By Salif Atojoko The Federal Executive Council (FEC) approved the construction of 14 roads and bridges, which were badly affected by floods, in Ekiti State, Adamawa, Kebbi and Enugu States. Works Minister David Unahi said this while addressing State House correspondents after the FEC meeting. He said the others are in Cross River State, Ondo […]
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 by NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, on Tuesday in Abuja. Babafemi said hat the arrest came […]
By Salisu Sani-Idris The United States Chamber of Commerce has expressed its willingness to invest about 320 million dollars in mortgage refinancing and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria. This is contained in a statement issued by spokesperson of Vice-President Kashim Shettima, Mr Stanley Nkwocha. Ms Nisha Biswal, the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of […]
Türkiye’s flag carrier, Turkish Airlines, and the country’s low-cost carrier, Pegasus Airlines, have cancelled their flights to and from Lebanon due to heightened risks. The decision came in response to Israel’s air strikes on Lebanon, affecting flights to and from Beirut scheduled for Wednesday, according to Haberturk daily. Currently, tickets from Istanbul to Beirut are […]
By Ahmed Musa Abuja, Sept. 23, 2024 (NAN)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 interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) […]
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have warned residents of southern Lebanon, who live near sites used by the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia, to move away from the areas ahead of extensive strikes. “Shortly, the IDF would engage in extensive, precise strikes, against terror targets which have been embedded widely throughout Lebanon,” the army said in a Telegram […]
By Salisu Sani-Idris Vice-President Kashim Shettima has arrived in New York to represent Nigeria at the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Mr Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Communications (Office of The Vice President), made this known in a statement on Monday. According to Nkwocha, Shettima touched down at […]
By Okeoghene Akubuike Dr Jobson Ewalefoh, the Director-General of Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) has said that the construction of the 3.5 billion dollar Bakassi Deep Seaport would soon commence. This is contained in a statement issued by Ifeanyi Nwoko, ICRC’s Acting Head of Media and Publicity in Abuja on Monday. Ewalefoh made this […]
By Polycarp Auta Troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), maintaining the peace in Plateau and environs, have detained two persons over alleged gunrunning in the state and recovered some weapons from them. The Media and Information Officer of OPSH, Maj. Samson Zhakom, disclosed this to newsmen in Jos on Saturday. Zhakom said that the suspected criminals […]
By Monday Ajogun Ihiala (Anambra), Sept. 21, 2024 (NAN) The Police Command in Anambra and the security Joint Task Force (JTF) have recovered three unexploded improvised explosives, two abandoned vehicles, some other dangerous materials from a camp raid in Ihiala. The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the incident in a statement on […]
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