Zamfara State Police Command has arrested and paraded an officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC in the state, ASC 11, Maikano S/Tasha, for allegedly supplying arms, ammunition, and drugs to bandits. The arrest was disclosed by…
The Federal Government says it is ‘very much” aware of the harsh economic challenges faced by Nigerians and working tirelessly to cushion the effects. Sen. George Akume, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) stated this on Thursday in…
President Bola Tinubu says Africa holds a significant portion of the world’s mineral reserves, including 92 per cent of global platinum, 56 per cen of cobalt, and 54 per cent of manganese, yet underdevelop. The President attributed the continent’s underdevelopment…
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has welcomed ExxonMobil’s proposed 10 billion dollars investment in Nigeria’s deep-water oil operations. This is contained in a statement issued by the spokesperson of the Vice-President, Mr Stanley Nkwocha, on Thursday. Shettima made the remark during a…
The Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan, on Tuesday, sentenced three persons to death by hanging for the murder of Col. Anthony Okeyin, the Commandant, Nigeria Army Secondary School, Apata, Ibadan. The three convicts sentenced to death by hanging…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has apprehended an ex-convict, Christian Ogbuji for importing 817 wraps of cocaine weighing 19.40kg with an estimated value of N4.6billion at Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA). This is contained in a statement issued…
The FCT Police Command says it has received from the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, FCT Command, one Joseph Efe (30) accused of taking a woman to an Abuja hotel with the aim of using her for ritual. The…
The Federal Government has threatened to shut down financial institutions in Nigeria that violate the accessibility law on the movement of persons with disabilities. Mr Ayuba Gufwan, the Executive Secretary of National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) in an…
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has urged regulatory agencies to eliminate overlaps and align their activities with President Bola Tinubu’s agenda for economic growth and enhance ease of doing business in Nigeria. Shettima said this on Thursday during the Presidential Enabling Business…
A cross-section of civil servants at the Federal Secretariat in Abuja on Thursday appealed to the Tinubu administration to create more platforms to ease the collection of its subsidised rice for workers. The 50kg bags of rice are being sold…
