NATIONAL NEWS

The Nigerian Navy has arrested 10 persons suspected of dealing in oil bunkering in Akwa Ibom. Commodore Madumom Ide, the Commander of Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Jubilee, disclosed this to newsmen on Friday at Ibaka in Mbo LGA of the state. The commander added that the navy impounded a vessel codenamed “Motor Tanker Queen Hansal” […]

Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is leaving no stone unturned on their commitments to end Illegal wildlife trade as its Special Wildlife Office and the Customs Police Unit in a joint enforcement operation with Justice Commission arrest three alleged illegal wild life traffickers. The unit said they are determined to dismantle the wildlife criminal networks operating […]

The Federal Government said yesterday it was considering importation of food as a critical option on the table to halt the high cost of items in the country in order to ameliorate the sufferings of Nigerians. In the interim, the government has ordered the immediate release of 102,000 metric tonnes of rice and maize from […]

The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) on Friday raised the alarm over high cost of operation even as aviation fuel has hit over N1300. This is despite the rising naira to dollar exchange rate of over N1,400 to a dollar which has made it difficult for airlines to carry out scheduled maintenance of their aircraft. […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria has instructed regulated entities to provide customers with notices of outstanding obligations before beginning debt collection. This is to ensure that the debt recovery process is transparent, courteous, and fair. CBN stated this in a document released on Thursday on its website titled “Revised Consumer Protection Regulations.” It noted that […]

Yetunde Adeniji, a senior special assistant to President Bola Tinubu on the school feeding programme, has said that the federal government is implementing new strategies to ensure the success and sustainability of the School Feeding Programme, as part of the reform ordered by the president. Addressing participants at a two-day Strategic Stakeholders Meeting on “the […]

The Federal Government has trained and distributed farm inputs to no fewer than 243 farmers in Plateau in order to boost agricultural production and ensure food security. The inputs distributed to the trained farmers included liquid fertilisers, Knapsack sprayers, seeds, agrochemicals, fish and poultry feeds, among others. Mr  Temitope Fadashemi, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of […]

Gombe State Police Commissioner, Hayatu Usman, has debunked claims that bandits have entered the state and informants are on the rise. The state Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Mahid Abubakar, in a statement made available to journalists on Friday, quoted the police boss as describing the claims by a security agency as unsubstantiated. It was […]

Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to the suspended Dean of Faculty of Law, University of Calabar, Professor Cyril Ndifon, to the tune of N250 million in the sexual harassment and gratification case instituted against him by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). The […]

The Niger State government has directed the release of Aisha Jibrin, the leader of the Minna protest who was arrested by the police and 24 others. Niger State Commissioner for Information and Strategies, Binta Mamman, stated this in her office during a press conference in the state capital on Friday. Mrs Maman also told journalists […]