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August 30, 2024 No Responses

Shippers’ Council, FRSC Reaffirm Road Traffic Partnership

The Nigerian Shippers’ council (NSC) has reaffirmed its partnership with the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) as part of measures facilitate free flow of traffic along the Apapa Axis of Lagos State. The Executive Secretary of NSC, Pius Ukeyima stated this while...

August 29, 2024 No Responses

NCC Announces Final Deadline For NIN-SIM Linkage Compliance

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced significant progress in the Federal Government’s 2020 policy to link all Subscriber Identification Modules (SIMs) to National Identity Numbers (NINs). A statement issued by NCC Director, Public...

August 29, 2024 No Responses

Oyetola, Sarumi, Others For SCAN Dockworkers’ Day 2024

In its resolve to continue placing on the front burner issues affecting the Nigerian dockworker as a pivot in the nation’s seaport logistics system, the Shipping Correspondents’ Association of Nigeria (SCAN) is set for the second edition of the SCAN...

August 29, 2024 No Responses

IGP Appoints Rhoda Olofu As Force Secretary

The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has appointed a new force secretary. A statement issued on Wednesday by the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, explained that the newly appointed Force Secretary is Assistant Inspector-Gen...

August 28, 2024 No Responses

Tinubu To Visit China, Hold Talks With Xi Jinping

President Bola Tinubu will hold bilateral talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping at the Forum on China–Africa Cooperation Summit between September 4 and 6, 2024. Tinubu will visit China to represent the West African bloc ECOWAS at the Summit....

August 26, 2024 No Responses

NDLEA Intercepts N2.2b Codeine Bottles At Seaport

THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted no fewer than 1,596 cartons of codeine-based syrup containing 319,200 bottles of the opioid worth N2.2 billion in street value. In a statement on Sunday, NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy,...

August 25, 2024 No Responses

Why I Resigned As NIA DG, By Ahmed Abubakar

The Director General, National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ahmed Abubakar, on Saturday tendered his resignation letter to President Bola Tinubu. Briefing journalists at the State House after meeting with President Tinubu, the former NIA boss cited personal and ...

August 22, 2024 No Responses

Nigeria Increases Passport Procurement Fees

The Nigerian Government has increased the fees for the procurement of Nigerian Passports with effect from the 1st of September 2024. A statement by the spokesman of the Nigeria Immigration Service, DCI Kenneth Udo, explained that the increment is a...

August 22, 2024 No Responses

FG Imposes N555.8m Fine On Fidelity Bank

For violating its customers’ data privacy, the National Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has imposed N555.8 million fine on Fidelity Bank Plc. NDPC’s National Commissioner, Vincent Olatunji, disclosed this during a Validation Workshop on t...

August 20, 2024 No Responses

FG Appoints New Management Team For Niger Delta Power Holding Company

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of a new management team for the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) with Engineer Jennifer Adighije as the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer. A statement issued by the Special Adviser ...

August 18, 2024 No Responses

Oil Palm: Edo Flags Off New Phase With 50,000 Hectares

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, at the weekend flagged off the second phase of the Edo State Oil Palm Programme (ESOPP) with about 50,000 hectares of land at Okogbo Community in Orhionmwon Local Government Area of the State.Obaseki,...

August 18, 2024 No Responses

NDDC Boss: Fiscal Responsibility, Imperative For Public Servants

The Managing Director, Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, has stressed the need for public servants entrusted with the stewardship of public resources to demonstrate fiscal responsibility both in their professional capacities and perso...

August 17, 2024 No Responses

NCDMB, NLNG Commission Galvanizing Plant For Train 7 Project

The Executive Secretary, Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe on Friday commissioned the 10,000 Tons per annum galvanizing plant constructed by Daewoo Engineering Nigeria Limited, one of the engineering, procurem...

August 17, 2024 No Responses

FG, States, LGAs Share N1.358trilion In July

For the Month of July, 2024, N1.3 trillion has been disbursed to the Federal , State and Local Government Areas. The revenue distribution was announced at the August 2024 meeting of the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC), in Abuja. A...