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Nigeria Customs Holds 3-Day Workshop On Data Gener

Saturday, May 18, 2024
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), on Monday, unveiled a three-day capacity-building workshop on data generation, analytics, and storage at the Nigeria Customs Command and Staff College (NCCSC), Gwagwalada to enhance the service 39;s capabilities in modern customs operations through improved data h ...

My Feats Beat Wike’s Eight-year Record— Governor Fubara

Saturday, May 18, 2024
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has asserted that the success of service and project delivery achieved within his first one year in office is better than the eight years spent by some other administrations in indirect reference to his predecessor, Nyesom Wike. Governor Fubara made the ...

FCT Police Deploy Officers As Soldiers, Traders Clash In Abuja Market

Saturday, May 18, 2024
The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has deployed intelligence officers to Banex ndash; an electronics and telecommunications gadgets market, in Abuja following a conflict that ensued between soldiers and some traders on Saturday. A viral video seen on X on Saturday showed a multitude of ...

Police Arrest Vandal, Fake Money Suspect In Lagos

Saturday, May 18, 2024
Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) have apprehended two suspects in Lagos, one for vandalism and the other for possession of counterfeit currency. The suspects identified as Emmanuel Zakariah aged 28 and Bright Oshimen aged 22, were reportedly arrested on May 16, 2024 and May 15, 2024, ...

NSCDC Busts Illegal Refinery In Rivers

Saturday, May 18, 2024
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps Corps (NSCDC) Commandant General rsquo;s Special Intelligence Squad has dismantled an illegally constructed refining site with over 100,000 litres of stolen crude oil in Adobi settlement in Etche Local Government, Rivers State. The Commander of the CG ...

Peter Obi Visits Junior Pope’s Family

Saturday, May 18, 2024
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has paid a condolence visit to the family of late Nollywood actor, Junior Pope. The former Anambra State governor also signed the condolence register during his visit. It was recalled that Junior Pope and four others lost their li ...

Nigerian Troops Kill ESN Fighters In Imo, Foil Kidnap Attempt

Saturday, May 18, 2024
The Nigerian Army has stated that its troops on Friday killed some alleged members of the Indigenous People of Biafra rsquo;s (IPOB) Eastern Security Network (ESN) fighters in Imo State. The Spokesperson for Joint Task Force Operation Udo KA, Lt Col Jonah Eromosele Unuakhalu, in a statement issue ...

North-East Governors Worry Over Power Blackout, Blast TCN

Saturday, May 18, 2024
The Northeast Governors rsquo; Forum (NEGF) has expressed disappointment over the blackout experienced by the region over the last one month and the alleged nonchalant attitude exhibited by Transmission Company of Nigeria in addressing this issue. The Forum however said it is keenly watching the ...

Lagos Govt Shuts Down Restaurants, Church, Others For Noise Pollution

Saturday, May 18, 2024
The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) has shut down two popular restaurants, a church, and three other establishments for noise pollution in the Surulere and Orile Iganmu areas of the state. LASEPA, in a statement on its X handle, said it conducted a comprehensive enforcement o ...

Truck Crashes Into BRT Bus On Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

Saturday, May 18, 2024
A truck conveying cows has reportedly rammed into a Lagos State BRT bus on Saturday morning at Ibafo bus-stop along the Lagos Ibadan Expressway. The tragic accident reportedly took place a few minutes before 6 am on Saturday. It was learnt that upon arrival at the scene, officials from the Fed ...
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