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Nigerians have been advised by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, to take preventive measures to protect themselves against the outbreak of dengue fever. Dengue fever is a viral infection caused by the dengue virus in a mosquito and is transmitted to humans through bite. A Human-to-human transmission of the virus […]
33 directors under the Ministry of Aviation have been released by Festus Keyamo, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development. The Aviation experts tagged it as a clean sweep and reversal of the last-minute appointments made by former president Muhammadu Buhari under the administration of Senator Hadi Sirika as Aviation Minister. On May 23, […]
A group of armed men raided two commercial banks in Ikere, Ekiti State on Wednesday, leaving three persons dead. Over 20 masked gunmen entered the town around 4 PM, shooting randomly into the air to scare off residents and security operatives before attacking the two banks in the town. The security doors at the […]
The Senate has expressed its dissatisfaction over the performance and management of the Assets Management Company of Nigeria, AMCON, and calls for its scrapping. On Wednesday the Managing Director of AMCON, Ahmed Kuru, and his management team came before the Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions led by Senator Adetokunbo Abiru. […]
The Director-General of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt. Musa Nuhu was suspended by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday. According to Ajuri Ngelale, Presidential spokesperson on media, Nuhu was suspended to enable the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC to investigate him and other senior officials. Immediately Nuhu was suspended, Chris Najomo was […]
The Rivers State House of Assembly Complex has been demolished following a lingering political crisis in the state. Bulldozers could be seen around the complex on Wednesday morning bringing down the Assembly structure. This was before the factional Speaker, Edison Ehie, led other lawmakers who are loyalists to Governor Fubara, to hold a sitting […]
Power has been transmitted by the Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu to his Deputy, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, as he embarks on a medical treatment which commences on Wednesday, 13th December 2023. In a statement on Tuesday, Richard Olatunde, the spokesperson to the Governor said the deputy governor will assume the responsibilities of the governor […]
No fewer than 250 shops and business premises at the Eziukwu Road Market in Aba, Abia State have been shut down by operatives of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration (NAFDAC) in an ongoing operation against producers of suspected fake products. The operation which started on Monday, December 11, had on […]
The cargo exchange rate for clearance has been raised by the Central Bank with orders from the Federal government from N783/$ to N952/$ The cargo clearance rate was earlier increased in November from N757/$ to N783/$. Punch reports that the new rate now reflects on the Nigeria Customs Service portal. With the new adjustment […]
Following the protest by students of the University of Calabar over a hike in tuition fees, Prof. Florence Obi, the Vice Chancellor of the institution has ordered a stop to the increment until further notice. The decision is contained in a statement issued on Monday by the university’s Registrar, Mr Gabriel Egbe, and […]
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