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January 7, 2023 No Responses

INEC Assures Corps Members Of Security

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will continue to place premium on the security of corps members on election duty, The Chairman of the Commission, Mahmood Yakubu, said this on Friday in Abuja when he led management staff of the...

January 7, 2023 No Responses

Wike To NDDC: Focus On Regional Projects

The Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, has advised members of the Governing Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, to focus on regional projects in order to make more impact in developing the Niger Delta region. A statement...

January 7, 2023 No Responses

Oil Palm: Fayus Begins Harvest In Edo

Fayus Incoporated, a major investor under the Edo State Oil Palm Programme (ESOPP) has commenced harvest on one of its plantations measuring 1200 hectares in Ewan-ISI in Uhunwonde Local Government Area of Edo State. The ESOPP is an initiative of...

January 6, 2023 No Responses

FG Releases N13.89b Pension For 2022 Retirees

The Federal Government has released N13.89 billion for payment of Accrued Pension Rights (APRs) of 2022 retirees of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDA’s). National Pension Commission (PenCom), made the disclosure on Thursday in a statement on it...

January 6, 2023 No Responses

NCS Loses Four Personnel To Smugglers

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit, Zone A, said it lost four of its officers to smugglers in 2022. The acting Controller of the unit, Deputy Comptroller Hussein Ejibunu, disclosed this on Thursday in Lagos. Ejibunu exp...

January 6, 2023 No Responses

Kaduna Generates N44b Revenue In Ten Months

Between January and October 2022, Kaduna State Government generated N44 billion Internally Generated Revenue (IGR), the State Bureau of Statistics (KDBS) has disclosed. The performance was based on the Monthly IGR Performance Report, published on KDBS we...

January 6, 2023 No Responses

NAHCO Suspends Personnel Over Air Peace Incident

The Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO) Plc has commenced investigation on how its equipment damaged an Air Peace Airbus A320 Aircraft at Murtala Muhammed Airport on Wednesday. In a statement on Thursday, the company’s Group Executive Director, ...

January 6, 2023 No Responses

DMO: Alarm Over National Debt Unnecessary

The alarm created around the country’s projected public debt by a segment of the media was unnecessary, the Debt Management Office (DMO), said on Thursday. The Director-General, Mrs Patience Oniha, said this in a statement to react to reports by...

January 6, 2023 No Responses

Couple, Six Others Nabbed For Allegedly Killing, Selling Lady’s Parts In Ogun

The Police Command in Ogun State has arrested a couple and six others for allegedly killing and dismembering a 26-year-old mother of two, Oyindamola Adeyemi. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, said this in a stat...

January 5, 2023 No Responses

Forensic Audit: Minister Tasks NDDC Board On Implementation

The Minister of Niger-Delta Affairs, Chief Umana Okon Umana, has charged members of the Governing Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to be faithful in the implementation of the recommendations of the report of the Commission’s Forensic Au...

January 5, 2023 No Responses

Stock Market Extends Gain By 0.12%

The Nigerian Exchange (NGX) on Wednesday gained N34 billion as market capitalisation closed at N28.136 trillion from N28.102 trillion recorded on Tuesday. Also, the All-Share Index (ASI) increased marginally by 61.9 basis points or 0.12 percent to close ...

January 5, 2023 No Responses

Edo Extends Deadline For Compulsory Vehicles’ Painting

The Edo State Government has extended the deadline for the compulsory painting of all commercial vehicles and profiling of commercial drivers/ owners in the state by two weeks. In a statement, the Managing Director, Edo State Transport Authority, Mrs. Ed...

January 5, 2023 No Responses

Air Peace Demands Investigation Into Aircraft Damage By Ground Equipment

Air Peace has urged aviation authorities to look into the ground handling equipment that collided and damaged its aircraft elevator at the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos Spokesman of Air Peace, Mr Stanley Olisa, who confirmed the incident in ...

January 5, 2023 No Responses

Court Remands Two Brothers For Allegedly Enticing Married Woman

A Shari’a Court sitting in Kano on Wednesday, ordered the remand of two brothers, Saifullahi Hamisu, Mujahid Hamisu and one Hassana Surajo, in a Correctional Center for allegedly enticing a married woman. The defendants, who lives at Bachirawa Quarters...