NAFDAC conducts mop-up of contaminated food, drugs in Maiduguri
Sept. 24, 2024 The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has carried out a thorough mop-up operation to remove contaminated food and drugs from major markets…
Three to die by hanging for murder of Army Commandant in Ibadan
Sept. 24, 2024 The Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan, on Tuesday, sentenced three persons to death by hanging for the murder of Col. Anthony Okeyin, the Commandant, Nigeria…
CBN further increases interest rate by 50 basis to 27.25%
Sept. 24, 2024 The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has further increased the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) by 50 basis points to 27.25 per…
Flood: NEMA urges Rivers govt. to build emergency shelters
Sept. 24, 2024 The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), has urged the Rivers Government to construct emergency shelters that will provide accommodations for flood victims in the state. Mr Adebiyi…
Alleged maltreatment: Army faults ex-female soldier, absolves officer of wrong doing
Sept. 24, 2024 The Nigerian Army has absolved its officers, Col. Ishiaku Abdulkareem, of sexual harassment, intimidation and maltreatment leveled against him by Ex-female soldier, Pte. Ruth Ogunleye. The Director,…
Justice Binta Nyako recuses self from Nnamdi Kanu’s trial
Sept. 24, 2024 Justice Binta Nyako of a Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, recused herself from the trial of Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous…
NDLEA apprehends ex-convict with cocaine worth N4.6bn at MMIA
Sept. 23, 2024 The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has apprehended an ex-convict, Christian Ogbuji for importing 817 wraps of cocaine weighing 19.40kg with an estimated value of N4.6billion…
25, 847 metres installed under NMMP framework in 2023 -NERC report
Sept 24, 2024 The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) says 25,847 metres were installed under the National Mass Metering Programme (NMMP) framework in 2023. The commission said this on its…
UNGA: FG says US to invest $320m in mortgage refinancing, SMEs in Nigeria
Sept. 24, 2024 The United States Chamber of Commerce has expressed its willingness to invest about 320 million dollars in mortgage refinancing and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria….
Why West Africa is now the world’s terrorism hotspot
September 24, 2024 Having slipped undetected into Mali’s capital weeks ago, the jihadis struck just before dawn prayers. They killed dozens of students at an elite police training academy, stormed…