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Troops Nab Fleeing Boko Haram Fighters, Family Members in Borno
Some suspected members of Boko Haram terrorists have been arrested with members of their families by troops of the 151 Taskforce in Borno State.
The insurgents were allegedly fleeing when they were apprehended by troops on the…
Nigeria Immigration Warns Against Fake Employment Website
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has alerted the public to an employment scam by some unscrupulous elements who have invites applicants to visit a fake website said to be established by the Service.
The NIS, in a signed…
Court fixes Igboho aides’ trial for Sallah day – Lawyer
A suit instituted by 12 detained associates of Yoruba nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, aka Sunday Igboho, against the Department of State Services and its Director-General, Yusuf Bichi, will come up for hearing on Tuesday, July…
COVID-19: Lagos leads as NCDC registers 203 infections
Nigeria posted more COVID-19 cases on Sunday, with Lagos state leading the table in infections.
The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, (NCDC), reported 203 additional COVID-19 cases and one COVID-19 related death on Sunday, as…
Power generation improves to 4,823.60MW
Nigeria's power generation picked up at the weekend, reaching 4,823.60 mega watts on Saturday.
This is coming after several weeks of poor performance.
Data from the National System Operator, an independent unit in the…
NDLEA arrests Anambra Drugs Kingpin, recovers 548,000 Tramadol tablets
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) has arrested a major illicit drug kingpin in Anambra, Okeke Chijioke, 44.
Operatives of the agency also recovered 548,000 tablets of Tramadol branded as Tarkadol from his…
Why we didn’t approve herbal medicine for COVID-19 treatment- NAFDAC
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has given reasons why it has yet to approve any herbal medicine for the treatment of COVID-19.
This is contained in a statement signed by the agency…
France, Germany donate to Northeast humanitarian projects
The French and German Governments have donated towards the United Nations World Food Programme (UN/WFP) humanitarian projects in the North East.
A statement on Thursday by the two Embassies of the two European countries in…
Rice Production: Niger Grabs Top-spot in CBN Anchor-borrower Scheme
By Ebi Daniel in Minna.
Niger State has emerged the best performing State under the Central bank Rice Anchor borrower scheme in the country with the highest recovery rate, even as defaulters of the programme have been arrested.
It…
APC senators reject electronic transmission of election results
Members of the All Progressives Congress in the Senate on Thursday voted against electronic transmission of results.
The Committee had, in the report, recommended in Section 52(3) that, INEC “may transmit results of elections by…