By Philip Yatai Abuja, March 4, 2024 (NAN) The FCT Minister of State, Dr Mariya Mahmoud, says the FCT Administration will establish a police post in all its warehouses to prevent miscreants from invading and looting their contents. Mahmoud stated this in Abuja on Monday, after an assessment visit to the warehouse located at Gwagwa-Tasha, […]
By Frank Shedrack The Nigerian Navy Forward Operating Base in Brass, Bayelsa, has destroyed three illegal refinery sites, a wooden boat and a total of 160,000 litres of suspected stolen crude oil. The operation, a fallout of the recently launched Nigerian Navy Operation DELTA SANITY, is aimed at combating illegal oil theft and bunkering in […]
By Muftau Ogunyemi The Ondo State Amotekun Corps says it has arrested 67 suspected criminals in the last two weeks in the state. Mr Adetunji Adeleye, state Commander of Amotekun Corps, while parading the suspects before newsmen on Monday in Akure, said that most of those arrested were suspected kidnappers. Adeleye also said that many […]
By Lucy Ogalue Keffi, March 4, 2024(NAN) The Federal Government has reiterated that diversifying the country’s energy mix to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) will create more jobs and wealth for Nigerians. The Director-General National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), My Joseph Osanipin, said this at the Critique/Validation Workshop for the recently developed National Occupational […]
By Lydia Ngwakwe The Federal Government has announced that the Lagos-Shagamu Expressway’s Long Bridge will undergo repairs to its damaged expansion joints from Monday. The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State, Mrs Olukorede Kesha, disclosed this in a statement on Friday night in Lagos. Kesha, who regretted the inconvenience that these repairs might […]
Days after the killing of Chad opposition politician Yaya Dillo, in disputed circumstances, many analysts in the conflict-racked Central African nation have expressed concerns about how his allies, powerful relatives, and rivals will react. The Chadian government has said that Dillo was killed in an exchange of gunfire with security forces on Feb. 28. […]
By Yahaya Isah The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has charged the new Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mrs Kemi Nandap, to ensure effective management of the nation’s borders. Tunji-Ojo gave the charge while decorating the new C-G on Friday in Abuja. He said that it had become imperative to be vigilant […]
By Rukayat Adeyemi Selloffs in the shares of Dangote Cement, Conoil, MTN Nigeria, among others, on Friday, dragged the equity market’s performance indices down by 1.23 per cent to close the week’s trading sessions. Specifically, investors lost N672 billion or 1.24 per cent, as the market capitalisation, which opened at N54.707 trillion, closed at N54.035 […]
By Jessica Dogo Dr Mustapha Abdullahi, the Director-General, Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN), says Nigeria will need the $4 billion to go fully green by 2050. Abdullahi stated this at a press briefing on Clean, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency use in Nigeria in Abuja on Friday. He said that the commission had been in […]
By Ramatu Garba Dr Ahmed Audi, the Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Friday urged the newly recruited officers to uphold the core values of the Corps, emphasising integrity and respect for human rights. Audi made the call during the passing out ceremony for 177 newly recruited officers for […]
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