THE Governing Council of Kwara State University (KWASU) at Malete has approved the promotion of six staff to full Professor and 11 others to Associate Professor. The KWASU Acting Director of University Relations, Dr Saeedat Aliyu, in a statement on Monday listed the new professors to include Prof. Adebayo Olowoake …
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THE Apapa Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) generated N672.1 billion between January and April this year. The outgoing Area Controller, Babajide Jaiyeoba, said this during his handing over and retirement from service in Lagos on Monday. He said that the command generated a record-breaking revenue of N182 billion …
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THE Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued a new directive to all financial institutions, including commercial, merchant, non-interest banks, payment service banks, and mobile money operators mandating the implementation of a 0.5% cybersecurity levy on all electronic transactions. This move is in line with the provisions of the recently …
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OPERATIVIES of the Ondo State Police Command have apprehended a 30-year-old man, Fatai Abdullahi, for allegedly stabbing his wife, Morenike, to death in Akure, the state capital. The suspect was said to have carried out the act with scissors after he and the deceased had a minor argument. Abdullahi allegedly locked the …
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THE 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has expressed shock over the reported deportation of Osun indigenes by the Lagos State Government. Newsextra24 learned that several luxury buses were reportedly dropping off hundreds of young individuals at different locations in the Ilesa area of the State over the weekend, …
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A tragic incident unfolded in George, a coastal city in South Africa, where a multi-storey building under construction collapsed on Monday, leaving approximately 48 workers trapped beneath the debris. Newsextra24 reports that city officials disclosed that the collapse occurred while 70 workers were present on the site. A spokesperson from the city …
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THE Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) has reduced electricity tariff for their customers in the Band A feeders throughout the South-East. The reduction is sequel to the directive of the National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), that all the 11 Discos should now charge N206.80/kWh and no longer N225/Kwh for customers …
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DAVID MOYES has confirmed that he will be leaving West Ham United at the end of this season as he rolls out his achievements at the club. David Moyes first coached West Ham United from 2017 to 2018 and then returned to the side in 2019. Since then, he has …
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THE government of Kenya has taken decisive action against a Nigerian national, John Nwankwo Noko, following his involvement in a domestic violence incident. Newsextra24 reports that Noko was deported on Saturday, May 4, after being caught on CCTV assaulting a Kenyan woman confined to a wheelchair. This incident has raised serious concerns …
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THE Palestinian militant group Hamas has come to terms with a ceasefire in the ongoing armed conflict between the group and the State of Israel. Newsextra24 understands that the threat of an invasion by the Israeli Defence Force (IDF) in Rafah led to the mediation of a ceasefire deal for Gaza by …
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