The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency NDLEA) said at least 605 drug users and traffickers were arrested in 2023 across Ogun State, out of which 81 were prosecuted and convicted in court. The State Commander of the NDLEA, Ibiba Odili, stated this while speaking with newsmen in Abeokuta on the activities of the command last…
The Kwara Government says the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Vaccine, which will soon be introduced, would be taken to all secondary schools across the state. The Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Hajia Sa’adatu Modibbo-Kawu, disclosed this on Tuesday in Ilorin when the advocacy team from the Kwara Primary Health Care Development Agency paid…
…As FG, states, LGs allocations hit N10.14tn The removal of subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit,(PMS) commonly called petrol, pushed up the statutory revenue allocations from the federation account that was shared by the three tiers of government in 2023 to N10.14tn. In a data released by the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NIETI) on Tuesday,…
The Federal Government on Tuesday said plans are underway to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority to aid in the procurement and maintenance of radiotherapy equipment in cancer centres in the country. The Director-General, National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment, Prof Usman Aliyu, disclosed this in Abuja at the…
Zenith Bank Plc has announced the foremost banker, Dr. Adaora Umeoji as its new Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. This appointment was disclosed on Tuesday, in a statement signed by the company secretary, Michael Otu, which was filed with the Nigerian Exchange Limited. Umeoji’s appointment will take effect from June 1, 2024, following…
The Defence Headquarters has released the list of 17 military personnel killed in an attack in Delta State. The military personnel were killed last week in Okuama, a community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State after a peace mission. Days after the gruesome murder, the Defence Headquarters said 17 personnel including…
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, fixed April 18 for hearing a N1 billion suit filed by Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), against the Federal Government and Department of State Services (DSS). Justice James Omotosho adjourned the matter after Kanu’s counsel, Alloy Ejimakor, indicated his interest in…
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) have begun a nationwide strike today (Monday) over what they described as unfair treatment and disparity in the payment of salaries by the Federal Government. “Definitely, it (the strike) has already started,” SSANU President, Mohammed Ibrahim, declared on Channels Television’s The…
After it was confronted with heavy criticisms over a Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Transportation and MPH Rail Development Limited, a construction firm from the United Kingdom, the Federal Government on Sunday provided clarifications saying the MoU is not bidding. The minister of Transportation, Senator Said Alkali came under fire weekend, in social…
John Nwokocha An all-time high inflation has hit Nigeria’s food sector with a figure reaching 37.92 percent, representing 38 percent in the first nine months of President Bola Tinubu’s administration. This is the latest food inflation index released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). Tinubu had met food inflation rate at 24.48 percent upon…
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