The Forward Operating Base of the Nigerian Navy in Badagry handed over seized contraband items to the Nigeria Customs Service and the Civil Defence Corps on Wednesday. A correspondent observed the handover, which was conducted by a senior naval officer at the Base in Badagry. The base transferred 420 bags of foreign parboiled rice…
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) says the recently approved 15 per cent import tariff on petrol and diesel will strengthen local content and deepen support for Made-in-Nigeria goods. MAN’s director-general, Segun Ajayi-Kadir, in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos, described the tariff as a strategic and patriotic step aligned with the Nigeria-First agenda…
Suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Abba Kyari on Wednesday told the Federal High Court in Abuja that his late father left behind more than 20 houses for his children in Maiduguri, Borno State. Kyari, who is facing charges for allegedly failing to fully disclose his assets as required by law, made the disclosure while…
Cristiano Ronaldo has revealed that he will retire “soon” and, while acknowledging the difficulty of concluding his illustrious career, he has been preparing for his life after football for quite some time. The Al Nassr striker, who holds the record for the most goals scored with 952 for club and country combined, stated last month…
Two children have drowned in separate well incidents in Dala and Dawakin Tofa Local Government Areas of Kano State. This was contained in a statement issued by the Public Relations Officer of the Kano State Fire Service, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, on Wednesday in Kano. Abdullahi said a six-year-old boy, Ahmad Abdurashid, drowned in a well…
The Ebonyi State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged the public to disregard reports of the suspension of some of its leaders, describing the claim as false and orchestrated by faceless individuals with no standing in the party. Moses Idika, Director of Media and Publicity of the Anyi Ga-Emeya Movement during the…
Nigeria’s Federal Government has launched a new interest-free loan initiative for university and tertiary institution staff under the Tertiary Institution Staff Loan Scheme Fund (TISSF), designed to ease financial burdens and promote productivity. The Minister of Education, Dr. Tahir Mamman Alausa, speaking in Akure on Wednesday, said the programme will provide loans of up to…
President Bola Tinubu has asked the National Assembly to authorise an additional ₦1.15 trillion borrowing from the domestic debt market to bridge the funding shortfall in the 2025 budget. The request was read on the floor of the House of Representatives on Wednesday by Speaker Abbas Tajudeen, who said the proposal aims to cover the…
Former Kano State Governor, Sen. Ibrahim Shekarau, says he will remain active in politics for the rest of his life, describing it as both a spiritual and civic duty rooted in service to humanity. Speaking at a press conference to mark his 70th birthday on Wednesday, Shekarau, a former Minister of Education and member of…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a ₦100 billion case filed by Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE against the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and several oil marketing companies over the issuance of import licences. Justice Mohammed Umar dismissed the case on Wednesday after Dangote’s lawyer, C.O. Adegbe, moved to discontinue…
