Dr Chijioke Ekechukwu said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja. Ekechukwu, a...