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Illegal bunkering: Court forfeits ship, N10m to Fed Govt
The Federal High Court in Lagos has forfeited a vessel, MV Shirley, to the Federal Government for being used for illegal conveyance of 145,000 litres of petroleum products. Justice Rilwan Aikawa convicted MV Shirley of four counts alongside a...
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Buhari insists democratic system too slow to curb corruption
Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday insisted that the country’s democratic system of government was ‘too slow’ for him prosecute corrupt people. Buhari made the disclosure while giving a remark on his 77th birthday at State...
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Buhari signs 2020 budget into law
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday signed the 2020 spending plan into law, returning the country to the January-December budget cycle. culled from: guardian.ng
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FRSC deploys 57 personnel, patrol vans on Benin-Ore Expressway
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has deployed no fewer than 57 personnel, two patrol vans and one ambulance to the Benin-Ore Expressway for the yuletide `Special Patrol’. The Ore Unit Corps Commander, Mr Olusegun Aladenika, made this known...
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NAPTIP rescues 15,000 human trafficking victims, secures 404 offenders’ conviction
Delta flays trade as Kenyan activist blames menace on bad governance, traditions The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has disclosed it rescued 15,000 victims, convicted 404 traffickers, while several other...
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Soldiers clean up Ojuelegba axis of Lagos
The Army on Saturday deployed no fewer than 300 personnel to the Ojuelegba axis of Lagos for a clean-up to mark the 2019 Corps Commander Ordinance Annual Conference. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Commander, Nigerian Army Ordinance...
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Three fake soldiers nabbed in Anambra
The Police in Anambra state confirmed the arrest of three persons for allegedly impersonating military personnel. Police spokesperson, Haruna Mohammed, who disclosed this on Saturday, said the suspects were arrested wearing military camouflaged...
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FG to audit spectrum licences issued in last two decades
The Federal Government is planning to carry out frequency audit on all the spectrum licences issued from inception till date, in order to determine the amount paid, appropriate usage, and others issues around such licences. The Minister of...
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Sowore: AGF demands case file from DSS for review
THE Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has demanded for the case file of the detained activist and Revolution Now convener, Comrade Omoyele Sowore, from the Department of State Security Services (DSS)...
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Buhari’s title: More knocks for president’s spokesman, supporters
Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity, Garba Shehu Friday Olokor and Adelani Adepegba, Abuja Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, and supporters of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.),...
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FG bars Onnoghen from travelling, seizes his passport
…Security agents accost ex-CJN, wife, daughter at Abuja airport Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja The immediate past Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen, has been barred from travelling out of the country by the President, Major...
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Power grid collapses again after workers suspend strike
Okechukwu Nnodim, Abuja Nigeria’s electricity grid collapsed on Friday afternoon after it had earlier witnessed an intense disruption the preceding day following the industrial action by electricity workers across the country. Different...
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Police seize two vessels laden with 500,000 litres in Rivers
KINDLY SHARE THIS STORY Chukwudi Akasike, Port Harcourt The Inspector-General of Police Special Force on Petroleum and Illegal Oil Bunkering said it has commenced a manhunt for the owners of a vessel and ship...
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Man bags 10 years for N25m cyber fraud
Oladimeji Ramon The Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday sentenced one Jules Suinner to 10 years’ imprisonment for N25m cyber fraud. Justice Chuka Obiozor pronounced the sentence after finding Suinner, a Nigerian, guilty of the six counts...
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NYSC moves to rescue corps member from B’Haram’s captivity
Olaleye Aluko, Abuja The National Youth Service Corps has pledged to work with security agents to rescue a corps member, Abraham Amuta, who was abducted in Borno State by the Boko Haram insurgents seven months ago. Director-General of NYSC,...
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15 injured, tension rises ahead of Edo APC rally
Our Correspondents There was tension in Benin, the Edo State capital on Thursday, over a rally that a faction of the All Progressives Congress loyal to its National Chairman, Mr Adams Oshiomhole, will hold today. The Oshiomhole faction will...
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FG suspends Turkish Airlines operations into Nigeria
Okechukwu Nnodim, Abuja The Federal Government has ordered Turkish Airlines to suspend its operations into Nigeria due to repeated cases of poor passenger treatment by the international carrier. It gave the directive through the Nigeria Civil...
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Refund to bank customers stand at N76.7bn, $20.9m -CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says the worth of money refund to bank customers as at Nov. 30 stood at N76.75 billion and 20.90 million dollars. Mr Kofo-Abdulsalam Alada, the Director, Consumer Protection Department (CPD) of CBN, said this at...
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No state government can alter minimum wage law, FG declares
Crack in presidency as Aisha Buhari lashes out 6 hours ago Electricity workers suspend strike 3 hours ago Passenger slumps, dies at Lagos airport 2 hours ago • Why negotiation at state level is...
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NEPC mulls web portal to resolve over N1 trillion EEG claims
The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has announced plans to launch a web portal to promote transparency in the processing claim for exporters under the Export Expansion Grant (EEG) scheme. In a letter to the Vice President, made available...
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Nigeria, South Africa, Egypt Smartphone markets lift Africa’s growth
While market saturation and U.S.–China tensions are placing the global Smartphone market under intense pressure, new research from International Data Corporations shows that the African Smartphone market saw shipments increase 4.0 percent quarter...
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Paying minimum wage means respecting our laws, NLC tells govs
Kindly Share This Story NLC President, Mr. Ayuba Wabba The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress has reiterated that the National Minimum Wage law is binding on all, and that governors cannot...
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Alleged credit card fraud: Court adjourns Naira Marley’s trial
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday adjourned until Thursday, continuation of trial of a musician, Azeez Fashola (a.k.a. Naira Marley), who is facing fraud and theft charges. The case was adjourned following a letter by defence counsel, Mr...
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WhatsApp now gets call waiting, but no call holding
Facebook-owned WhatsApp has become the latest Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) service provider to support call waiting features even as the company has skipped adding call holding for now.When you’re already talking on the mobile phone and...
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Apapa Gridlock Will Persist Without Alternatives For Trailers, Says Sanwo-Olu
The executive order on the Apapa Road may not be enough to address the traffic problem in that axis without the appropriate measures being put in place. This was the view of the Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who was on Channels...
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Fitch predicts negative 2020 global shipping outlook
Large vessel delivery hit a record high in 40 years The year 2020 may not be so rosy for the shipping sector, going by a new report by Fitch Ratings, which predicted that the ‘shipping outlook is negative”. The rating agency noted that...
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Garba Shehu pushed for the sack of my media aides- Aisha Buhari`
The wife of the Nigeria’s president Aisha Buhari has accused the president’s spokesman Garba Shehu of pushing for the sack of her media aides because she addressed the press on her return to Nigeria on October 13th. “Mr....
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Oil rises as OPEC weighs deeper output cuts
Oil prices edged higher on Thursday ahead of an OPEC meeting where members are expected to agree on deeper output cuts in an effort to prop up prices and prevent a glut next year. Sources told Reuters that OPEC was seeking to increase production...
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Friesland Campina WAMCO empowers 7,000 dairy farmers
More than 7,000 dairy farmers including female farmers have been empowered under Friesland Campina WAMCO Plc.’s Dairy Development Programme (DDP) across Oyo, Ogun and Osun States. The Executive Director, Corporate Affairs, Friesland Campina...
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25-Year-Old Manufactures, Unveils Nigeria’s First ‘Carbon Fibre’ Sports Car
At 25, Jerry Isaac Mallo has made a huge statement with the various machines he fabricated. His latest offering is what some have termed Nigeria’s first Carbon Fibre sports car. The Fabrication Engineer and CEO of Bennie Technologies LTD, on...
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N30 billion NHIS cash idle in CBN
ABOUT 14 years after its commencement, only about five per cent of Nigerians are still covered by the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), with over N30 billion left in the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) unaccessed Chairman of the House of...
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BREAKING: Senate passes N10.594tr 2020 budget
The Senate on Thursday passed the 2020 Budget of N10.594 trillion, as against N10.33trillion presented to the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari. The Senators effected an increase of N264billion on the Budget. The passage,...
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Amaechi, Akpabio, Aliero on pension refund list
Some former state governors may have to return pensions and allowances received after leaving the office. This followed a judgment by a Federal High Court in Lagos ordering the Federal Government to recover pensions collected by former governors who...
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Abuse against women is offence against humanity, says Dolapo Osinbajo
Wife of Nigeria Vice president Dolapo Osibanjo has said that abuse against women in any form is wrong and offensive against collective humanity. She disclosed this at the graduation of over 300 out of school girls from Spotlight, Step up training...
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Robbers invade Ibadan community; 1 dead, several injured
Robbers invade Ibadan community; 1 dead, several injured A yet to be identified night guard was allegedly killed by armed robbers in Oju-irin, Akobo area of Ibadan on Saturday when robbers numbering about 15 invaded the community. The News...
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Nigerian Contemporary Art Booms And Prices Soar
Nigerian author Ben Okri poses with a work of art by Nigerian painter and sculptor Ben Enwonwu entitled ‘Tutu’ on February 07, 2018 at the Bonhams auction house, London. BEN STANSALL / AFP First, there was Tutu, the “African Mona...
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US 2020 Race: Biden Slips, Beto Quits, Warren Answers Critics
Joe Biden’s standing in the Democratic presidential nomination battle has slipped in Iowa against top rivals including Elizabeth Warren, the frontrunner in the early-voting state, who on Friday answered critics over how she will pay for her...
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“Spider-Man: Into The Spider Verse” Sequel Set For 2022 Release
The sequel to Oscar winning animation “Spider-Man: Into The Spider Verse” is set to come to the big screen in April, 2022. The franchise announced on Friday the release date of the sequel. Spider-Man: Into The...
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Border closure will stop banditry, kidnapping if sustained for two years – Emefiele
THE Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, has said that if border closure is sustained for the next two years, issues of insurgency, banditry and kidnapping will be totally eradicated. Emefiele stated this at the...
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Nigeria’s Chilochi Onobia Wins At Sharjah International Book Fair
A 41-year-old Nigerian Author Chilochi Onobia has won the award for the best international fiction book at the Sharjah International Book Fair in the United Arab Emirates. ‘Son Of The House’ is Onobia’s first fiction book. She described the...
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CBN spends N113.56b to print naira in two years
THE Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) spent N113.56 billion to print naira in two years, a report has said. The report from the Currency Operations Department of the CBN said the regulator spent N64.04 billion on printing banknotes in 2018 and N49.52...
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Drama as Senate panel screens NDDC board nominees
THE Senate Committee on Niger Delta Affairs on Thursday screened nominees for the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) governing board. The senators had a heated argument over whether a nominee, Otobong Ndem, who had discrepancies in his...
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NAFDAC urges pharmaceutical companies to attach GPS tracking device on vehicles
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC),has urged pharmaceutical companies and medicine distribution companies to install Global Positioning System (GPS) trackers in their distribution vehicles. GPS is a...
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Twitter Bans Political Adverts Worldwide On Its Platform
Twitter said Wednesday it would bar political advertising globally on its platform, responding to growing criticism over misinformation from politicians on social media. Chief executive Jack Dorsey said in a tweet that the company took the action...
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Boeing under heat over huge salary, deliberate concealment
It was a time of reckoning for Boeing management team led by its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Dennis Muilenburg, on Tuesday and Wednesday as the United States (U.S.) lawmakers grilled them about the deaths and lack of accountability before and...
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Mothers of Yahoo boys now have an association –Magu
The acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, lamented on Thursday that mothers of cyber fraudsters, popularly known as Yahoo boys, are now organising themselves into an association. Magu, who addressed...
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Government stops salaries of ASUU, others over IPPIS
The Federal Government yesterday made good its threat to stop the salaries of all its workers, especially members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), who are not featured on the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System...
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US House formalises Trump impeachment process in landmark vote
Congress formally opened a new, public phase of its presidential investigation Thursday as US lawmakers voted for the first time to advance the impeachment process against Donald Trump. “Today, the House takes the next step forward as...
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