President Bola Tinubu has secured a 600 million U.S. dollar Danish shipping and logistics company, A.P Moller-Maersk, investment for Nigeria’s seaport infrastructure. This investment is to expand existing port infrastructure to accommodate more container shipping services in Nigerian ports. Chairman of A.P Moller-Maersk, Mr Robert Uggla, disclosed this...
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As part of the farewell activities for the retiring Commissioner of Police, Anambra Command, Mr Aderemi Adeoye, the Ogbunka community on Sunday awarded him a top Chieftaincy title, Dike – Ochioha I, meaning the Grand Commander of the Kingdom. The Traditional Ruler of Ogbunka Community, in Orumba South...
Enugu State Government has said it would revamp the Nigergas Ltd abandoned over two decades ago to boost industrial gas and create employment for the youths in the state. The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Enugu State Investment Development Authority, Dr Sam Ogbu-Nwobodo, disclosed this...
The Warri Boys Social and Welfare Society, popularly known as Warri Boys Association (WBA), has launched a one billion naira appeal fund for a multipurpose complex to cater for social-economic challenges facing the community. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the multipurpose complex when completed will...
Police in Ekiti have started investigating the stabbing to death of a woman by her husband at Ado-Ekiti over charges of infidelity. Police spokesman in the state, DSP Sunday Abutu, confirmed on Sunday at Ado-Ekiti that the murder took place on Saturday. A neighbour told newsmen that the...
Former Benue State Governor, Sen. Gabriel Suswam, has blamed the persistent disagreements between political “godfathers” and their ‘godsons’ on the “overbearing attitude” of the former. Suswam spoke on Sunday in Abuja when asked to comment on the seeming quarrel between Gov. Hyacinth Alia of Benue and Mr George...
Former Governor of Benue State, Senator Gabriel Suswam, has blamed the crises currently rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on the activities of moles planted by the enemies of the party to destroy it. “There are many moles and betrayers in the party, they’re planted to kill the...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has extended condolences to bereaved families of victims of petrol tanker explosion in Rivers State. It would be recalled that no fewer than 5 persons died and more than 70 vehicles were burnt on Friday when a fuel-laden tanker was...
The Tinubu Media Support Group (TMSG) has advised former Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi, to submit himself to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for questioning over alleged misappropriation of public funds. The TMSG Chairman,Mr Emeka Nwankpa said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. He...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won the chairmanship seats in all the 33 local governments in Oyo State following Saturday’s council elections. Chairman of Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC), Isiaka Olagunju, announced the results at a news conference at the commission’s headquarters in Ibadan on Sunday....
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), on Sunday declared that the Nido infant milk formula, alleged to contain sugar or honey, was not registered and sold in Nigeria. The Director-General (D-G) of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, made this known in a statement obtained...
Prices of some foodstuffs have recorded a drop in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states. A survey of the prices conducted by NAN in some markets in Yola, Maiduguri and Damaturu towns indicated that the prices of some foodstuffs were lower in April when compared to the months of...
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says the Air Components of Operations Whirl Punch and Delta Safe on Saturday, knocked out terrorists’ hideouts in Niger and illegal oil refining sites in the Niger Delta. The Director Public Relations and Information, NAF, AVM Edward Gabkwet, made this known in a...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Alh Shehu Musa Gabam, has commended the efforts of the Federal Government in addressing the menace of nations insecurity Alhaji Gabam spoke in Abuja at the weekend while fielding questions from news men on...
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thunderstorms and sunshine from Sunday to Tuesday across the country. NiMet weather outlook released on Tuesday in Abuja forecast sunny skies on Sunday, with few patches of cloud over most parts of the northern region during the morning hours. According to...
The Nsukka Journalists Forum (NJF), mourning Sen. Ayogu Eze, former Senator representing Enugu North Senatorial Zone, has said his demise has left a vacuum among members of the Forum. The Chairman of NJF, Mr Benson Ezugwu, said in a statement on Sunday in Enugu, that members received the...
A man simply identified as Azeez, has allegedly jumped into the lagoon in Lagos and drowned, to avoid arrest for being accused of stealing some bags of cement. The Spokesperson of the Police command in Lagos , SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria...
Residents of Owerri and Umuahia, the capital cities of Imo and Abia in the South-East, have decried the continued rising cost of foodstuffs and general inflation in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondents, who monitored the situation in the two cities, report that prices of food...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited over the “failure to account for and explain the whereabouts of the alleged missing USD$2.04 billion and N164 billion oil revenues.” The suit followed...
Lagos State Police Command says the Nigerian Army has handed over a dismissed soldier and three others to it over alleged impersonation. The command’s spokesman , SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the handing over to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday. Hundeyin said that an Army...