The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) has intercepted and seized consignments of heroin and khat with a street value of over N10billion, according to a statement by the agency. The statement by the agency’s Director Media and Advocacy, Mr…
By Kayode Tokede The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has disclosed that staff strength in the banking sector dropped by 8.05 per cent in one year to 95,888 in fourth quarter (Q4) of 2020 from 103,610 in fourth quarter of…
By Saka Laaro, Ilorin. The Federal Governments has been urged to allow structured and guided importation of livestock feed ingredients and other raw materials to save the business from total collapse. This is contained in a Communique issued at the…
The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) has unveiled guidelines for the forthcoming local government election scheduled for July 24. LASIEC Chairman, Retired Justice Ayotunde Philips, in the guidelines issued on Saturday, said the commission had fixed N150, 000, N100,…
By Tobi Adetunji The Police operative attached to Itire Division of the command have arrested one Samuel Ayooluwa for alleged robberry. The 24year-old Samuel was arrested on Thursday at about 9:40Pm, around Olatilewa Street by Lawanson, Surulere, Lagos State. In…
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has seized 600 million Naira worth of substandard tyres at an enforcement exercise along the Lagos Ibadan expressway. The Director-General, SON, Malam Farouk Salim at the enforcement exercise, said the seizure was part of…
The Federal Government’s autogas scheme has received a boost with the rollout of Nigeria’s first locally assembled natural gas-powered buses by an indigenous energy firm, OMAA Global. A statement posted on Saturday on the company’s website said the rollout took…
By Kayode Tokede Naira traded flat at Investors & Exporters Foreign Exchange (I & E FX) window on Friday at close at N410 against the Dollar. The Naira remained stable against the Dollar at the Investors and Exporters window on…
The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele has again challenged tertiary institutions in Nigeria to promote research and well-designed programmes that will boost agriculture in Nigeria. Emefiele stated this over the weekend while delivering a lecture titled:…
By Faizat Adeboye The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) began its week with the task of normalising the supply of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) at different filling stations in the country especially the FCT following the strike embarked upon by…
