Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, says the Federal Government has no plans to strip the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) of its powers. Pantami gave this clarification while making a presentation at the 19th edition of President Muhammadu Buhari’s Scorecard from 2015 to 2023, on Thursday, in Abuja. He refuted insinuations that the […]
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has decorated 15 officers newly promoted in Ondo State, admonishing them to work harder. NDLEA Commandant in the state, Kayode Raji, congratulated the officers on a well-deserved career progression. Raji explained that about 400 men in the agency benefited from the promotion exercise nationwide in 2022. He said […]
The Federal Government has given five primary lenders in the disbursement of the $350 million Caboge Fund 72 hours to draw up modalities for the fund. Director-general of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Bashir Jamoh, gave the directive at a meeting with the banks in Lagos on Tuesday. The NewsZenith reports that […]
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Kogi State Command, on Tuesday, returned N3.2 million recovered from an accident scene to the victim’s family. The victim, Mrs Beatrice Ehimare, was involved in a road accident along the Lokoja-Abuja road on Jan. 23. The unit commander presented the cash to the victim’s son, David Ehimare. Read Related […]
By Our Correspondent The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) says it generated N10 trillion in revenue in 2022, the highest in its history. The Service gave the figures in its “FIRS 2022 Performance Update” released in Abuja on Monday. The CEO of FIRS, Muhammad Nami, released the document to the public after a briefing […]
The Lekki Deep Sea Port, inaugurated by President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, will contribute over $8 billion to the Nigerian economy annually. The inauguration is part of the president’s activities during his two-day official tour of Lagos State. The president, at the end of the state visit, will depart for Dakar, Senegal today (Tuesday). […]
By Oluwashina Iyanda Policymakers and stakeholders in the digital economy ecosystem in the West African sub-region will converge in Abuja from Jan. 31 to Feb. 1 for the Digital Economy Regional Conference. Reuben Muoka, Director, Public Affairs in the ministry in a statement on Monday in Abuja, said the conference would discuss the future of […]
Findings of a study, on Monday, showed that 93 per cent of Pakistanis agreed that the sale of cigarettes should be banned. A Gallup and Gilani Pakistan survey reported that a nationally representative sample of adult men and women across the country took part in the study. Respondents were asked: “Do you think the sale […]
The APC governorship candidate in Kano State, Dr Nasiru Gawuna, has promised to prioritise security, health and agriculture among others if elected. Guwuna, who is also the state deputy governor, made the promise in a statement on Monday in Kano. He said he would consolidate the security and relative peace enjoyed in the state. “Security […]
Four people died and six others sustained injuries in a blaze at a resort in the northern Azerbaijani city of Qusar on Sunday, emergency authorities said. Although authorities sent fire and emergency crews to the area, the blaze destroyed a two-storey wooden cottage with an area of 240 square meters at the local Park Qusar […]