NDLEA Uncovers N22b Imported Tramadol

NDLEA Uncovers N22b Imported Tramadol

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has said that ongoing investigation of a suspected drug baron, (name withheld) has led to the discovery of more than N22billion worth of tramadol.   A statement issued on Tuesday by NDLEA Director...
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Nigeria To Host Gulf Of Guinea Maritime Security Conference

Nigeria To Host Gulf Of Guinea Maritime Security Conference

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the Nigerian Navy in partnership with the Inter-Regional Coordination Centre (ICC) Yaoundé have concluded arrangements to host the fifth plenary of the Gulf of Guinea Mari...
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MKO Abiola’s Son Urges Buhari To Investigate Father’s Death

MKO Abiola’s Son Urges Buhari To Investigate Father’s Death

Mr Abdul Abiola, one of the sons of the late Chief MKO Abiola has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to investigate the circumstances that led to the death of his father.   The young Abiola said this via his Twitter...
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Chevron Nigeria Remains Committed In Fight Against Malaria, Says MD

Chevron Nigeria Remains Committed In Fight Against Malaria, Says MD

Chevron Nigeria Limited  (CNL) says it remains committed in the fight against malaria scourge and other communicable diseases in Nigeria.   CNL’s Chairman and Managing Director, Mr  Rick Kennedy made the disclosure in a statement on Monda...
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NPA Implores Stakeholders On Rules, Regulations

NPA Implores Stakeholders On Rules, Regulations

The Nigerian Ports Authority NPA has pledged to ensure every port player plays by the rule of engagement. The General Manager, Monitoring and Regulatory Services, Eniola Williams gave the assurance in Lagos, during a tour of the ports, by the...
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Indians In Nigeria Commemorate Country’s 75th Independence  

Indians In Nigeria Commemorate Country’s 75th Independence  

No fewer than 400 Indians in Nigeria on Monday engaged in different forms of physical exercise like yoga, aerobics, dance, running and cultural performance to commemorate India’s 75 years of independence. The programme tagged, “Run 4 Unity”, held at the....
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Ondo Recruits 800 Health Workers

Ondo Recruits 800 Health Workers

The Ondo State government, says over 800 health workers have been employed to fill the gap in the health sector in the state in the last one year.   Dr Francis Akanbiemu, Permanent Secretary, State Primary Health Care Development Agency(OSPHCDA),...
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Workers Day: TUC Urges FG ,ASUU To Resolve Difference

Workers Day: TUC Urges FG ,ASUU To Resolve Difference

Trade Union Congress (TUC), Kaduna State Council has called on the Federal Government, as a matter of urgency, to resume negotiations with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) over its prolonged strike.  Comrade Abdullahi  Danfulani, state...
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NLC Urges C/River Govt To Implement Promotion, Minimum Wage

NLC Urges C/River Govt To Implement Promotion, Minimum Wage

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Cross River State on Sunday called on Gov. Ben Ayade to implement workers’ promotion from 2016 till date.   Chairman of NLC in the state, Mr Ben Ukpepi, made the call in Calabar during...
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NDLEA Intercepts N1.1b Travellers’ Cheques, 10.89kg Cocaine At Lagos Airport

NDLEA Intercepts N1.1b Travellers’ Cheques, 10.89kg Cocaine At Lagos Airport

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted travellers’ cheques in various foreign currencies of over N1.1billion at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos. A statementr issued on Sunday  by Director, ...
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Flour Mills Secures Approval To Acquire 76% Stake In Honeywell

Flour Mills Secures Approval To Acquire 76% Stake In Honeywell

Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc (FMN) has obtained the required regulatory approvals to acquire 71.69 per cent stake in Honeywell Flour Mills Plc (HFMP), formerly a portfolio company of Honeywell Group. The company made this known in a statement by...
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Ministry Tasks LADOL On Local Content, Youth Employment  

Ministry Tasks LADOL On Local Content, Youth Employment  

The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transportation, Dr Magdalene Ajani, has urged the Lagos Deep Offshore Logistics Base (LADOL), to promote local content and youth employment.   Ajani, in a statement said this was in furtherance of the Federal Governmen...
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20 Pension Fund Administrators Meet Deadline For N5b Minimum Capital 

20 Pension Fund Administrators Meet Deadline For N5b Minimum Capital 

Twenty Pension Fund Administrators (PFAs) met PenCom’s deadline to increase their Minimum Regulatory Capital (shareholders’ fund) from N1 billion to N5 billion by April 27.   Pension Commission (PenCom) made the declaration in a statement it issued in Lag...
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IMF Projects Recession For Sub-Saharan Africa In 2020

IMF Projects Recession For Sub-Saharan Africa In 2020

Sub-Saharan Africa’s gross domestic product is expected to contract 1.6 per cent this year, compared with 3.1 per cent growth in 2019, as the coronavirus pandemic wrecks the region’s economies, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday.Various Africa...
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