…NDLEA Rates Nasarawa Second In Drug Abuse Prevalence President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed concern about the barriers faced by drug users in accessing healthcare and social services, which further exacerbate their drug-related issues. He made the call yesterday at ...
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NAF Redeploys 52 Air Vice Marshals, 46 Air Commodores In Major Shake-up
The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Vice Marshal (AVM) Hassan Abubakar has approved the redeployment of 98 officers of air rank as Branch Chiefs, Air Officers Commanding (AOCs), Commandants of Tri-Service Establishments, and NAF institutions in a major ...
Read More »Naira devaluation pushes up vehicles duties by 40%
…Customs raise exchange rate from N422/$ to N589/$, operators kick as import duties jump …Economists berate FG, say policy will cause job loss, impoverish Nigerians, worsen hardships The Central Bank of Nigeria and the Nigeria Customs Service have taken the ...
Read More »NDLEA arrests two Ghanaians, 11 others for drug trafficking
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, on Sunday, confirmed the arrest of two Ghanaians, Monday Saba and Hakeem Kwana, and 11 other suspects for drug-related offences in different parts of the country. The agency’s Director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, ...
Read More »Labour Fears Job Losses As DisCos Raise Electricity Tariffs
Many manufacturing firms, especially Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), may be forced to shut down or relocate from Nigeria due to the prevailing harsh business environment as electricity distribution companies yesterday announced an increase in their tariff starting from July ...
Read More »SERAP To CBN: Withdraw Regulations On Customers’ SM Handles
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has threatened to drag the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to court if it does not immediately suspend its regulations directing banks to obtain information on customers’ social media handles for identification. SERAP, which ...
Read More »World Drug Day: Helping The Hooked
Drug abuse and misuse will, for a long time, remain a challenge to the world. And this in spite of efforts by countries to eradicate or at least control its impact in the lives of many. The matter is considered ...
Read More »Investors Score Ex-Gov. Udom High On MRO, Int’l Wing Facilities At Ibom Airport
By Our Reporter A consortium of foreign investors who visited Akwa Ibom to avail themselves of business opportunities have felicitated the former governor, Udom Emmanuel on the completion of the Maintenance, Repair/Overhauling (MRO) and, the International Wing facilities at the ...
Read More »Flood: 116 Houses Submerged At Abuja Estate – FEMA
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has disclosed that over 116 houses were submerged at Trademore Estate in Abuja as a result of heavy downpour Friday morning. Speaking during an on-the-spot assessment visit to the scene of the incident, the ...
Read More »JAMB Approves 140 Cut-off Mark For Varsity, 100 For Others
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has set 140 and above as cut-off mark for the 2022/23 admissions into universities across the country. JAMB Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, disclosed this during a presentation at the 2023 Policy Meeting on ...
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