The Comptroller General, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adeniyi, has said the service will begin implementation of the duty waiver on imported foods in a week time. Adeniyi made this known on Tuesday in Abuja during a combined news conference by the heads of security agencies and Service...
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A Lagos High Court, at Tafawa Balewa Square, on Tuesday extended an earlier order restricting protesters in Lagos to conduct their activities only at the Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Park and Peace Park. Justice S.I . Sonaike gave the order following an application filed by the Lagos State Attorney-General (AG),...
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has said the state investment promotion agency will be a melting point for investment related activities in the state. Governor Fubara told newsmen in Port Harcourt on Tuesday that the executive order establishing the agency was an outcome of the state economic submit....
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umar Zulum on Tuesday launched the Borno’s 2024 tree-planting exercise with 10 million assorted seedlings aimed at controlling desertification in the state. The largest tree-planting campaign in Nigeria’s history was kicked off in a ceremony at Kawuri village in Konduga...
In a groundbreaking endeavour, a 14-year-old Nigerian art sensation, Kanyeyachukwu Tagbo-Okeke (Kanye) is attempting to set a new GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ for the largest artwork on canvas, measuring 10,000 square feet. The current world record is by an artist in Qatar, which measures 9,652 square meters. The project, titled...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), on Tuesday, said that power supply has been restored to areas affected by arcing on the Benin-Egbin 330 Kilo Volt (kV) isolator at about 6:10pm on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that arcing is an electrical discharge that occurs...
Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori has defrayed a total sum of N130 billion of the N465 billion inherited debt from previous administrations in the state. This was disclosed at a joint news conference by the Governor’s Executive Assistant, New Media, Mr Felix Ofou, and Mr Norbert Chiazor, Executive...
Human remains believed to be of a missing man was found inside a crocodile in north-eastern Australia, police said on Tuesday. The 40-year-old man had gone missing in a suspected crocodile attack near the Annan River Bridge in Far North Queensland on Saturday afternoon. “A formal identification process...
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has expressed his displeasure over violence that erupted during the #EndBadGovernance protest in Azare, the headquarters of Katagum local government area of the state. Mohammed stated this while addressing newsmen shortly after an emergency security council meeting held at the...
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By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Fr Hyacinth Alia, has sacked the Chairman, Benue State Independent Electoral Commission (BSIEC), Dr. John Chen, over alleged incompetence and lack of integrity. Governor Alia, on Friday, approved the immediate removal of Dr Chen, following the recommendation of the Benue...
By IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja- The Kogi State Ministry of Health is currently conducting an investigation into a suspected food poisoning outbreak in the Adavi Local Government Area (LGA) that tragically resulted in six deaths. A statement by the Information officer Ministry of Health, Dorothy Onoja, said the unfortunate...
By BARBARA KALU, Port Harcourt – The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has formally launched its Youth Internship Scheme for 10,000 young people of the Niger Delta region. Speaking at the roll out ceremony in Port Harcourt on Monday, the Chairman, Governing Board of the Commision, Mr. Chiedu Ebie,...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has issued a directive to telecommunications operators to simplify their tariff plans, bundles, and promotional activities. This move aims to provide clear, easy-to-understand, and accurate information about the cost of voice, short messaging service (SMS) and data services to...
The national grid has collapsed for the fifth time in the year, plunging many places into darkness. Although the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) is yet to comment on the matter, the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) said the grid collapsed around 2:55 pm on Monday. “We understand...
The ongoing nationwide protest, on Monday, spread to the Eleme/Onne section of the East/West Road of Rivers as a large crowd of protesters stormed the popular section connecting the Port Harcourt refineries. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Akpajo axis of the East-West Road,...
The Russian Embassy in Nigeria has denied any involvement in the usage of the European nation’s flag by some persons during the #EndBadGovernance protest. Protesters in some northern states were spotted waving the Russian flag, raising concerns among authorities. But the country’s embassy in a Monday statement said...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno State Government has reiterated its commitment to address the influx of unaccompanied children into the state. The commissioner of Information and Internal Security, Prof. Usman Tar, stated this following a State Security Council meeting on Monday. Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum,...
The Bauchi State Government has imposed a 24-hour curfew on Katagum Local Government Area due to the breakdown of law and order in the ongoing nationwide protest. This is contained in a statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Mr Ibrahim Kashim, on Monday in Bauchi. He...
The Management of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has announced the successful disbursement of monthly stipends for the month of July to 20,371 students from six tertiary institutions. This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Monday by the Fund’s Director Finance...