By Chiazo Ogbolu The Lagos Seaports and Marine Command of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has received five suspected stowaways from the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Beecroft. The Comptroller of Immigration, Lagos Seaports and Marine Command, Mohammed Saddiq, said this in a statement signed by the commands Public Relations Officer, Superintendent of Immigration, Augustus Maisor, […]
Vaccine By Folasade Akpan Dr Chizoba Wonodi, the Country Director of John Hopkins International Vaccine Access Center (IVAC), says the first phase of the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Vaccine rollout in Nigeria is targeted at six million girls. She said this on Thursday in Abuja at a two-day training for Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), […]
By Usman Aliyu Police in Edo warned in Benin on Thursday that the use of dangerous weapons would not be tolerated at Saturday’s local government elections in the state. Police spokesman in the state, SP Chidi Nwabuzor quoted Mr Mohammed Dankwara the commissioner of police as stating that adequate personnel had been deployed to ensure […]
By Yetunde Fatungase The Minister of Works, Mr Dave Umahi, on Thursday said the Federal Government was taking steps towards reviewing the agreements signed with contractors on all federal roads in Ogun. Umahi, during his visit to the governor’s office in Abeokuta, said the review would afford the state government a participation in constructing some […]
By Ismail Abdulaziz President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of a new Board and Management of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) inclusive of the following Board and Management team members. This is contained in a statement by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, on Tuesday in Abuja. The […]
By Uchenna Ugwu Abakaliki, Aug. 29, 2023 (NAN) Police in Ebonyi have rescued an Inspector of Police attached to the Police Detective College, Enugu and the village chairman of Ngwogwo, Ishiagu, Ivo Local Government Area of Ebonyi from kidnappers. Police spokesperson in Ebonyi, SP Onome Onovwakpoyeya, stated in Abakaliki on Tuesday that the duo was […]
By Grace Alegba The Minister of Works, Mr David Umahi, on Tuesday introduced night construction to fast track Nigeria’s highway projects in line with global practices. Umahi said this during a visit to project sites in Lagos/Ogun States. He said during the visit that the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway rehabilitation/reconstruction was 98 per […]
By Olawunmi Ashafa The Nigerian capital market on Tuesday gaind by N510 billion, closing at N39.69 trillion from N36.21 trillion recorded on Monday. Consequently, the market capitalisation increased by 0.51 per cent, making the market to hit a 15-year high. Also, the All-Share Index (ASI) of Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) rose by 0.51 per cent […]
By Ismail Abdulaziz Abuja, Aug. 28, 2023 (NAN) President Bola Tinubu says Nigeria will not sustain failed economic theory that wasted 90 per cent of revenue in the servicing of external debts that can be used for development. The president gave the assurance this at the opening of the Annual General Conference of the Nigerian […]
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Nigerian Navy (NN) says the Merchant Vessel (MV) CECELIA arrested on Aug. 15 at Meco Jetty in Port Harcourt, was carrying illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil (AGO). The Director of Information, Nigerian Navy, Commodore Adedotun Ayo-Vaughan, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Ayo-Vaughan said the claim by the […]