Metro Archives — Page 6 of 13 — City Business News

August 6, 2020 No Responses

Army Impounds 342,000 Litres Of AGO In South-South

The Defence Headquarters on Thursday said troops of Operation Delta Safe, discovered and deactivated 25 illegal refineries and impounded 342,000 litres of illegally refined AGO in the South-South in the last two weeks. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen....

July 24, 2020 No Responses

FRSC Vows To Prosecute Traffic Offenders As Mobile Courts Convict 359 In Plateau, Nasarawa

The new Zonal Commanding Officer for the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Zone 4 comprising Plateau, Benue and Nasarawa States Assistant Corps Marshal Kayode OLAGUNJU, mni has vowed to prosecute erring motorists in the Zone to improve safety situation...

July 17, 2020 No Responses

Arotile For Burial July 23

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Friday disclosed that the remains of late Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile, the Service’s first female combat helicopter pilot, who died on Tuesday, will be buried on July 23 at the National Military Cemetery in...

July 16, 2020 No Responses

Court Refuses To Dissolve 10-Year-Old Marriage

The Karu Upper Area Court sitting in Mararaba, Nasarawa, on Thursday refused to dissolve a 10-year-old marriage brought by one Mrs Deborah Joseph for lack of care.The petitioner had urged the court to nullify the marriage between her and her...

July 9, 2020 No Responses

Robbers Attack TVC, NTA Correspondents

Armed robbers on Thursday attacked Mr Godwin Agwam, Nasarawa State Correspondent of Television Continental (TVC) and Mrs Victoria Ojito of Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) in their residence at Sabon-Gari, Lafia. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that...

July 9, 2020 No Responses

Customs Impounds 157 Vehicles, 6,340 Bags Of Rice, Others

Between January and June, 2020, the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operation Unit (FOU), Zone ‘B’, seized 625 goods with Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N1.668billion, compared with 425 items with DPV of N762 million confiscated within same period in...

July 9, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Arrests 116 Human Traffickers, Rescues 1,489 Victims In Four Years

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) on Thursday said the agency apprehended no fewer than 116 human traffickers and rescued 1,489 victims in four years. The Zonal Commander in charge of Kano, Mr Shehu Umar,...

July 9, 2020 No Responses

FRSC Secures Conviction Of 39 Traffic Offenders

The Nasarawa State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has secured the conviction of 39 traffic violators at a mobile court in Garaku, Kokona Local Government Area of the state. The Sector Commander, Mr Ahmed Mohammed explained in...

July 8, 2020 No Responses

Lagos Receives 16 Vehicles From Shell

The Lagos State Government on Wednesday received 16 security operations vehicles from Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Ltd (SNEPCo) toward enhancing security in the state. Speaking during the handover ceremony at the Lagos House, Marina, Lagos ...

July 7, 2020 No Responses

FRSC Arrests 236 Traffic Offenders In Seven Days

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Rivers has arrested a total of 236 traffic offenders within one week. The state Sector Commander, Corps Commandant Salisu Galadunci disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Port...

July 5, 2020 No Responses

Police Averts Chaos As Customs, Traffic Officers Clash

The Police in Kwara on Saturday averted a bloody clash between personnel of the state Road Traffic Management Authority (KWARTMA) and Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) over a minor incident. The Chief Executive Officer of KWARTMA, Mr Yekeen Bello, who confirmed...

July 3, 2020 No Responses

Lagos Surgeon Arraigned Over Alleged Failed Plastic Surgery

A Lagos Surgeon, Dr Anuoluwapo Adepoju, on Friday appeared before a Federal High Court in Lagos over alleged evavsion from investigation into a failed plastic surgery. The defendant is charged alongside her Clinic, known as MedContour Services Ltd, on a...

June 30, 2020 No Responses

Gynaecologist: Women Bleaching Skins Prone To Cancer Of kidney, Infertility

Women in the habit of bleaching their skins are prone to the cancer of the kidney and infertility, Prof. Ernest Orji of the Department of Gynaecology, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex (OAUTHC), Ile-Ife, has said. According to Orji, e...

June 26, 2020 No Responses

FRSC Unveils COVID-19 Enlightenment kiosks, Flyers In Lagos, Ogun

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) RS 2 Command, Lagos on Friday organised a media launch and public presentation of the FRSC COVID-19 Public Enlightenment Kiosks and Flyers in Ogun and Lagos States. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports...