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August 12, 2026 No Responses

NIMASA, Navy Renew MoU To Strengthen Maritime Security

By ebosele@hotmail.com The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the Nigerian Navy have renewed their strategic partnership with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at strengthening maritime security, enhancing safety and deepening coordinated enforcement across...

August 12, 2026 No Responses

Ebola Outbreak: Confirmed Cases Hit 4,381

An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has killed 2,011 people out of 4,381 confirmed cases, according to Congolese health authorities.The latest figures make the current outbreak the country’s second-deadliest, approaching the 2018–20...

August 12, 2026 No Responses

EFCC Academy Trains Newly Inducted Code of Conduct Bureau Officers

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has commenced a four-week Basic Investigation and Enforcement training for 102 newly recruited officers of the Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB.The Executive Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFC...

August 12, 2026 No Responses

SON, HEPAN Deepen Collaboration

By ebosele@hotmail.com – The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) and the Healthcare Equipment and Allied Products Providers Association of Nigeria (HEPAN) have resolved to deepen collaboration to strengthen standards, regulatory compliance and safety...

August 12, 2026 No Responses

SON Reviews Wheat Flour Standard To Strengthen Food Safety

By ebosele@hotmail.com – The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has commenced the review of the Nigerian Industrial Standard for Wheat Flour (NIS 121:2015) to address emerging quality concerns, strengthen food safety and improve the quality of flour...

August 11, 2026 No Responses

Tinubu Approves Framework To Unlock $50b Deep Offshore Investment

By ebosele@hotmail.com President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a new investment framework aimed at unlocking up to $50 billion in deep offshore oil and gas investments and reviving large-scale offshore projects that have remained stalled for years.The reform ...

August 11, 2026 No Responses

NADDC, NYSC Flag Off CNG Retrofitting Training For Corps Members

The National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), in collaboration with the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has flagged off a Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Retrofitting Training Programme for 300 Corps Members, aimed at equipping young Nigeri...

August 11, 2026 No Responses

Tinubu Hails Bergmans’ Selection For Multi-Billion-Dollar AfCFTA Customs Project

By ebosele@hotmail.com – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commended the selection of AfriTrade CMP Limited, a subsidiary of Nigerian-owned Bergmans Security Consultant and Supplies Limited, for a 20-year, multi-billion-dollar African Continental Free Trad...

August 11, 2026 No Responses

NSIB Assures Staff Of Improved Welfare, Career Development

By ebosele@hotmail.com – The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has reaffirmed its commitment to staff welfare, career progression and professional development as part of efforts to strengthen the Bureau’s safety investigation capacity.City Bu...

August 11, 2026 No Responses

Metropolitan Electric CEO Unveils Six-Point Plan To Boost EV Adoption In Nigeria

Nigeria must move beyond policy announcements and urgently implement a coordinated six-point roadmap to turn growing interest in electric vehicles into mass adoption, Metropolitan Electric Limited has said. The company’s Chief Executive Officer, Olugbenga Ob...

August 10, 2026 No Responses

Customs FOU “A” Impounds N3.24b Smuggled Goods, Recovers N729m Revenue

By ebosele@hotmail.com – The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit Zone ‘A’ (FOU ‘A’), Ikeja-Lagos, has intercepted 220 consignments of prohibited and smuggled goods with a total Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N3.237 billion.The Unit a...

August 10, 2026 No Responses

Nigeria Commissions First Border Animal Holding Facility

By ebosele@hotmail.com The Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS) has commissioned Nigeria’s first Border Animal Holding Facility at the Mfum Border in Cross River State, in a major step towards strengthening livestock biosecurity and animal health i...

August 10, 2026 No Responses

SEC Urges FCT To Tap Capital Market For Abuja Infrastructure Financing

The Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Dr. Emomotimi Agama, has urged the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) to leverage Nigeria’s capital market to mobilise long-term financing for critical infrastructure projects...

August 10, 2026 No Responses

NRS Boss Reacts To $279m Frontier Fund Fraud Allegation

By ebosele@hotmail.com – The Executive Chairman of the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS), Zacch Adedeji, has dismissed online reports alleging his involvement in $279 million fraud linked to the Frontier Exploration Fund, describing the publication as sponso...