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Customs Tighten Noose, Bar Supply of Petrol to Borders
Chineme Okafor The Nigeria Customs Services (NCS) has ramped up efforts to curtail smuggling with a directive to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) and all relevant agencies to suspend fuel supply to petrol stations within 20 kilometres of Nigeria’s borders with neighbouring West African countries. The directive is
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Presidential Task Force’s Laxity Worsens Apapa Gridlock
Opeifa blames congestion on road works Ejiofor Alike and Eromosele Abiodun Trucks are back, and with fury, on Apapa roads and those leading to the port areas, no thanks to laxity on the part of the task force set up by President Muhammadu Buhari to decongest the area. The presidential task force, set up in
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Zenith Bank, Best Digital Bank, Says Agusto & Co
Obinna Chima Zenith Bank Plc has emerged as the best digital bank in Nigeria in the 2019 Consumer Digital Banking Satisfaction Index Report released by Agusto and Co, a pan-African rating agency. The Consumer Digital Banking Satisfaction Index report highlights customers’ preferences and attitude towards digital banking platforms provided by banks in the country. The
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Military Inaugurates Court-martial to Try 70 Soldiers for Misconduct
Says 1,342 Boko Haram fighters surrender Kingsley Nwezeh in Abuja with agency reports Military authorities thursday inaugurated a general court-martial to prosecute 70 military personnel for various offences in the counter-insurgency operations in the North-east. The inauguration came on the day the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) said 1,342 fighters of terrorist group, Boko Haram, had surrendered
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Tension in Damaturu as Military Repels Boko Haram Attack
Michael Olugbode in Damaturu There was panic thursday evening as Boko Haram tried to overrun Damaturu, the Yobe State capital. The residents of the town were forced to scamper for safety, with streets deserted as gunshots and heavy explosions were heard along Gashua road at the outskirts of the town. Many residents in the outskirts
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Senate Probes Alleged N263bn Fraud Involving Security Agencies in Lagos Ports
Deji Elumoye in Abuja The Senate thursday resolved to carry out a thorough investigation on alleged infractions among security outfits at the Lagos ports through which they allegedly made N263 billion without due course to the nation’s established statute. This was coming as the upper chamber also yesterday asked the Federal Fire Service to install
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Appeal Court Affirms el-Rufai’s Election
John Shiklam in Kaduna A Court of Appeal sitting in Kaduna has upheld the election of Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna state. The court, in a unanimous judgment delivered by Justice Olumuyiwa Aburu in the appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Isah Ashiru, affirmed the judgement of Kduna State Governorship
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IG Approves New Posting of DIGs
The Inspector General of Police (IG), Mohammed Adamu, thursday approved the posting of the recently promoted Deputy Inspectors General of Police (DIGs). In the announcement through its official twitter handle @PoliceNG, the Police Force Headquarters, Abuja, said the postings are with immediate effect. The affected DIGs include: Department of Finance and Administration, Abdul Dahiru Danwawu;
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Panic Grips 135 Passengers as Smoke Erupts from Azman Flight
Chinedu Eze Panic griped 135 passengers thursday when smoke erupted in the lavatory of Abuja-bound Azman flight barely few minutes after it was airborne from Lagos, forcing the pilot to return to the airport of departure. The Azman Flight ZQ 2323 LOS ETD with about 135 passengers and six-member crew, took off at about 4.20
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ICPC Moves to Recover N5.3tn Borrowed Funds
Alleges politicians use MDAs for constituency projects scam Text Box: *Police ask public to video-record corrupt personnel Text Box:*Rwanda, South Africa haven for looters, says Magu Olawale Ajimotokan in Abuja The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt and other related Offences Commission (ICPC), Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, has said the commission was collaborating with the other […]
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