Customs: donkeys, motorcycles used to smuggle in arms

BY DEJI OGUNSOLA Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service Hameed Ali, HAS disclosed that Donkeys and motorcycles are used to smuggle arms and ammunition into the country with the active collaboration of border communities. The Comptroller-General who appeared before the House of Representatives Committee on Customs and Excise, said it was worrisome that Nigerians living in […]

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Supplementary budget not yet in National Assembly – Presidency

BY DEJI OGUNSOLA The Presidency has said it has yet to transmit the supplementary budget for 2021 to the National Assembly. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters,Umar el-Yakub, made this known to newsmen. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, had earlier on the  25TH of February

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Nigeria is better, stronger as one nation – Buhari

BY DEJI OGUNSOLA Notwithstanding the various tendencies threatening the unity of the country, Nigerians have been charged to accept the fact that they stand a better chance when they stick together as one nation. This was President Muhammadu Buhari’s message to Nigerians when he spoke as Special Guest of Honour at the 12th Asiwaju Bola

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Police arrest alleged robbers, cultists in Ikorodu

BY DEJI OGUNSOLA CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Police Public Relations Officer in Lagos State Command, says the police have arrested three suspected traffic robbers and those buying stolen goods in Ikorodu area of the state. Adejobi confirmed the arrest in a statement on Monday, noting that the police also recovered N139, 000 cash, cell phones,

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255 Nigerians stranded in Saudi Arabia arrive in Abuja

BY DEJI OGUNSOLA The Nigerians In Diaspora Commission has announced the arrival of 255 Nigerians who were stranded in Saudi Arabia. NIDCOM said the returnees arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja via Saudi Air Flight SV3405 at about 1pm on Monday, March 29, 2021. The Commission said the “returnees, as part of a

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Over 120 Million Nigerians Facing Energy Poverty, Says Sylva

BY DEJI OGUNSOLA The minister of state for petroleum resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, has said over 120 million Nigerians are experiencing energy poverty despite the huge natural gas resources in the country. Sylva said this today at the pre-summit conference of the 2021 Nigeria international petroleum summit in Abuja. According to the minister, the economic

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Gas Revolution: Our Objective Is To Transform Nigeria Into An Industrialised Nation – Buhari

BY DEJI OGUNSOLA President Muhammadu Buhari has revealed that one of the objectives of his administration is to transform Nigeria into an industralised nation with the help of the gas sector. He said that his administration would fully utilise the enormous gas resources in the country to uplift the economy and drive industralisation. The President

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Nimc Launches New Mobile App For Sim-Nin Linkage

BY DEJI OGUNSOLA The national identity management commission has launched a new mobile web service application and improved national identity number (NIN) slips for public use, ahead of the deadline expiration for linkage of subscribers identity module (SIM) cards with national identity numbers (NIN) on April 9. The head of corporate communications of NIMC, Kayode

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FG Yet To Release Fund For Sports Festival, Says LOC Official

BY DEJI OGUNSOLA The federal government is yet to release the fund it promised Edo state for the hosting of the 2020 national sports festival with less than a week to its commencement. A project manager in the media and communications sub-committee of the festival’s local organising committee, Musa Ebomhiana disclosed this on Sunday in

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