Customs intercepts N788m contraband in Seme in 2020

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Seme Command, has said it intercepted contraband items with total Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N788,189,205 and arrested 15 suspects in 2020. This is contained in a statement issued on Monday in Seme, Badagry, Lagos State, by the spokesman of the command, Mr Hussain Abdullahi. Abdullahi quoted the Customs Area […]
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2020 Article IV Consultation: Nigeria’s outlook remains challenging— IMF

…Urges forex reforms to ease BoP pressure Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says that Nigeria’s outlook remains challenging and charged the federal government to urgently undertake policy adjustments. In its final 2020 Article IV report of the board released today, the organization said there was need for a broad market […]

‘APC will wipe out PDP from S-East in 2023’

By Ugochukwu Alaribe A chieftain of the All Progressive Congress, APC, in Abia State, Prince Benjamin Apugo, has boasted that the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, would be completely wiped out by APC in the South East zone in 2023. Apugo, who stated this at his Ibeku Umuahia country home, Umuahia, after the APC Membership […]

Gunmen abduct couple in Delta’s Varsity community

By Perez Brisibe THE spate of criminal activities in the Delta State University community of Abraka in Ethiope East local government area of Delta State was thrown into mourning following the Sunday evening abduction of a businessman and his wife. The couple simply identified as Ojo and Alice, were abducted at the Erho axis along […]

Nigeria’s China’s major investment destination in Africa

…as Chinese trade with Africa hits $208.7b, FDI reaches $49.1b By Soni Daniel & Victorial Ojeme Despite its fragile economy in recent years, Nigeria remains Chinese major investment destination in Africa, the Chinese Embassy in Nigeria said on Monday. Addressing a media event in Abuja to mark 50 years of Nigeria-China relations, the Chinese Charged […]

Abia seals five hotels for violating Covid-19 protocols

By Ugochukwu Alaribe About five hotels located within Aba North council area, Abia State have reportedly been sealed by the COVID-19 monitoring team in the area.   Vanguard gathered the team led by one Barr. Nkoro sealed the hotels due to what it described as public negligence and poor compliance to COVID-19 protocols stipulated for […]

Kaduna LGs get N152.4m performance grants

***Zaria, Jema’a LGs get lion share By Ibrahim HassanWuyo The Kaduna state government has approved the disbursement of N152.4 million in performance grants to the 23 local government councils in the state after due assessment. A statement issued by the Special Adviser on Media and Communication, Mr Muyiwa Adekeye on Monday said that the decision […]

Gunmen attack funeral convoy in Edo, abduct deceased’s brother

By Ozioruva Aliu IT was an awful situation for a family whose name could be ascertained as at the time of filing this report who were travelling to Enugu from Lagos to bury a dead family member as their convoy was attacked and the younger brother of the deceased who was sitting in the ambulance […]

Minimum wage arrears: SSANU, NASU shut down LASU

By Adesina Wahab Though the ongoing strike by members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions, NASU, is limited to federal universities, their colleagues at the state-owned Lagos State University, LASU, on Monday shut down the institution over the failure of the state […]

Clashes in Senegal after opposition leader’s accused of rape

Dozens of supporters of Senegalese opposition figure Ousmane Sonko clashed with police in the capital Dakar on Monday, an AFP journalist said, after a beautician accused the politician of rape. Sonko finished third in 2019 election, which saw President Macky Sall win a second term in office, and is considered a future presidential contender in […]

FG challenges unity schools over quality education for students

By Joseph Erunke ABUJA–Unity schools in the country have been asked to change their methods of teaching with a view to impacting quality education on school children. The federal government which said this, Monday, insisted that the nation’s 110 unity colleges must put all necessary measures in place towards giving children qualitative education. READ ALSOCult […]

Why we withdrew our services ― FMC Nurses, Owo

…Three of our members beaten mercilessly- Union chairman By Dayo Johnson Nurses at the Federal Medical Centre, Owo, Ondo state have withdrawn their services over the assault on three of their colleagues by relatives of a patient who died in the hospital. Those beaten up according to findings are presently on admission at the hospital. […]

Cult clashes: Ereyitomi condemns act, cautions Warri youths

Says Government to take decisive action against perpetrators   The member  Representing Warri Federal Constituency Hon. Thomas Ereyitomi JP has condemned all cult related  acts and cautioned youths to live in peace for progress, saying that government will take decisive action against perpetrators.  Ereyitomi who is also the  deputy Chairman House of Reps Committee on […]

I’m yet to be discovered in Nigeria — Anola, US-based Nigerian singer

Music sensation, Eniola Ayodele Joseph, popularly known as Anola, has spoken of a need for music lovers in Nigeria to discover her musical genre, as much as the situation is outside the country. To this end, the international singer assured her fans, especially Nigerian revelers among others across the world of improved rocking songs, as […]

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