Fortunes of the Onne Port in Rivers State have been boosted as the West Africa Container Terminal (WACT) acquired two mobile harbour cranes for cargoes handling. The new cargoes handling facility, estimated at $10 million would bring WACT at par ...
Read More »Police beef up security in Kaduna over Shiites
The police have beefed up security in Kaduna and its environs to contain possible ‘invasion’ by members of Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), popularly known as Shiites. Residents woke up to discover heavy presence of armed security operatives and deployment ...
Read More »Yoruba youths want southern defence minister
The Yoruba Youth Socio-cultural Association (YYSA) Worldwide has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to appoint a southerner defense minister in his next cabinet. The body made the call in a statement in Ibadan by its National President, Olalekan Hammed. According to ...
Read More »President Buhari departs for Liberia’s 172nd independence anniversary
President Muhammadu Buhari will be departing Abuja for Monrovia to attend the activities marking Liberia’s 172nd independence anniversary. Besides being a special guest of honour, the Nigerian leader would receive the West African country’s highest national honour, “The Grand Cordon ...
Read More »Federal Government, states, councils share N763 billion for June allocation
A total of N762.597 billion has been distributed as June allocation to the Federal Government, 36 states and the 774 council areas. A communiqué issued by the Technical Sub Committee of the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) and signed by ...
Read More »Presidency probes 13 officials over alleged corruption at PEF
The Special Presidential Investigation Panel for Recovery of Public Property (SPIP) has said it had begun investigation into alleged corrupt practices by some officials of the Petroleum Equalisation Fund (PEF). Also facing scrutiny are three permanent secretaries Its chairman, Okoi ...
Read More »Inconsistency trails NNPC spending of N843b on fuel subsidy, payment peaked during 2019 polls
Inconsistency has dogged the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) spending of N843.121billion on fuel subsidy in 13 months. The disturbing revelation comes at a time the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) decried the continued payment of oil subsidy by the Federal ...
Read More »Group design measure to keep Jakande Estate Green.
The Estate Pacesetters (TEP) says it has planted 60 trees in Low-Cost Housing Estate Jakande Estate, Lagos, between 2018 and 2019 to make the estate green. TEP’s Acting President, Mr Abiodun Iyiola, made the disclosure in Lagos. Iyiola said, “visitors ...
Read More »JIFORM VISIT SEME CUSTOMS AREA COMPTROLLER
Journalists International Forum for Migration (JIFORM), an international media advocacy group on migration this week paid a courtesy call led by its president Mr. Ajibola Abayomi to the Nigeria Customs Service at Seme Command in Lagos. The President, Mr Ajibola ...
Read More »LACK OF EDUCATION CAUSES CRIME AND CRIMINALITIES IN THE BORDER AREAS -COMPTROLLER MOHAMEED UBAH.
Seme is a major crossing point for immigrants entering or leaving Nigeria legally and illegally. Seme Border has been described as the busiest border in West Africa because of its strategic location between two major commercial cities extending to Cotonou, ...
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