Nigeria Archives — Page 117 of 673

December 30, 2023 No Responses

Plateau Attacks: Police Set Up Special Squad

As part of measures to address insecurity in Plateau State, the Nigeria Police Force has set up a Special Operation Squad which will commence work immediately. Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, disclosed this on Friday at the Government House...

December 30, 2023 No Responses

SANWO-OLU APPROVES THE RELEASE OF 246 INMATES

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on the recommendation of the Advisory Council on the Prerogative of Mercy, has approved the release of 246 inmates from various correctional facilities across the State and the commuttal of death sentence for 39 inmate...

December 28, 2023 No Responses

MSC Containership Attacked In Red Sea

MSC United, a Post Panamax containership owned by Swiss-based Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), was attacked while transiting the Red Sea. The attack was confirmed by the Yemeni Armed Forces’ Spokesperson Yahya Sare’e, saying that the ship was targeted...

December 28, 2023 No Responses

Ondo Declares Three Days Of Mourning As New Governor Appoints Five Aides

The Ondo State Government has declared a three-day period of mourning in honour of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu who died in the early hours of Wednesday, December 27, 2023. New Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa also ordered national flags to be flown at half-m...

December 28, 2023 No Responses

Nigeria Firm To Export Gas To South Africa

A Nigerian-based energy company, Riverside LNG, has revealed ongoing discussions regarding a potential agreement to supply gas to South Africa from the first quarter of 2024. This would mark the first such deal between the two nations, sh...

December 27, 2023 No Responses

Samsung Secures $240m Contract For Two LPG Carriers

South Korean shipbuilding major, Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has won $240 million contract to construct two very large ammonia and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carriers for a shipping company based in Oceania. The agreement mandates Samsung Heavy to comp...

December 27, 2023 No Responses

NDLEA Impounds 1,458.709kgs Of Illicit Drugs

The Kaduna State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized 1,458,709kgs of illicit substances. A statement on Tuesday by the agency’s Press Officer, Shuaibu Omalem, explained that the seized illicit drugs included cocai...

December 27, 2023 No Responses

Seplat Energy Bags LaPRIGA’s Reputable Brand Of The Year Award

Seplat Energy Plc has been named ‘Reputable Brand of the Year’ at the Lagos PR Industry Gala & Awards (LaPRIGA) 2023 organised by the Lagos State Chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR). The Company emerged as winner...

December 27, 2023 No Responses

HARVEST OF AWARDS AS UBULU EZEMU HONOURS OUTSTANDING INDIGENES

It was a harvest of awards and honours for some Ubulu-Uku indigenes who have demonstrated excellence in certain areas of human endeavours. The awards were presented to the winners at the 4th edition of Ubulu Ezemu Award 2023 which was...

December 26, 2023 No Responses

Plane Held Over Trafficking Lands In India

A plane carrying hundreds of Indian nationals who were held for days at an airport in France over human trafficking fears has arrived in India. BBC report that the chartered Airbus A340, which had been flying from the United Arab...

December 26, 2023 No Responses

Experts Laud Lagos Govt On Economy, Budget

Lagos State government has been commended for its efforts on the economy and the 78 percent performance of the year 2023 Budget as of September. Business experts and economists gave the commendation at a Round Table organised by the Economic...

December 26, 2023 No Responses

Kaigama: Pope Did Not Approve Blessing For Same-Sex Couples

The Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, Ignatius Kaigama, has said that media reports claiming that the Catholic Pontiff, Pope Francis, had approved blessings for same-sex couples, was untrue. Kaigama made the clarification in his homily during the Christmas Mass he...

December 25, 2023 No Responses

Tinubu Reiterates Commitment To Ease Burden On Most Vulnerable Nigerians

President Bola Tinubu has felicitated with Nigerians on the 2023 Christmas celebration, saying the season is a special time for all citizens. In a statement he personally signed on Sunday, the President enjoined Nigerians to remember the armed forces who...

December 25, 2023 No Responses

Netcore Cloud Lauds Adoption Of Marketing Technology In Nigeria

Netcore Cloud, a leading Global Martech Company with AI/ML-powered marketing automation and customer engagement platform seeking to revolutionize how marketing and product teams engage with customers has hailed the adoption and untilization of marketing techno...