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Gunmen abduct driver, four passengers in Ogun

Bankole Taiwo, Abeokuta A commercial driver, Kamorudeen Olateju and four of his passengers, have been abducted by   unknown gunmen while driving along Ayetoro-Abeokuta road in Ogun State. Olateju was reportedly abducted alongside one Ms Saidat Adediran and three other passengers…

Man bags 6-month imprisonment over housebreaking

By Tobi Adetunji. An Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun on Friday sentenced a 31-year-old man, Lekan Amusa, to six months in the correctional centre for breaking into a house with the intention to steal. The Magistrate, Mrs A.O. Adeyemi, sentenced…

FCTA appeals to FG to fix potholes on Abuja-Keffi road

The FCT Administration Ministerial Task Team on Traffic Management has appealed to the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing to fix the potholes on the ever busy A.Y.A.-Kugbo-Nyanya stretch of the Abuja-Keffi expressway. Chairman of the team, Mr Ikharo Attah,…

NCDMB repairs police operational vehicles in Bayelsa

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) on Wednesday handed over refurbished operational vehicles to the Commissioner of Police, Bayelsa State, Mike Okoli. The operational vehicles include four Toyota Hilux pick-up trucks, two Nissan pick-up trucks and one Mercedes…

SON commits to utilize ICT for high performance —DG

By Abba – Eku Onyeka, Abuja The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has expressed its commitment to the effective deployment of information and communication technology towards becoming a high performing agency. In a press release from the organization, this was…

FG, NEPZA to boost FTZs competitiveness through AfCFTA

The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) has said the Federal Government and the authority will leverage on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AFCTA) to boost the country’s trade competitiveness. The Managing Director of NEPZA, Prof. Adesoji Adesugba made the…