Cocaine By Ibironke Ariyo Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a shipment of cocaine concealed in twenty sets of religious books bound for Saudi Arabia. According to the Director, Media and Advocacy at NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, said the cocaine consignment consisted of twenty parcels withContinue Reading
Examination By Millicent Ifeanyichukwu The West African Examinations Council (WAEC), Nigeria says it has put measures in place to prevent examination malpractice in the forthcoming West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) holding May/June 2025. Dr Amos Dangut, Head of the Nigeria National Office of WAEC, at a news conferenceContinue Reading
By Jessica Dogo Some telecommunication service consumers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have urged Mobile Network Operators to improve their services to match the recent hike in their tariffs. They made the call in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja. The subscribersContinue Reading
Digitalisation By Mercy Omoike The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) has urged the new Managing Director of the Bank of Agriculture (BoA), Mr Ayo Sotinrin, to ensure the digitalisation of the bank for effective service delivery. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that President Bola Tinubu, on AprilContinue Reading
Programme By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Federal Government has launched the Universal Basic Education (UBE) School Based Management Committee-School Improvement Programme (SBMC-SIP) to boost teaching capacity, under the Teacher Professional Development (TPD). Speaking at an event in Abuja on Monday, the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, emphasized that the initiativeContinue Reading
TESCOM By Bushrah Yusuf-Badmus The Kwara state Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) has shorlisted 1,800 applicants for teaching appointments in the state. This is contained in a statement issued by the Commission’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr Sam Onile, made available to newsmen in Ilorin. Onile said that the shortlisted applicants emergedContinue Reading
Highway By Chigozie-Ngwakwe The Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, has given the assurance that the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway when completed would withstand flood for about 50 years. Umahi gave the assurance at a stakeholder engagement on Section 2 of the highway project on Sunday in Lagos. “We will make sureContinue Reading
Meters By Constance Athekame The Federal Government says it is set to receive the first batch of 3.205 million meters in April, procured to bridge the metering gap in the country. The Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, said this in a statement by his Special Adviser, Strategic Communications andContinue Reading
Arrest By Desmond Ejibas Troops of the Nigerian Army’s 6 Division have apprehended 43 suspected oil thieves during a coordinated raid on illegal artisanal refineries across Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers states. Spokesman for the division, Lt.-Col. Danjuma Danjuma, disclosed this to journalists in Port Harcourt on Sunday, noting that 14 artisanalContinue Reading
Death By Ibironke Ariyo The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Shehu Mohammed, has bemoaned the tragic death of 17 persons in a road crash, including one of its emergency rescue operatives. Mohammed expressed his condolences in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja by the Corps Public EducationContinue Reading
