THE Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and Creative Economy (FMACTCE) Hannatu Musawa, says plans are underway to establish a Diaspora City in Nigeria to boost inbound tourism. The minister stated this when she inaugurated a committee to drive the Motherland 2025 Initiative on Friday in Abuja. Musawa said the Motherland …
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THE Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) says it has engaged banks and its stakeholders to foster dialogue for a fairer financial landscape. The Commission on its official X handle on Friday, said the engagement was as part of its sector by sector roundtable compliance drive. FCCPC said the …
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THE Western Marine Command, Nigeria Customs Service, has intercepted 53 sacks of substances suspected to be cannabis sativa, containing 3,793 loaves and weighing 1,958 kilograms in Lagos. Customs Area Controller of the command Compt. Paul Bamisaiye, made this known during a news conference on Thursday. Bamisaiye explained that the seizure …
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By Inusa Salihu, Maiduguri FEDERAL High Court setting in Abuja, has barred Nigeria’s main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), from electing its Zonal committee members, and national ex-officio for northeast. The election, which was slated for Saturday, February 22, 2025 became halted following a suit No: FHC/ABJ/CS/298/2025. Delivering the judgement …
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THE Defence Headquarters says troops have in the last one week eliminated a total of 82 terrorists, nabbed 198 others and rescued 93 kidnapped hostages. This Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Markus Kangye, made this known while giving an update on the operations of the military on Friday in …
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Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State on Friday swore in 15 new commissioners as members of the State Executive Council. Sule, while performing the ceremony in Lafia, urged the new commissioners to avoid all corrupt tendencies while discharging their duties. He said that his administration was anchored on accountability, transparency …
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THE Kano State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) and the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), on Friday, launched the distribution of relief items to 507 households affected by the 2024 flooding in the state. Gov. Abba Kabir-Yusuf performed the official handover of the items to the beneficiaries in Kibiya and Madobi …
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A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja and presided over by Hon. Justice J.K. Omotosho has ruled that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, can proceed with its South-South Zonal elective congress scheduled for February 22, 2025, in Calabar, Cross Rivers State. This decision was a sequel to the court’s refusal …
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THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has returned a total sum of $120,548.43 and N70,602,841.46 to victims of fraud from the United States, Spain, and Switzerland. The funds, recovered from local fraudsters, were handed over to the foreign victims as part of the EFCC’s commitment to ensuring justice and …
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THE Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, February 20, 2025 arraigned additional 18 Chinese before Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court, sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. They are: Huang Bo, Xiong Zhen, Lai Rui Feng, Deng Wei Qiang, Fu Min, Qin Xiao …
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