United Kindom Police on Monday said that a probe had been launched into claims by Princess Diana’s younger brother of sexual abuse at the boarding school he attended in the …
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FG begins conversion of railway locomotive engines to CNG
The Minister of Transportation Sa’idu Alkali said that the government has begun the conversion of railway locomotive engines from diesel to Compressed Natural Gas CNG). The Minister who disclosed this …
Read More »NSCDC calls for crackdown on unregulated scrap markets to curb vandalism
The Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in the Federal Capital Territory, Dr Olusola Odumosu, has issued a call for the regulation of pantaker markets in the …
Read More »FG, states, LGs share N1.14tr in May revenue
The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared a total sum of N1.143.210 trillion between the Federal Government, State, and Local Government Councils in the country from May 2024 Federation …
Read More »Customs intercept N100m smuggled petrol in Adamawa
No fewer than 150,950 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), worth over N100 million, were confirmed to have been intercepted across Adamawa State by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in …
Read More »DHQ defends treatment of Boko Haram freed girls, urges evidence from Amnesty
The Defence Headquarters has denied accusations of inhumane treatment of young women freed from Boko Haram terrorists in North-East. The DHQ was reacting to a report published on June 10 …
Read More »American rescued from committing suicide on Third Mainland Bridge
An American citizen in his early 30s was restrained from committing suicide on the Third Mainland Bridge at 1:23 p.m. on Monday, according to a statement from the Lagos State …
Read More »NDDC defends N1.9tn 2024 budget before Senate
The Niger Delta Development Commission has presented a total of N1.91tn 2024 budget before the Senate Committee on Niger Delta Affairs. The agency’s managing director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, presented the estimates …
Read More »Electricity tariff hike: UNILORIN monthly bill jumps from N70m to N230m – VC
The Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Wahab Egbewole, SAN, has expressed concern over the recent hike in electricity tariffs imposed by the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, which …
Read More »Fayose denies dumping PDP, cautions against politics of bitterness
Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, on Monday, dismissed insinuations that he had dumped the opposition Peoples Democratic Party for the governing All Progressives Congress. Fayose, who said he …
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