The newly appointed director-general of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Lanre Issa-Onilu, has said that the agency would unveil a relatable national value charter for Nigerians in due course. Issa-Onilu, who took to his Facebook page on Sunday to disclose ...
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Palm Oil Marketers Clash In Abia
Rivalry between the Palm Oil Association of Nigeria and United Palm Oil Dealers Association, Umuahia, Abia State turned violent at the weekend, leaving three members critically injured and hospitalised. Those injured are on admission at the Casualty and Emergency Ward ...
Read More »NDLEA Arrests Three Blind Drug Syndicate Members Operating In Lagos, Kano
…Recovers N13bn worth of tramadol, codeine Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested three blind men operating an illicit drug ring between Lagos and Kano. NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, who said another blind member of the ...
Read More »Making Money In Solid Waste Management
Investing in solid waste could be very rewarding with huge revenue because it is a venture most investors distaste. Annually, Nigeria generates 32 million ton of waste, however, the absence of strong environmental policies, government infrastructure, or near-zero implementation of ...
Read More »Why We Tinkered With Our Rules To Quickly Pass N2.17trn Supplementary Budget — Senate
The Senate has explained why it adjusted its rules in order to expeditiously pass the N2.17trillion 2023 supplementary budget submitted to it by President Bola Tinubu. According to the Senate, its actions were to ensure smooth running of governance for ...
Read More »Kano Leads Digital Birth Registration In Nigeria
The Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has apologised to the people of the state over the recent political crisis in the state following his feud with the immediate-past governor of the state, Nyesom Wike. The governor, who described the crisis ...
Read More »Imo Reps Seat: LP’s Nwogu Wins At Appeal Court
The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos, on Thursday, affirmed the victory of the member representing Aboh Mbaise/Ngor Okpala federal constituency of Imo State in the House of Representatives, Hon. Matthew Nwogu. The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), ...
Read More »NSIB Commences Investigation Into Flint Aero Aircraft Accident
The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB), has commenced an investigation into the accident involving an HS 125 aircraft with Nationality and Registration Marks 5N-AMM belonging to Flint Aero, which occurred at about 08:21 pm on 3rd November 2023. The director, ...
Read More »Engineers Rally Senate For Tinubu’s Assent On Road Sector Reform Bills
Nigerian Institution of Highway and Transportation Engineers (NIHTE) has appealed to the 10th National Assembly to facilitate President Bola Tinubu’s assent to the Road Sector Reform Bills. The national chairman of NIHTE, Engr Saidu Hassan, made the call when he ...
Read More »Israel-Hamas War: Over 400 Foreigners, Others Leave Gaza
More than 400 people have left Gaza as the Rafah crossing to Egypt opens to civilians for the first time since the war between Israel and Palestinian Militant group, Hamas began on October 7. About 335 foreign passport holders and ...
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