Bandits kill 7 NSCDC men in ambush in Kaduna
Armed bandits, on Monday, ambushed and killed seven officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Kaduna State on Monday.
Law / Crime
Security
Foreign News
Multinational Agencies
BMW doubles all-electric car sales in 2022
Sales of BMW and mini battery electric vehicles (BEVs) more than doubled year-on-year and reached 215,755 units in 2022, the BMW Group said
Economy
Foreign News
World Bank slashes 2023 global growth by 1.2%
The World Bank (WB) has cut the global growth forecast for 2023 by 1.2 per cent from 2.9 per cent, warning the world
Banking & Finance
Economy
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Money laundering: British’s FCA fines GTB £7.6m
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), a British financial watchdog, has fined a subsidiary of Nigeria’s Guaranty Trust Bank £7.6 million ($9.3 million) over
Economy
Industry
National
FG sets aside N3.25bn for 3 industrial parks
The Federal Government has earmarked N3.25 billion for the first phase of three industrial parks being planned across the country. Chief Executive Officer
General
Politics
INEC may postpone election due to insecurity – Yakubu
Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the INEC Chairman, says the commission may cancel or postpone the coming elections if the current insecurity across the country
Law / Crime
Stealing: Judge orders labourer to clean police station
A Dei-Dei Grade I Area Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, ordered a 28-year-old labourer, Mohammed Musa, to sweep the community police station for
Foreign News
Libya plans to beef up security in Tripoli
Libya’s Interior Ministry has launched the first phase of a state plan to beef up the security in the capital Tripoli amid the
Foreign News
Japanese destroyer runs aground, leaks oil in waters
A Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force (MSDF) destroyer ran aground in waters off the western prefecture of Yamaguchi, local media cited the Japan Coast
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U.S. donates $9m of military equipment to Somali
Somali officials declared that Al-Shabaab jihadists seek negotiations amid mass offensives against them by the government. According to the country’s Deputy Defence Minister,