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PRESIDENT TINUBU LAMENTS OVERKILLING OF MILITARY PERSONNEL IN DELTA STATE.

President BOLA TINUBU has condemned the killing of military personnel in Delta State, saying the perpetrators, whom he described as cowardly must be brought to book.   The military personnel including a commanding officer, two majors, one captain, and twelve soldiers plus a civilian were gruesomely murdered in the OKUAMA community of UGHELLI SOUTH Local Government Area of Delta State last week during a rescue mission.  TINUBU in a message he released yesterdayevening in reaction to the incident said the killing is unprovoked and dreadful, joining all well-meaning Nigerians and […]

todayMarch 18, 2024

National

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FILESTERRORISM CHARGES AGAINST PRESIDENT OF MIYETTI ALLAH.

The Federal Government has filed terrorism charges against the detained President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, BELLO BODEJO in compliance with the Federal High Court order,  In the terrorism charges dated March 12, BODEJO was accused of undermining the national security of Nigeria by establishing and arming an ethnic militia group known as KUNGIYA ZAMAN LAFIYA without authorization. He was also accused of committing an act prejudicial to national security and public safety, an offense punishable under Section 29 of the Terrorism […]

todayMarch 14, 2024

National

PRESIDENT TINUBU APPOINTS NEW DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR NIMASA.

President BOLA TINUBU has approved the appointment of DAYO MOBEREOLA to serve as the Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety AgencyNIMASA for a renewable term of four yearsfollowing the exit of BASHIR JAMOH, whose tenure recently expired.  MOBEREOLA’s selection was disclosed yesterday by the Special Adviser to the President of Media & Publicity AJURI NGELALE.  He holds a Ph.D., and an M.Sc in Transport Economics from the University of Wales, United Kingdom and he is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Transport, in […]

todayMarch 13, 2024

National

PRESIDENT TINUBU TO LAUNCH STUDENT LOAN SCHEME ON THURSDAY.

The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity Ajuri Ngelale has disclosed that President Bola Tinubu will on Thursday launch the Student Loan Scheme. Ngelale in a television interview yesterdaysaid his principal will launch the historic National Student Loan Programme as a major form of obligation reduction for Nigerians and families and young people at a time when Nigerians are feeling the pinch.  On June 12, 2023, Tinubu signed the Access to Higher Education Act, 2023, into law aimed at enabling students […]

todayMarch 11, 2024

National

PETER OBI SAYS HE IS NOT DESPERATE TO BE PRESIDENT OF NIGERIA.

The presidential candidate of the Labor Party LP in the last general election Peter Obi has insisted that he was not desperate to be President of Nigeria but that he desired the country to work. OBI while reacting to his award as the Leadership Politician of the year 2023 at the annual Leadership Conference and Awards in Abuja added that young Nigerians should be productively engaged to eliminate poverty and crime. The former governor of Anambra State also said it was a shame for Ukraine, a war-torn country, to donate grains to […]

todayMarch 6, 2024

National

EFCC CAPTURES 21 FOOD TRUCKS HEADING TO NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC Maiduguri Zonal Command has intercepted 21 food trucks heading towards N’djamena, Chad Republic, Central African Republic, and Cameroon.  Announcing the seizure in a statement on its X handle yesterday, the anti-graft agency said the trucks were intercepted in a sting operation at major exit routes along Kalabiri/Gambori Ngala and Bama roads, Borno State  The commission stated that the arrest of the trucks is expected to stem the tide of food insecurity occasioned by unscrupulous […]

todayMarch 6, 2024

National

PRESIDENT TINUBU RETURNS TONIGERIA AFTER A TWO-DAY TRIP TO QATAR.

President BOLA TINUBU has arrived in Nigeria after a two-day trip to QATAR at the request of the Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani.  TINUBU arrived at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, around 6:37 pm yesterday where he was welcomed by government dignitaries led by Vice President Kashim Shettima.  During his visit to the Asian nation, the President signed several agreements with the Qatari authorities ranging from education to sports.  He also had conversations with the country’s business community about investment […]

todayMarch 5, 2024 1

National

NLC GIVES CONDITIONS TO HALTPLANNED NATIONWIDE STRIKE.

The Nigeria Labor Congress NLC has insisted that the only thing that would stop the planned nationwide strike over the hardship in the country was the federal government’s honoring of the agreement it had with labor. In the latest letter written to the government, where the NLC dismissed claims by the federal government that it had fulfilled 80 percent of the October 2, 2023, agreement with organizedlabor, they asked the government to come out clean on any part of the agreement it fully fulfilled, NLC in the letter […]

todayMarch 4, 2024

Economy

CUSTOMS ANNOUNCES 90-DAY WINDOW FOR IMPORT DUTY REGULARISATION ON VEHICLES

The Nigerian Customs Service NCS yesterdayannounced a 90-day window for regularizingimport duties on specific categories of vehiclesfollowing the directive of the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun.  In a statement signed by its Public Relations Officer, Abdullahi Maiwada Customs noted that the initiative applies solely to vehicles imported into Nigeria where the requisite customs duty has not been fulfilled or vehicles detained due to undervaluation.  The NCS stated that all vehicle owners, Importers/Agents seeking to […]

todayMarch 4, 2024

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