The Nigeria Customs Service, Seme Area Command says it has seized fake $6 million and other prohibited items. The Area Controller of the command, Comptroller Dera Nnadi, announced this at a press briefing in Seme, on Thursday in Lagos. Nnadi also disclosed that four suspected members of cross border criminal syndicate were arrested. He said […]
The Federal Government deployed no fewer than 2500 Technical Aid Corps volunteers to African, Caribbean Pacific (ACP) countries under its Directorate of Technical Aid Corps (DTAC) from 2015 to date. Geoffrey Onyema, Minister of Foreign Affairs announced this at the 22nd edition of the PMB Administration Scorecard Series (2015-2023), organised to project the achievements of […]
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has opposed the demand by public and political officeholders for an upward review of their remuneration by the Federal Government. Malam Kabiru Minjibir, the Kano NLC Chairman, said this while speaking at the public hearing on the review of remuneration package for public, political and judicial officeholders in Kano. Minjibir […]
Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State says there are “elements” in the Presidential Villa seeking defeat of the ruling APC in this month’s poll. “I believe that there are elements in the Villa that want us to lose the elections. “They didn’t get their way,” El-Rufai said during a live appearance on Channels Television’s Sunrise […]
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 […]