The Apapa Port Command of Nigeria Customs Service has achieved a revenue collection of N2.01tr as at November 19, 2024 Customs Area Controller(CAC) of the command, Comptroller Babatunde Olomu, fsi who disclosed this while addressing officers and men on a parade on Wednesday November 20, 2024 said the command aims at achieving its N2.2tr target…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos Chairman of the Osun State Transport Management System (OSTMS), Nurudeen Wakili, popularly known as Alowonle, has been arrested by the Osun State Police Command over alleged involvement in multiple murders and other offenses. The arrest was made on Monday night in Osogbo after a petition was filed alleging a brutal attack…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos The Ogun State Community, Social Orientation and Safety Corps, also known as So-Safe Corps, has arrested two suspects, 18-year-old Abdullahi Idowu, an ex-convict, and 17-year-old Samson Ojo, for stealing generator engine parts in the Idiroko border area of Ipokia Local Government. The duo was apprehended during a joint routine patrol by…
To address poverty and improve humanitarian initiatives, , the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Professor Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda has urged for united efforts to bolster Sustainable Economic Development (SED) in Nigeria. During a courtesy visit by a group of leaders from Nigeria’s National Disability Civil Rights Movement and former APC appointees from Plateau…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos Lagos State Government has issued a stern warning to contractors handling various housing projects, emphasizing the need for timely completion. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has made it clear that any contractor failing to deliver on schedule will face contract termination and blacklisting. This move aims to address the state’s housing deficit and…
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has revealed that 67.5 per cent of children in Nigeria, aged 0 to 17 years, face multiple forms of poverty, a dire situation that affects millions across the country. UNICEF’s Deputy Representative, Rownak Khan, presented these findings on Wednesday in Abuja, highlighting the alarming extent of child poverty in…
The Institute of Genomics and Global Health (IGH) at Redeemer’s University in Ede, Osun State, Nigeria, has successfully sequenced the entire human genome for the first time in the country, marking a groundbreaking achievement in African scientific research. This milestone also positions IGH as the first institution on the continent to utilise Illumina’s NovaSeq™ X…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the dissolution of the Governing Council of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (Unizik) in Awka, Anambra State, following a controversial appointment of an unqualified Vice-Chancellor. The removal of Prof. Bernard Ifeanyi Odoh, the newly appointed Vice Chancellor, and Mrs. Rosemary Ifoema Nwokike, the registrar, was also sanctioned. The council, led by Ambassador…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano A devastating fire outbreak engulfed Katako Market in Jos North Local Government Area on Monday morning, leaving numerous traders counting losses. The inferno, which started in the early hours of the day, consumed several sections of the market, including timber, clothing, and carpentry stalls. While no casualties were reported, the extent…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos The Nigerian Army has dealt a significant blow to a transborder drug trafficking syndicate operating in Ogun State, intercepting a Mitsubishi truck conveying large quantities of high-grade Indian Hemp at the Balogun checkpoint in Ado-Odo, Ota Local Government Area. The information was contained in a press statement released on Tuesday and…
