The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has inaugurated an Ultra-Modern International Market in Ibaa Community, in Rivers, as one of its projects to impact lives across the region. Chief Tony Okocha, the Rivers Representative on the NDDC Board, at the event on Friday, said that the project would improve local …
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The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has explained why it is not fielding candidates in Saturday’s local government council election in Lagos State. Newsextra24 reports that the election is being held across the 20 local government areas(LGAs) and 37 local council development areas (LCDAs) in the state. Speaking with NAN, …
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A Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday sentenced a 37-year-old man, Samuel Bitrus, to 18 months imprisonment for drug trafficking. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) had arraigned Bitrus on June 27 before Justice Yelin Bogoro on a four-count charge of exporting 42.2kg of Cannabis Sativa to the …
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The Air Component of Operation Fansan Yamma, on Wednesday, neutralised scores of armed bandits in precision airstrikes along the Kebbi–Zamfara axis. This is contained in a statement on Thursday by the Director of Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force (NAF), Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame. Ejodame said the strikes followed …
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The Federal Government says the Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) Gas Pipeline, a major strategic infrastructure project to boost industrialisation, is progressing steadily. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris disclosed on Thursday in Minna, Niger state Idris was speaking at the quarterly meeting of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) …
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THE Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) have inaugurated a committee to implement the provisions of their 2024 MOU on combating fake drugs. The spokesman of NCS, Abdullahi Maiwada, made this known in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Maiwada …
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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thunderstorms and sunshine over the country from Friday to Sunday. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Thursday in Abuja envisaged thunderstorms in the northern region on Friday. It predicted light to moderate rains during the morning hours over parts of Taraba, Borno, Yobe, Jigawa …
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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed two persons dead and 10 injured in an auto crash that occurred along Ringim-Kano road, in Ringim Local Government Area of the state. Mr Umar Mas’ud, the FRSC Sector Commander told newsmen in Dutse on Friday that the incident which involved two …
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The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has commenced the disbursement of upkeep to students that have updated their bank accounts from digital wallet platforms to commercial banks. This is contained in a statement in Abuja on Friday by the Director, Strategic Communications of the Fund, Mrs Oseyemi Oluwatuyi. According to …
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Senate President, Godswill Akpabio has congratulated Gov. Monday Okpebholo on his confirmation as the duly elected candidate in the September 2024 gubernatorial election in Edo. Akpabio, in a congratulatory message personally signed by him on Friday in Abuja, described the Supreme Court verdict as the triumph of democracy and the …
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