Water Sector Devt: Collaboration with academia important-Habu
THE Executive Director, National Integrated Water Resources Management Commission, NIWRMC, Reuben Habu, yesterday, stated that collaboration with the academia in the water sector development remains important in national development.
NASS siege: How Daura, sacked DSS DG, connived with top politicians to embarrass FG-IGP
The Inspector General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris, yesterday, revealed how the sacked Director General of State Security, Lawal Daura, connived with unnamed top politicians to block the National Assembly with a view to embarrassing the federal government.
U.S : 21,476 Nigerians overstayed visas in 2017
No fewer than 21,476 Nigerians have overstayed their visas to the United States within the last one year, Per second news media reports on Thursday.
Kudan LG chairman donates money, ihram clothings to intending pilgrims
The chairman of Kudan Local Government Area, Hon. Shuaibu Bawa Jaja, has donated the sum of N5000.00 to each and every female intending pilgrim and “Ihram clothings” for male intending pilgrims of his local government recently at Mando hajj camp, Kaduna.
Breaking: EFCC frees Ex-DSS DG, Ekpenyong
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has released the former Director General of the State Security Service, Mr. Ita Ekpeyong, barely four hours after he was taken to the headquarters of the anti-graft agency.
Court remands 3 men over alleged armed robbery
A Daura Road Chief Magistrates’ Court in Kaduna, Kaduna State, on Thursday ordered the remand of three men for alleged armed robbery.
Naira depreciates to N362.19/$ in I&E window
The Naira, yesterday, depreciated to N362.19 in the Investors and Exporters (I&E) window.
Mercedes-Benz achieves new record sales of 1.35m cars in 8 months
Mercedes-Benz sold 1,356,350 vehicles in the first seven months of this year, which is an increase of 2.3 per cent and a new record. Last month was the second-best July in the history of the brand with the three-pointed star, with worldwide sales of 167,518 passenger cars, despite several factors that led to constraints in the availability of some models. Mercedes-Benz maintained its market leadership as the premium brand with the highest number of new registrations in the first seven months in markets including Germany, France, Switzerland, Portugal, USA, Canada, South Korea, Japan, Australia and Brazil.
NSE sectoral Indices close red as stock market down by 0.09%
The equities market on the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE closed negative for the fourth consecutive session on Wednesday with the All Share Index, ASI dropping 0.09 percent to close at 36,299.82 points.
FG to inject N300bn into auto industry
THE Federal Government plans to inject N300 billion into the nation’s vehicle assembly plants as part of measures to accelerate the development of the automotive industry.
3 women, 2 others docked over N22m theft
Three women Cynthia Anago, Ogechi Ibeh, Oyinyechi Olugbo and two others who allegedly stole goods valued at N22 million, were arraigned before an Igbosere Magistrate’s Court in Lagos.
