City News Archives — Page 9 of 39

September 9, 2021 No Responses

NDDC Hands Over Former Headquarters To Rivers Govt

The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has handed over the keys to its former headquarters building, Harold Dappa Biriye House, on Aba Road in Port Harcourt to the Rivers State Government, concluding the phased movement of the Commission to its...

September 9, 2021 No Responses

Customs Investigate Alleged Shooting Of Katsina Commissioner’s Motorcade

The Nigeria Customs Service has set up a committee to investigate the alleged shooting of a motorcade of a Katsina State commissioner by its operatives. The motorcade of Katsina State’s Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Alhaji Umar...

September 7, 2021 No Responses

No Plans To Shut Down Telecom Services In Katsina

The National Communications Commission (NCC) has refuted a social media story claiming that the commission had ordered telecom service providers to shut down their services in Katsina state. Alhaji Abdu Labaran, the Director-General (DG) media to Gov. Aminu ...

September 2, 2021 No Responses

FEC Approves N84.6b For Airports’ Projects, Odukpani-Itu-Ikot Ekpene Road

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved over N5 billion for various contracts in Lagos, Abuja, Kano and Katsina airports. The meeting of the Council, which was presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja on Wednesday, also approved the....

September 2, 2021 No Responses

Theatre Commander Seeks More Collaboration With FRSC, Others

The Theatre Commander, “Operation Hadin Kai”, Maj.-Gen. Christopher Musa, has called for more collaboration with Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and other stakeholders in the fight against insurgency. Musa made the call Wednesday in Maiduguri when h...

September 1, 2021 No Responses

Lagos Tasks Traditional Medicine Practitioners On Clinical Trials

The Lagos State Government has urged Traditional Medicine Practitioners, to bring their purported herbal COVID-19 cure, for clinical trials. State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu made the call at the celebration of the 2021 African Traditional M...

September 1, 2021 No Responses

Reps Give Customs Two Weeks To Reduce 18 Cargo Clearing Stages

The House of Representatives Committee on Customs has given the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) two weeks to reduce its 18 cargo clearing stages to four, so as to decongest the nation’s ports. The committee, which made the resolution on Tuesday,...

August 27, 2021 No Responses

MAN Decries Double Taxation In Lagos

Vice President, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Lagos Zone, Chief John Aluya, has decried what he described as double taxation imposed on manufacturing companies by Lagos State Government. Aluya criticised the act during the 7th Lagos Corpora...

August 26, 2021 No Responses

Gunmen Attack Bullion Van, Kills Driver, Policeman

The Police Command in Ondo has confirmed the attack on a bullion van in Ore by gunmen. The police also confirmed the killing of the bullion van driver and a policeman during the attack. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...

August 24, 2021 No Responses

Bello-Koko: We’re Repositioning NPA For Efficiency, Safety, Accountability

The Acting Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mohammed Bello Koko has assured that the management under his watch is working towards repositioning the nation’s seaports and the authority for greater efficiency, safety and accountability.&nbsp...

August 17, 2021 No Responses

SON Donates Seized 843 Phones To DSS

Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON), on Monday, donated 843 mobile cell phones to the Department of State Services (DSS), Kaduna command. The coordinator of SON in the state, Mr Qasseem Yahaya, said that the mobile cell phones were seized from...

August 17, 2021 No Responses

Danbatta Lauds President Buhari, Pantami On Digital Literacy Training Initiative

The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof Umar Garba Danbatta has commended President Muhamamdu Buhari, the supervising Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami and the Governing Board ...

August 17, 2021 No Responses

NEITI: Signing PIB Into Law Historic

The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has been described as a historic development, the assent of President Muhammadu Buhari to the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB). The Executive Secretary of NEITI, Dr Orji Ogbonnaya Orji, said this...

August 16, 2021 No Responses

FIRS Files Appeal Against Court Judgment

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has appealed a recent judgment of the Federal High Court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on the issue of Value Added Tax (VAT)collection. FIRS in a statement issued by its Director, Communications and ...