THE Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has officially ruled out the sale of the Port Harcourt Refining Company, reaffirming its commitment to completing high-graded rehabilitation and retention of the plant. The Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of NNPC Ltd., Bashir Ojulari, announced this at a company-wide town hall …
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THE Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has pledged its readiness to collaborate with the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) in the fight against corruption in the aviation sector. ICPC Spokesperson, Mr Demola Bakare, said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. He said the ICPC …
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THE Police Command in Niger, says it has arrested a 10-man syndicate in Minna suspected to specialised in international human trafficking. The syndicate is believe to be acting as travel agents under false pretence and trafficking of unsuspecting victims to different countries. This is contained in a statement by its …
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Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency on Wednesday reported that twelve Iranians imprisoned in Saudi Arabia had been released and repatriated to their home country. The Iranians, identified as fishermen, were released following the completion of legal proceedings and formalities and on the back of constant follow-ups by the Iranian embassy …
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THE Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to institutional performance and staff welfare with the inauguration of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses at the Federal Ministry of Finance in Abuja This was contained in a statement by the Director, Information and Public Relations of the ministry, Mr Mohammed Manga. Meanwhile, …
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AN Ota Magistrates ‘Court, Ogun, on Wednesday sentenced a 38-year-old Muslim prophet, Azeez Aboderin, to two years in prison for fraudulently collecting N2.2 million under false pretence from a woman. Azeez, whose address was not provided, had earlier pleaded not guilty to the two-charge of fraud and obtaining money under …
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THE Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa said the agency seized 1.3 billion pills of Tramadol and 4.4 million bottles of Codeine between January 2024 and June 2025. Marwa made the disclosure during a plenary session at the two-day interactive Session on Government-citizens’ …
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THE University College Hospital (UCH) chapter of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), on Wednesday joined the nationwide seven-day warning strike called by the National Headquarters of the Association. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the UCH NANNM branch commenced the strike after their Congress, …
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A Magistrates Court sitting in the Ota area of Ogun State has sentenced a 38-year-old Islamic cleric, Azeez Aboderin, to two years in prison for fraudulently collecting N2.2 million under false pretence from a woman. The Islamic cleric had earlier pleaded not guilty to the two-count charge of fraud and …
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The Niger State Police Command has successfully reunited 35 kidnap victims — comprising 16 women and 19 children — with their families after weeks in captivity. The victims were rescued while being relocated by their abductors from Birnin-Gwari and intercepted across various locations in Niger State. Commissioner of Police, Adamu …
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