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October 28, 2024 No Responses

NDLEA Intercepts US, Europe-Bound Drugs, ₦16.6b Opioids At Seaports

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted some hard drugs concealed in soles of shoes and hair attachments heading to the United States and some parts of Europe. Announcing this in a statement on Sunday, NDLEA spokesman, Femi...

October 27, 2024 No Responses

Bayelsa Announces N80,000 Minimum Wage

Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has approved the sum of N80,000 as the new minimum wage for workers in the state’s civil service, effective November 1, 2024.Governor Diri also approved an increase in the monthly pension of retired...

October 27, 2024 No Responses

Tinubu Congratulates Shirley Botchwey, Incoming Commonwealth Secretary-General

President Bola Tinubu on Saturday congratulated Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Botchwey on her election as the incoming Secretary-General of the Commonwealth. On Friday, leaders of the 56 Commonwealth nations meeting i...

October 27, 2024 No Responses

Catholic Church Acknowledges ‘Obstacles’ For Women

A Vatican assembly on the future of the Catholic Church on Saturday said that more should be done to help women overcome “obstacles” to taking a leadership roles within the Church. Since October 2, the Assembly of the Synod, comprising...

October 27, 2024 No Responses

Kano: NNPP Sweeps Local Government Election

The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has secured all the chairmanship and councillorship positions in the just concluded local government elections across the 44 local government areas of Kano State This was announced by the Chairman of the Kano Independent...

October 26, 2024 No Responses

Helicopter Crash: NSIB To Deploy More Diving Equipment

The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has disclosed that search and recovery efforts are still ongoing following Thursday’s crash involving Sikorsky SK76 helicopter in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The Bureau stated that additional diving equipment ...

October 26, 2024 No Responses

FG Approves Kogi’s Bid To Build International Airport

The Federal Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development has approved bid by the Kogi State Government to build an International Airport in Zariagi. The State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo, said the approval was conveyed in ...

October 25, 2024 No Responses

FG Restricts Ministers To Three-Vehicle Convoys

As part of the cost-cutting measures of his administration, President Bola Tinubu has restricted ministers, and heads of departments and agencies to a maximum of three vehicles in their official convoys. “No additional vehicles will be assigned to them ...

October 25, 2024 No Responses

CNG: Stakeholders Laud NAJA’s Capacity Building Initiative

Key stakeholders in the Nigerian automobile industry have commended the Nigeria Auto Journalists Association (NAJA) for its initiative to organise a Training/Capacity Building Workshop on the Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) scheme of the Federal Government.Some o...

October 24, 2024 No Responses

Nigeria Drops Charges Against Binance Executive

The Federal government has dropped all charges against an executive at Binance Holdings, Tigran Gambaryan on health grounds. Gambaryan has been facing a money laundering trial from detention since April. A Counsel for the Economic and Financial Crimes Com...

October 24, 2024 No Responses

Oyetola, 30 Others Survive Cabinet Shake-Up

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday rejigged his cabinet, sacked five ministers, redeployed ten and appointed seven fresh nominees as ministers to replace the sacked ones. Tinubu appointed 48 ministers in August 2023, three months after his inauguration. ...

October 24, 2024 No Responses

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The Lagos State Chairperson, Police Officers Wives Association (POWA), Mrs Abiola Ishola, presenting a gift to the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Olanrewaju Olawale Ishola, during a courtesy visit to the Commissioner at the Lagos Command, Ikeja on Wed...

October 23, 2024 No Responses

IMF Predicts Slower Global Growth In 2024, 2025

Global growth is expected to ease slightly to 3.2 percent this year and remain at that level in 2025, the IMF announced Tuesday, while warning that the stable figures masked “important” regional and sectoral shifts. In its new World Economic...

October 23, 2024 No Responses

Ecobank Nigeria To Host Design, Build Expo

Ecobank Nigeria is set to host its inaugural Design & Build Expo, aimed at highlighting the latest trends, innovations, and sustainable practices in architecture, construction, building materials, household appliances, engineering, and interior design. &nb...