By Deborah Akpede The Zone-2 Police Command in Lagos says it has detained two suspected international fraudsters that allegedly specialised in forging foreign certificates in Lagos and Ghana. The AIG in charge of the zone, Adegoke Fayaode, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday. Fayoade said that the suspects allegedly offered […]
By Nathan Nwakamma The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) on Monday said the reported oil leak from the Bonny Oil Export Terminal will not affect oil export. SPDC noted that the incident affected only a section at one out of the three loading buoys which has been isolated. Mrs Gladys Afam-Anadu, […]
European Union foreign ministers plan to meet in Brussels on Monday to discuss recent developments in Syria and Georgia also wars in Ukraine and the Middle East as well as the political situation in Belarus. Ministers are set to adopt the 15th round of new sanctions on Russia since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in […]
By Angela Atabo Stakeholders in the housing sector have called for reforms like property tax to address the growing issue of unoccupied houses, and tax relief to encourage developers to build more houses. The stakeholders said this at the 6th Edition of the African Housing Awards organised by the Housing Development Advocacy Network (HDAN) […]
By Angela Atabo/Emmanuel Oloniruha Abuja, Dec.13,2024(NAN) The West African Democracy Solidarity Network(WADEMOS),and partners, have tasked the Economic Community of West African (ECOWAS),on reforms to institutionalise presidential term limits to curb tenure elongation. WADEMOS in collaborations with Tournons La Page (TLP)and Afrikajom made the call at a panel discussion ahead of the ECOWAS Heads of States […]
By EricJames Ochigbo A coalition of experts, farmers, women and youth groups, and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) has called for a ban on the use and consumption of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) in Nigeria. The group, operating under the GMO-Free Nigeria Alliance and led by the Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), submitted a […]
By Isaac Aregbesola Abuja, Dec. 13, 2024 (NAN) Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested a suspected online fraudster, Osang Otukpa, over an alleged duping of 139 Australians to the tune of eight million Australian dollars. EFCC’s spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. According to […]
By Babajide Awoyinfa The annual Festival of Unity organised by the National Arts Theatre has begun, with stakeholders praising the new management for ensuring continuity of the event. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 2024 edition has the theme: “Rebranding Boundless Opportunities: Celebrating Unity and Inclusivity”. Speaking at the event on Tuesday […]
Twenty-three-year-old Syrian military conscript Farhan al-Khouli was badly paid and demoralised. His army outpost in scrubland near the rebel-held city of Idlib should have had nine soldiers but it just had three, after some had bribed the commanding officers to escape serving, he said. And, of the two conscripts with him, one was regarded by […]
By Patricia Amogu Massimo De Luca, Head of Co-operation, European Union (EU) Delegation says the EU is ready to begin the procurement of equipment for the five selected states in furtherance of its technical assistance for the Nigeria Solar for Health project (NISHP). The five states that have been selected for the project are […]