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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Tuesday, November 30, destroyed drugs worth over N50 billion weighing 20,000 kilograms in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja. The Chiarman, NDLEA, (rtd.) Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, speaking during the burning of the ...

Beginning from December 1, 2021, civil servants in Kaduna State would only be required to go to work four times a week, the state governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has announced.The governor’s Special Adviser on Media and Communication, Muyiwa Adekeye, in a ...

The House of Representatives has rejected a bill seeking to make the provision of basic welfare compulsory. The bill, sponsored by Sergius Ogun (PDP, Edo), sought to amend section 6 of the 1999 Constitution by allowing the judiciary to entertain ...

The Nigerian Communications Commission says Nigerians should expect gigabytes per second for smart cities, self-driving cars, robust telemedicine, and others with the deployment of the fifth-generation technology in Nigeria. This was disclosed by the Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the ...

The legendary Veteran Nigerian comic actor, Babatunde Omidina fondly referred to as Baba Suwe is dead. The news of his death was confirmed by the president of the Theatre Arts and Motion Picture Producers Association of Nigeria, Bolaji Amusan also ...

The Rivers State Police Command has arrested the three suspects, including a self-proclaime pharmacist who allegedly murdered a nine-year-old boy, Destiny Peter, by severing his head from the body, in Isiokpo clan, Ikwerre LGA of the state.The arrested suspects are ...

Officials of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service are currently at the scene of the explosion. The director of Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Mrs. Margaret Adeseye said the incident was reported at 08:42 am via the State ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has detained a former governor of Edo State, Lucky Igbinedion, over alleged criminal diversion of public funds to the tune of ₦1.6 billion. Premium Times reports that the ex-governor was being grilled by ...

Islamic cleric Ahmad Gumi says bandits have refused to end hostilities against the Nigerian government because they were not given land and “enough money”.Mr. Gumi said past attempts to broker peace with the bandits failed because they were not compensated ...

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday, November 2, ordered the immediate suspension of the General Manager, Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA), Gbolahan Oki. This comes in the wake of the collapse of a 21-storey building in the Ikoyi ...