A commercial vehicle registered as DKA 555 XF, belonging to the Gulf car company, was involved in a collision on the Kaduna-Abuja highway near Sabon Gaya, Kakau axis. The tragic accident resulted in the loss of six lives, Naija News has learned. Reports revealed that the accident occurred at approximately 7 …
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THE Federal Government, in an effort to cushion the effects of the recent removal of the fuel subsidy, has declared the removal of the value-added tax (VAT) on diesel for the coming six months. This announcement was made public by Femi Gbajabiamila, the Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, …
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THE Nigeria Senate will on Tuesday screen Dr. Olayemi Michael Cardoso for the position of the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Newsextra24 recalls that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had on September 15th appointed Cardoso, a former Chairman of the Board of Citi Bank Nigeria, as CBN Governor to …
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NIGERIANS on social media have reacted to the fire outbreak at the Supreme Court in Abuja. Newsextra24 reports that there was a fire incident on the fourth floor of the Supreme Court The Supreme Court Fire Service section managed to put off the fire and security personnel were on the ground to …
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THE Governor of Benue State, Hyacinth Alia, has described the kidnap of the Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Matthew Abo, as barbaric and unacceptable. In a statement on Monday by his spokesman, Tersoo Kula, the governor also condemned the abduction of former Chairman Ukum Local Government Area (LGA) of the state, Iorwashima …
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says its operatives have intercepted over four tons of illicit and controlled drugs including consignments of nitrous oxide popularly known as laughing gas, skunk, codeine syrup, methamphetamine and tramadol during interdiction operations in Lagos, Kogi, FCT, Jigawa, Kaduna, Sokoto and Edo states. According …
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AT least 34 people were killed when a contraband fuel dump burst into flames in southern Benin near the border with Nigeria, a government official said on Saturday. “A serious fire occurred in the town of Seme Podji,” Interior Minister Alassane Seidou told reporters. “Unfortunately we have 34 deaths including …
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THE period under review saw over 61 boat mishaps, according to figures compiled by one of our correspondents. One such incident occurred in October 2022 in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State when a boat reportedly carrying about 85 passengers capsized; 76 persons drowned. Reports said the victims were …
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Governor, Uba Sani of Kaduna state has unveiled the newly reconstructed 400-bed girls hostel at the Government Girls Secondary School, Kawo, in Kaduna metropolis. Recall, in 2020 fire gutted the girls hostel and since the incident, the students of the school who were mostly girls were accommodated in Rimi College …
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Abia State Government has disengaged all public servants recruited towards the end of the tenure of the immediate-past Governor Okezie Ikpeazu. A circular dated August 31, 2022, and signed by the Head of Service, Lady Joy Maduka, gave the affected public servants as all those recruited from December 2022 till …
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