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April 28, 2025 No Responses

NDIC Begins Payment To Heritage Bank Depositors

THE Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation NDIC has started payment of N46.6 billion in liquidation dividends to depositors of the defunct Heritage Bank.A statement issued on Sunday by Hawwau Gambo, Acting Head, Communication and Public Affairs explained that ...

April 26, 2025 No Responses

FG Explains Aso Rock Solar Installation

The Federal Government (FG), through the Director General, Energy Commission of Nigeria, Mustapha Abdulahi has explained its decision to install solar panels at the Aso Rock Villa, the seat of power in the country. According to Abdulahi, it is unsustaina...

April 26, 2025 No Responses

Emirates Shipping Line Joins World Shipping Council

World Shipping Council (WSC) has welcomed Emirates Shipping Line (ESL) as a new member of the Council. A statement explained that WSC represents over 90% of global liner shipping capacity, working with policymakers and stakeholder groups ...

April 26, 2025 No Responses

CBEX: EFCC Declares Eight Persons Wanted

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared eight persons wanted over their alleged involvement in a fraudulent scheme linked to an online trading platform, Crypto Bridge Exhange, better known as CBEX. A public notice by the EFCC on...

April 25, 2025 No Responses

Gunmen Kidnap 15 Travellers

Gunmen on Thursday abducted not less than 15 travellers in the Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue State. It was gathered that the victims were kidnapped along Adoka-Naka Road. Speaking to journalists on the incident, the Secretary of the...

April 25, 2025 No Responses

NiMet Workers Call Off Strike

Workers of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET) have called off their strike after the Federal Government’s intervention. The workers had protested over poor working conditions, grounding flights across the country on Thursday. But after a meetin...

April 25, 2025 No Responses

SEC To Nigerians: Report Any Suspected Illegal Investment Schemes

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has urged Nigerians to report any suspected illegal investments scheme to the commission for proper investigation and necessary action.The Commission said this in a notice issued on Thursday to the investing public,...

April 24, 2025 No Responses

NIMASA Pledges CVFF Disbursement By August

In response to a firm directive from the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has pledged to commence the long-awaited disbursement of the Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund (CVFF)...

April 24, 2025 No Responses

Commissioner: Over 135,000 People Living With HIV In Lagos

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, has revealed that over 135,000 residents in the state are currently living with HIV, even as the government steps up efforts to improve healthcare delivery and reduce disease prevalence. He discl...

April 24, 2025 No Responses

Lagos Cameras Detect 470,000 Traffic Violations

The Lagos State Government has disclosed that the deployed Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras have detected over 470,000 traffic violations. Commissioner for Transportation, Mr. Oluwaseun Osiyemi, disclosed this during the 2025 Ministerial Press...

April 23, 2025 No Responses

FRSC Gets Three New Deputy Corps Marshals

The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Shehu Mohammed has received the approval of the appointment of three Assistant Corps Marshals (ACM), to the rank of Deputy Corps Marshal (DCM), by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation,...

April 23, 2025 No Responses

Lagos Unveils Agenda For Marina To Lekki Rail Project

The construction of the 68-kilometre Green Line Rail project from Marina to Lekki Free Trade Zone will commence before the end of this year, the Lagos State Government has disclosed. This was disclosed by the Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation,...

April 23, 2025 No Responses

IGP Withdraws Mobile Police Officers From VIPs

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered the withdrawal of mobile police officers from VIPs. In a statement on Tuesday, the spokesman of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), Muyiwa Adejobi, said the move is part of the reorganisati...