archiveMay 31, 2021

The Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) have arrested 10 online drug traffickers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). This is contained in a statement by NDLEA Director Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi in Abuja. Babafemi said the arrest followed fresh raids in the nation’s capital,...

    *265,425 Nigerians paid under Artisan & Transport track *459,307 in Payroll Support *44,500 so far have received one-time N50k MSME Grant *202,494 business names registered for free by CAC *Additional 40,114 successful beneficiaries approved for MSME Grant payment   Over one million Nigerians have so far benefitted from...

The President of the Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria (ISPON), Mr. Chinenye Mba-Uzoukwu, has been slated to give a keynote address at the 2021 edition of the Nigeria DigitalSENSE Africa Forum on Internet Governance for Development (IG4D), billed for Thursday, June 10, at the Golden Tulip Hotels Essential, International...

The West African regional bloc ECOWAS has suspended Mali’s membership after coup leader Assimi Goita proclaimed himself president of the crisis-wracked country. The Economic Community of West African States announced the decision late Sunday following an emergency summit of regional leaders in Ghana. The leaders condemned the coup and demanded...

 Social and economic activities were grounded in Awka, Anambra State capital, on Monday following the Sit-at-home order (on May 31) given by the proscribed Biafra agitators, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The group said it declared a Sit-at-home order in rememberance of more than five million Igbo people who...

  “Be an Ecobank Xpress agent and get mouth-watering rewards” – Kolawole   The Head, Agency Banking, Ecobank Nigeria, Olanike Kolawole has said there are many inherent rewards and benefits of being an agency banking partner, also known as Xpress Point agent of the bank. Kolawole, who was speaking on...

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it will not extend the closing date for candidates registering for the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and the Direct Entry applications. The board made this known in its Weekly Bulletin, published by the registrar’s office on Monday in Abuja. The...

Omoyele Sowore, the founder of Sahara Reporters, was reportedly shot by a female police officer in Abuja. He was allegedly shot in Abuja’s Unity Fountain. According to an eyewitness, he was shot in the leg and was taken to the hospital for treatment. The development was confirmed by a human...

Police Commissioner in Imo, Abutu Yaro, says operatives of the command have arrested suspected killers of Mr Ahmed Gulak, former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, in the state on Sunday. The CP confirmed this in a press statement issued to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday and signed...

promises to provide more equipment for security agencies 299 out of 351 primary health care centres being remodeled Governor of Oyo State, 'Seyi Makinde, said, on Sunday, that his administration has been making steady progress in tackling poverty and unemployment in the state. The governor, who stated this during a...