The Independent Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) says petrol will be available and affordable in the next two weeks. IPMAN National Operations Controller, Mike Osatuyi, gave the assurance when he was featured on Arise TV’s Morning Show in Lagos on Wednesday. Osatuyi said that marketers were putting in place measures to end fuel scarcity across […]
Two persons died in an accident involving a tanker and four commercial tricycles (Keke Marwa), on Tuesday, in Ikotun, Lagos State. The driver of one of the tricycles and a passenger died on the spot. Four other occupants in the tricycles were rescued by men of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA). The NewsZenith […]
The Federal Government has supported 280 export-oriented businesses with grants, resulting in the creation of 100,000 direct jobs. Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Otunba Adeniyi Adebayo said this while featuring on President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration scorecard programme series on Tuesday in Abuja. The Federal Ministry of Information and Culture organised the programme. Adebayo said […]
APC Presidential Campaign Council (APC-PCC) has described as imaginary, the alleged attack on President Muhammadu Buhari in Kano on Monday. APC-PCC’s Director of Media & Publicity, Bayo Onanuga said in a statement on Tuesday that the imaginary attack was allegedly being peddled by the PDP. “We were not surprised to read of imaginary attack […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has extended the deadline for the use of the old notes till Feb. 10. Bashir Ahmad, Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari’s special assistant, Bashir Ahmad, announced this on his Twitter handle @BashirAhmaad on Sunday. According to the tweet, the apex bank governor, Godwin Emefiele, announced the extension in […]
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has advised the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) to ensure training and re-training of reporters to curb quackery and fake news. Sanwo-Olu made the call at the inauguration of the remodelled NUJ Secretariat, on Saturday, in Lagos. The union also used the occasion to confer the award of […]
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 Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has suspended the Warri-Itakpe rail service after a train derailed at kilometre 30 Ajaokuta-Itakpe section of the track. One hundred and forty-eight passengers and 30 crew were in the train which derailed on Sunday inside the Kogi forest. There was no fatality or casualty, but passengers said they were stranded […]
The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) says it has, since 2020, processed no fewer than 148,000 passports and awaiting collection nationwide. Anthony Akuneme, the Spokesman for the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), said this in Abuja on Saturday. “We have precisely 148,000 uncollected passports nationwide from different locations.” According to NIS statistics, Lagos State topped the list […]