Foreign ministers of Arab countries have urged Israel’s complete withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, including from the Philadelphi Corridor and the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing. The demand was made in a resolution issued after the 162nd session of the Arab League (AL) Council at the ministerial level held in Egypt’s Cairo. The ministers…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 40-year-old wanted drug lord at Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos, while he attempted to fly to Saudi Arabia for Umrah. NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Mr. Femi Babafemi, said the suspect had previously faced drug charges in the United Kingdom but jumped…
The Dnepr group of the Russian armed forces has taken control of the settlement of Malye Shcherbaki (Mali Shcherbaky) in the Zaporizhzhia region, the Russian Defence Ministry confirmed on Tuesday. “As a result of active and decisive actions, units of the Dnepr group of troops liberated the settlement of Malye Shcherbaki in the Zaporizhzhia region,”…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, led a delegation of Abuja residents to the presidential villa on Sunday to extend Sallah greetings to President Bola Tinubu. The occasion was also attended by Vice President Senator Kashim Shettima, Minister of Information and National Orientation Mohamed Idris, and other prominent FCT indigenes. Tinubu commended…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Oyo State Command, says about four to five out of 10 undergraduates are into drugs. The state NDLEA Commander, Olayinke Joe-Fadile, disclosed this in Ibadan on Wednesday during the command’s rally in commemoration of the 2025 International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. The day, also known…
The Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has condemned the surge of substandard products in Nigerian markets, primarily caused by importers. The organisation also alerted local manufacturers to cease the production of inferior goods for local consumption. During a workshop entitled “Growing Businesses Through Standardisation” in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Dr Ifeanyi Okeke, SON’s Director General, highlighted…
In a move to safeguard consumers and support local manufacturing, Nigeria’s petroleum regulator has introduced a mandatory licensing framework for the importation of lubricants, aiming to stem the flow of substandard and counterfeit products into the market. The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) made the announcement during a stakeholder workshop in Abuja…
Rep Jaafaru Yakubu, Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on China-Nigeria Parliamentary Relations, has reaffirmed Nigeria’s unwavering commitment to the One-China Policy. The Committee Chairman made this statement in Abuja on Tuesday, responding to remarks attributed to Andy Yih-Ping Liu, Head of Taiwan’s Trade Mission in Nigeria. Yakubu emphasised that Nigeria recognized Taiwan as…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the deployment of two newly appointed Federal Permanent Secretaries to key ministries. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Eno Olotu, Director, Public Relations, Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HCSF), on Monday in Abuja. Olotu said the move aimed at enhancing governance…
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) Ebonyi Command, has arrested a male suspect over an alleged murder of his neighbour, Mrs Rose Awoke, on Monday night. SP Joshua Ukandu, Spokesman of the command told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abakaliki on Tuesday that the suspect allegedly killed the 60-year-old woman by hitting her severally….
