Navy deploys 10 warships, helicopters for exercise to check oil, sea thieves
Sept. 26, 2024 Ten elite Nigerian Navy warships have been deployed to take part in a special sea exercise aimed at tackling oil theft and other maritime crimes in the…
Senate passes bill on establishment of South West Development Commission
Sept. 26, 2024 The Senate on Thursday at plenary passed a bill seeking to establish the South West Development Commission. The passage of the bill followed the adoption of the…
Military destroys 897 illegal refining sites in Q3 – DHQ
Sept. 26, 2024 The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says the troops of Operation Delta Safe destroyed 897 illegal refining sites across the Niger Delta region in the third quarter of the…
Offa Robbery: Six years after, court sentences 5 suspects to death
September 26, 2024 A High Court sitting in Ilorin on Thursday sentenced five men charged with the Offa bank robbery incident to death by hanging. The court convicted Ayoade Akinnibosun,…
Malaria: Nigeria signs historic MoU to sparehead W/Africa’s first insecticide-treated net manufacturing hub
Sept. 26, 2024 The Federal Government of Nigeria has taken a bold step towards combating malaria by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Vestergaard, a global leader in the…
Military eliminates 1,937 terrorists, apprehends 2,782 suspects in Q3 – DHQ
Sept. 26, 2024 The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says that troops have eliminated 1,937 terrorists, apprehended 2,782 others and rescued 1,854 kidnapped hostages in different operations during the third quarter. The…
Cholera: Nursing mother among 11 killed in fresh outbreak in Ebonyi
Sept. 26, 2024 Eleven persons have died following cholera outbreak in Ndibokote village, Ezza Inyimagu in Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi. Dr Moses Ekuma, the state’s Commissioner for Health,…
NOA advise communities to relocate as rivers Benue, Niger approach danger thresholds in Kogi
Sept. 26, 2024 The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has urged communities in flood-prone areas to immediately relocate to highland as the Benue and Niger rivers approach danger thresholds. The Director-General…
Gates foundation pledges $600,000 for Borno, $5m grants to Lagos
Sept. 26, 2024 Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has pledged $600,000 support for the victims of the devastating flood in Borno and other health sector initiatives. The spokesperson of the…
Heritage Bank: NDIC commences debt recovery to ensure payment of depositors fund exceeding N5m
Sept. 26, 2024 The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), says plans are ongoing to pay depositors of the defunct Heritage Bank whose deposits exceed N5 million. The Managing Director of…