Zulum seeks tactical military formation in Southern Borno
Nov. 13, 2024 Gov. Babagana Zulum has called for the creation of a Brigade Command in Southern Borno to combat the lingering insecurity in some villages around the region. The…
Police nab 5 suspected kidnappers, others in Kaduna
Nov. 13, 2024 The Police Command in Kaduna State, said its operatives have detained five suspected kidnappers, one spiritualist, one notorious car snatcher and recovered a stolen Toyota Hilux vehicle…
No village under bandits’ control in Kebbi – Deputy Gov.
Nov. 12, 2024 The Kebbi Government has refuted an online media report that bandits have taken control of some villages adjudicating in Sharia Courts and self-appointed traditional rulers in the…
NPC to operate electronic registration in 141 centres in Lagos
Nov. 12, 2024 The National Population Commission (NPC) says it will operate the Electronic Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (E-CRVS) system in 141 centres in Lagos State. The Federal Commissioner,…
Mining: Nigeria must move beyond extraction to unlock sector’s profits—Alake
Nov. 12, 2024 The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, has said that Nigeria must move beyond extraction in mining to reap the gains of the sector. Alake…
Nigeria signs $1.2 billion deal to revamp gas plant for aluminium smelter
November 12, 2024 Nigeria has signed a $1.2 billion contract with Chinese state-owned engineering firm CNCEC to revamp a gas processing plant crucial for the country’s aluminium production, its Petroleum…
Russian power creeps across West Africa with Equatorial Guinea mission
November 12, 2024 Russia has deployed up to 200 military instructors to Equatorial Guinea in recent weeks to protect the presidency, sources told Reuters, showing Moscow is expanding its footprint…
Gov. Mutfwang dismisses rumours of explosion in Jos, describes alarm as false
Nov. 12, 2024 Gov. Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau has dismissed rumours of an explosion around the old Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) site, near the Terminus Market in Jos North…
LAGESC removes shanties, dislodges illegal occupants beneath Eko bridge
Nov. 12, 2024 The Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC) popularly known as KAI effected the removal of 54 illegal shanties which harboured 84 illegal occupants and eight make-shift toilets beneath…
Collapsed mining site kills 13 youths in Plateau
Nov. 12, 2024 No fewer than 13 persons have been killed in a collapsed mining site in Bassa Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau. Dr Joshua Riti, the Chairman of…