Dr Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), has said the travel ban on some African countries over Omicron, the new COVID-19 variant is “very unfair, non-scientific and discriminatory”. Adesina, who said this through his verified Twitter handle @akin_adesina, urged the western countries to lift the travel ban on the African countries He […]
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The Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, SAN, says the deployment of virtual court sitting technology in Correctional facilities will ensure speedy dispensation of Justice and decongest custodial centres in the country. Malami said this at the launch of the nationwide pilot project for the deployment and use of Virtual Court sitting facilities at […]
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By Ibironke Ariyo NDLEA has seized 12,385 kilograms of “Loud’’ marijuana smuggled into Lagos from a neighbouring country through the waterways. Director, Media and Advocacy of the NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi, who said this in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja, described the drug as a strong variant of marijuana. Babafemi said that 12,385 […]
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Gunmen, suspected to be pirates, in the early hours of Sunday, attacked two oil installations, killing three and abducting seven oil workers in Bayelsa State, Nigeria’s South-south. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt that the pirates ambushed their unsuspecting victims in Okoroma and Ogbokiri-Akassa communities of Nembe and Brass local government areas of Bayelsa. Sources […]
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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has rejected a planned petroleum price increase. NLC President, Ayuba Wabba, made the call in a statement he issued to reporters in Abuja, entitled: ”Nigerian workers refused to take the bait’’. According to him, the Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mele Kyari, announced that petrol could cost as much […]
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By Folasade Akpan The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) has expressed delight over the approval of the Outline Business Case (OBC) for the establishment of the National Carrier (Nigerian Air) by the Federal Executive Council (FEC). Mr Micheal Ohiani, the Acting Director General of ICRC said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja after […]
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By Chijioke Okoronkwo Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says no fewer than six startups owned by young Nigerians have grown from scratch to billion dollar businesses in recent years. Osinbajo was the Special Guest of Honour at the Graduation Ceremony of Senior Executive Course 43, 2021 of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), […]
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The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Ltd has urged the public not to engage in panic buying of petroleum products, as the company has sufficient stock of the products. Garba Muhammad, Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, NNPC in a statement on Tuesday said that the stock of the products would last for the […]
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The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it has intercepted 15 sacks of pangolin scales weighing 1,014.5kg with a value of over N1.7 billion. The National Public Relations Officer, NSC, DC Joseph Attah, disclosed this to journalists on Monday. He said two suspects were arrested with the items. “This criminality was not essentially a Nigerian thing, sadly some […]
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The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Monday condemned a bomb attack targeting a crowd outside a big mosque in the central part of the Afghan capital of Kabul. “The UN in Afghanistan condemns Sunday’s attack against people involved in an event at a religious site in Kabul. “At least eight people were […]
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