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Customs Boss Orders Subsidised Sale of Smuggled PMS to Yola Residents

By Oluwakemi Kindness The Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, has authorised the sale of the seized PMS to Yola residents in Adamawa State at a subsidised rate, with proceeds remitted to the Federation Account. The sales follows the recent seizure of petroleum products by operatives of Operation Whirlwind in the Adamawa-Taraba region. The total seizure includes 1,124 jerrycans (25, 40, and 60 litres), 53 drums (200 litres each), and 21,000 litres transported in two tankers, amounting to 71,965 litres, […]

November 28, 2024 10 2

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New Headquarters Represents Recalibration of NDLEA says Marwa

By Oluwakemi Kindness The Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Retired Brigadier General, Mohamed Buba Marwa, says the relocation of the agency to its headquarters in Jahi Abuja represents a phase in the transformation and recalibration of NDLEA into a modern and result-oriented anti-narcotic Agency, a process that began in January 2021. The facility, which is the first phase of the national headquarters project expected to be completed with the 2025 budgetary provisions, was officially unveiled during an interdenominational […]

November 27, 2024 14 4

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NILDS Advocates Enhanced Civil-Military Relations for Peace Building

The Director General of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), Professor Abubakar Olanrewaju Sulaiman, has emphasized the importance of functional and results-oriented Civil-Military Relations to address Nigeria’s security challenges. He made this statement while opening a one-day public dialogue on "Enhancing the Oversight Role and Capacity of National Assembly Security Committees in Strengthening Civil-Military Relations Through Conflict Resolution and Peace building." The event, organized by NILDS’ Legislative Centre for Security Analysis (LeCeSA) in collaboration with the United […]

November 27, 2024 12

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NCDC, RTSL Strengthens Public Health Preparedness Across Nigeria

By : Julian Adetinuyo This workshop aims to close these gaps by delivering tailored reports and actionable recommendations to participating states. These blueprints will serve as roadmaps for legislative reform, enabling states to prevent, detect, and respond effectively to public health emergencies. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), in collaboration with Resolve to Save Lives (RTSL), has launched the Subnational Legal Assessment Workshop in Abuja, aimed at transforming state-level public health laws to meet global standards. The four-day […]

November 26, 2024 11

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Economy

Banks, Others Raised Over N2.7tn From Capital Market, Says SEC

By Oluwakemi Kindness The Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday, revealed that over two point seven trillion naira has been raised in the capital market by banks and other companies so far in 2024 The figure, which includes equity capital, excludes the amount raised by funds managers in the capital market. This is as the Commission revealed that out of the two point seven trillion naira, about one point seven trillion naira was raised by banks through their recapitalisation exercise. […]

November 25, 2024 13 2

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Benjamin Kalu, Sanusi To Lead Igbo Women’s National Transformation Conference

By Oluwakemi Kindness The Nkata Ndi Inyom igbo Foundation (NNIIF) has advocated for the need for dialogue as a way of addressing pressing regional and national issues. This is as it said that Human Interaction in all sphere of life is required in fostering unity, arbitration and interventions. The Forum stated this in Abuja ahead of it annual conference for the 3rd of December with the theme “Driving Transformation through Value Re-orientation, Inclusive Leadership and Sustainability”. Speaking in Abuja ahead […]

November 25, 2024 31 2

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PDP Intellectuals Advocate for southern Zoning of Presidency in 2027

By: Sophia Adenekan A coalition of the People Democratic Party (PDP) intellectuals, has called for the Zoning of the 2027 Presidency to the Southern part of the country. National Coordinator of the coalition, comrade Grema Muhammad, who stated this at a press conference in Abuja, on Monday, said the PDP is ready to restore its party flag to its former glory and zone the presidency to the south come 2027 election. Grema who noted the need to unite the […]

November 25, 2024 8 2

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Senate President Presents Trophy, Cash To Nilds National Quiz Winner.

The President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has lauded the educational morale of the winner of the recently concluded NILDS National quiz competition. This followed the President of the Senate's request that the winner be officially presented to him by the Director General NILDS, Professor Abubakar Olanrewaju Sulaiman. Senator Akpabio presented the trophy to the first place winner and the Teachers of the Enitoma High School, Port Harcourt, with a cash rewards of undisclosed amount and extended similar gesture […]

November 25, 2024 8

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Parliament: Your Vote Crucial in Shaping Nigeria’s Constitutional Future, Kalu Tells State Legislatures

By Oluwakemi Kindness The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has emphasized the crucial role of State Legislatures in shaping Nigeria's constitutional future. He made the emphasis, in Friday, while delivering his opening speech at the Retreat for Speakers and Principal Officers of the State Houses of Assembly (South West Region) in Ekiti State, where he addressed the importance of proactive stances by State legislatures in the ongoing constitution review process. The programme had it theme […]

November 22, 2024 10 5