BY BARBARA KALU, Abakaliki- The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Ebonyi State has intercepted about 196 pinches of methamphetamine, popularly called “Mkpurummiri” from suspected drug dealers from January to date. The state NDLEA Commander, Mr Isa Adoro, who revealed this to newsmen in Abakaliki on Thursday, said...
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The Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has urged the National Chairman Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, Gov Mai Mala Buni and members of the planning committee to consider postponing the earlier scheduled plan of holding National convention in February. In a letter signed by Orji Uzor...
The Independent Petroleum Marketers of Nigeria (IPMAN) has blamed the increase in the pump price of petrol in South-Eastern states on the hike in price at private depots. Mr Chinedu Anyaso, Chairman of IPMAN, Enugu Depot in charge of Anambra, Ebonyi and Enugu States, disclosed this in an interview...
The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) on Thursday matriculated 453 cadets of its 75 regular course in Kaduna. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the event which was the 10th matriculation of the institution featured an oath taking by the cadets to mark their formal induction into their...
President Muhammadu Buhari marks the age of 79 on Friday 17, without the joy of being with the family and the country he governs, seeking to maximize bilateral benefits in critical areas of Nigeria’s safety, survival and economic development in a distant country, Turkey. As President in the last...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has assured that there will be a more aggressive accountability audit of Federal Government agencies. Prof. Osinbajo said the audit would help in identifying bureaucratic bottlenecks and removing them in a renewed effort to further improve the country’s business environment and economy. His spokesman, Laolu...
The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, has said that the corps would continue to sustain safety on highways across the country. Dr. Oyeyemi disclosed this at the side-line of the 4th quarter 2021 Zonal Management Retreat for FRSC Senior officers from Osun, Oyo and...
Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal has said the declaration of a state of emergency on banditry would enable security operatives access to clear bandits’ enclaves and other hideouts. Governor Tambuwal made the suggestion on Wednesday in Sokoto when he received a delegation of the Northwest States Governors Forum. The...
The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) has opposed some sections of the proposed Custom Service reform bill, saying that it will cripple Free Trade Zones in the country. A statement issued on Thursday in Abuja by Mr Martins Odeh, Head, Corporate Communications, NEPZA, said that giving the Customs...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) says the newly launched Agro-Industrial Processing Zones in Nigeria has the potential to solve the country’s poverty, hunger and foreign exchange challenges. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Prof. Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka, Special Adviser on Industrialisation to the President of the...
An unidentified man allegedly trying to steal transformer cables was electrocuted in the early hours of Thursday at Labour Quarters of Tumfure community in Akko Local Government, Gombe State. Dr Adakole Elijah, Head, Corporate Communications, Jos Electricity Distribution Company (JEDC) confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday leave Abuja for Istanbul, Turkey to attend the third Turkey-Africa Partnership Summit, hosted by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of the Republic of Turkey. According to the organisers, the theme of the Summit is ‘‘Enhanced Partnership for Common Development...
Authorities of the Joint Border Patrol Team Sector 3, North Central Zone of the Nigeria Customs Service say they have intercepted 550 Pump Action gun cartridges in Adikpo Junction, Benue State. The coordinator of the team, Comptroller Olugboyega Peters who disclosed this while briefing newsmen in Ilorin, Kwara State,...
BY RICHARD ABU, Nasarawa – The Vice-Chancellor of the Nasarawa State University Keffi (NSUK), Professor Suleiman Bala Muhammed has appealed to the Governor of Nasarawa State, Engineer Abdulahi Sule to wade into the planned strike by members of the Academic Stuff Union of Universities (ASUU) of the institution. Prof....
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Professor Suleiman Bogoro has said that the proposed digitalization of libraries in the nation’s tertiary institutions would help checkmate plagiarism in the sector. Prof. Bogoro, stated this while answering questions from newsmen during a One-day Workshop...
The Nigerian Communications Commission, (NCC) has advised that operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) need digital training to distinguish cybercriminality and genuine cyber business platforms. Prof. Umar Danbatta, the Executive Vice-Chairman (EVC), NCC, gave the advice at the launch of digital training programmes for Small and...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, admitted 12 out of the 15 suspects linked to the invasion of the residence of the Supreme Court Judge, Justice Mary Odili, to a bail in the sum of N5 million each. Justice Nkeonye Maha granted them bail after counsel to the...
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved 1.9 billion dollars for the procurement of equipment for the nation’s power sector to boost power supply across the country, through the Presidential Power Initiative. Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed made the disclosure on Wednesday, when she briefed...
Concerned about insecurity in the country, China has offered to send a high-level delegation of criminal investigation experts to meet with Nigerian security agencies. Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Cui Jianchun disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja while speaking to journalists on the sideline of the Oct. 1, China-Nigeria friendship...
Headline inflation decreased by 0.59 per cent to 15.40 per cent in November, the Statistician-General of the Federation, Mr Simon Harry says. Harry, who made the announcement on Wednesday in Abuja during a media conference, also stated that the rebasing of the nation’s economy would take place in 2022...