Nigeria News Archives — Page 11 of 22

June 25, 2021 No Responses

Lagos APPEALS Project Targets 180,000mt Tilapia Fish

Lagos State Government, through its Agro Processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS) project, says it is targeting over 180, 000 metric tonnes of tilapia fish in 2021. The State Coordinator of the project, Mrs Ranti Sagoe-Oviebo, told the...

June 18, 2021 No Responses

Police Arrest Man For Allegedly Raping 85-Year-Old Stepmother

The Police Command in Ekiti State on Thursday said it has arrested a 65-year-old man, Durodola Ogundele, for allegedly having canal knowledge of his stepmother. A statement by the command’s Spokesperson, Mr Sunday Abutu, in Ado-Ekiti, said Ogundel...

June 11, 2021 No Responses

Nigerian Army Gets New Spokesperson

The Chief of Army Staff, Maj.-Gen. Farouk Yahaya, has approved the appointment of Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwaxhukwu as the Director of Army Public Relations, insider sources have disclosed. Nwachukwu takes over from Brig.-Gen. Mohammed Yerima, who assumed duty...

June 9, 2021 No Responses

No Rift Between Sylva, Akpabio Over Constitution Of NDDC Board’

By citybusinessnews@yahoo.com — The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, says there is no rift between him and Minister of Nigeria Delta Affairs, Sen. Godswil Akpabio, over the constitution of board of the Nige...

June 4, 2021 No Responses

Shareholders Protest Exclusion From EKO Hospital EGM

Some shareholders of EkoCorps Plc, owners of Eko Hospital, on Thursday staged a peaceful protest over disenfranchisement of stakeholders and founders from participating in its Extra-Ordinary General Meeting (EGM) The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that t...

May 28, 2021 No Responses

Expert Tasks New COAS On Terrorism

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Zoom Security Consult, Lagos, Mr Dennis Amachree, has called on the newly-appointed Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Maj.-Gen. Farouk Yahaya, to ensure that the military is equipped with sophisticated tools necessary to beat terro...

May 24, 2021 No Responses

FRSC Boss Mourns Lt-Gen Attahiru, Others

The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, has expressed shock over the death of late Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru and other military personnel. Oyeyemi in a statement issued by the Corps Public...

May 21, 2021 No Responses

Minister Inaugurates 33 Vehicles For NDDC Field Forensic Audit

The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has handed over 33 utility vehicles to the Security Committee working with the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, field forensic auditors. Senator Akpabio, who inaugurated the vehicles...

May 16, 2021 No Responses

Sirleaf Decries Suspension Of Bala-Usman As NPA MD

Former President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, says she is disheartened by the suspension of Hadiza Bala Usman as Managing Director (MD) of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA). President Muhammadu Buhari approved her suspension on May ...

May 16, 2021 No Responses

NAFDAC Destroys Unwholesome Products Worth 515m In Gombe

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Saturday, destroyed various categories of harmful products worth about N515.7 million in Gombe. Speaking at the venue of the exercise, Prof. Christianah Adeyeye, the Director Ge...

May 15, 2021 No Responses

Customs Confirms Three Dead In Clash With Smugglers

The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit, Zone A, on Friday confirmed the death of three persons while repelling smugglers’ attempt to abduct an officer on duty No fewer than four persons were hit on Thursday in Iseyin area...

May 12, 2021 No Responses

Premium Service On Display As Marriott Hotel Opens In Lagos

Lovers of premium hospitality service in Lagos are in for an exciting experience as the Lagos Marriott Hotel, Ikeja opens its doors for business. The 250-bed, 5-star hotel, located in the serene GRA, Ikeja, is a partnership between the renowned...

May 9, 2021 No Responses

LADOL Boss, Jadesimi Canvasses Support For Local Content

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com — The way to move Nigeria and its economy forward is to embrace local content, currently being championed in the oil industry by the Nigeria Content Development Management Board (NCDMB), Managing Director,&nbsp...

May 9, 2021 No Responses

NRC Arrests Rail Track Vandals

The Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) has announced the arrest of two persons suspected of vandalising rail tracks along Kaduna-Zaria rail line. Haruna Sabo, the NRC Northern District Engineer, made the disclosure in an interview with the News...