Governor Aminu Bello Masari of Katsina State has inaugurated a 14-member committee to monitor and enforce executive order (containment) with the mandate to ensure decisive compliance to end the menace of banditry, kidnapping and other social vices in the state.…
By Saka Laaro The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Boboye Oyeyemi, has announced that it is illegal to receive or make telephone calls while driving, regardless of any wireless gadget used for such communications. The FRSC…
Mobile telephone networks were shut down in the northwestern Nigerian state of Zamfara, residents said on Monday. This was coming after authorities ordered a telecoms blackout to help armed forces tackle armed gangs of kidnappers terrorizing the area. Eye witnesses…
The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), says financing remains critical, in meeting any climate change target for developing countries. Dr Mohammad Barkindo, OPEC Secretary General, disclosed this at a video conference, entitled: “Ministerial Roundtable on Energy, Climate and Sustainability…
The Shell Petroleum Deveopment Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) and its joint venture partners, have boosted infrastructure at the Nigerian Maritime University, located at Okerenkoko, in Delta State. According to Governor of Delta State, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, the phase one…
A new refinery currently under construction in Nigeria could greatly reduce the export of domestic crude oil, a mainly Suezmax trade, but start new trade routes for product tankers. In what appears to be a unique piece of research, Poten…
Mr Ahmed Audi, Commandant General (CG), Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), said that Nigeria requires more security personnel to effectively combat and end insecurity in the country. Audi said this in Abuja at the opening ceremony of a…
The Jigawa Command of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), says it has rescued nine victims of human trafficking in the state. The NIS Comptroller in the state, Mr Isma’il Abba, told newsmen in Dutse on Monday, that the victims were…
Poice Command in Ebonyi has urged media professionals to embrace investigative journalism that would curb insecurity, not only in the state but the country in general. The Police Commissioner in the state, Mr Aliyu Garba, stated this while receiving the…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has said that it seized illicit drugs worth N100 billion between January and August, 2021. The agency’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday, in Abuja, that in…
