Bulgarian law enforcement authorities have seized 423 kg of heroin at Danube Bridge checkpoint near Vidin at the border with Romania, officials said in Sofia on Sunday. Georgi Kostov, Director General of the National Customs Agency, said at a press conference that the illicit drug, split into 400 packets, was discovered on Saturday morning in […]
The artifact that represented goddess of fruitfulness reluctantly released by Nupe people to Niger State Museum and stolen some decades ago, has been found in Italy. The Executive Director, Niger State Council for Arts and Culture, Mr Emmanuel Zhiri, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria in Minna on Thursday. “This artifact was […]
The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, on Wednesday inaugurated a speed limit device manufacturing plant in Lekki, Lagos. Oyeyemi said at the inauguration that the plant, the first of its kind in the country, would boost access to the device and thereby help to reduce crashes to the barest minimum. […]
The Management of Zinox Technologies Ltd. has given a seven-day deadline to the publishers of Premium Times, an Abuja-based online daily, to retract what it described as a series of defamatory publications against the company and its officials or face legal action. The publications, Zinox said, consistently accused the company of having cheated the Federal […]
Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA), has taken a swipe at the government for the turn of event at the 2017 National Workers Day Celebration in Abuja. Aggrieved Nigerian workers had barred government officials which included the leadership of the National Assembly and some Federal Ministers from delivering their prepared addresses at the rally allegedly due […]
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, has said the federal government will no longer sponsor delegates to the annual Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston, Texas, United States starting from 2018. Kachikwu also said the country has perfected plans to begin an African version of the OTC in 2018, adding that […]
Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), says billionaire businessman Aliko Dangote may become the largest exporter of rice in the world by 2021. Speaking at the Mo Ibrahim Forum in Morocco over the weekend, Adesina said Africa must focus on agriculture to drive growth and create jobs on the continent. “I remember […]
As part of its determination to increase foreign exchange liquidity and improve access by Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and retail businesses, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has introduced the use of FORM X for the SMEs that requires just basic documentation. Confirming the new development, the apex Bank spokesman, Mr Isaac Okorafor, said […]
With 60% of cargo coming to West and Central Africa ending up in the country and also, having the largest wet cargo in Africa, it is obvious that Nigeria should play a leading role in maritime development on the continent. The Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Dakuku Peterside, affirmed […]
The Director-General, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Mr Usman Muktar, says the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, runway is ready for operation and can be opened on Wednesday. Muktar stated this while speaking with newsmen during an inspection of the airport’s runway on Monday in Abuja. The Abuja airport was closed on March 8 for six weeks to enable rehabilitation […]