The Nigerian Navy on Wednesday said it had impounded over 130 vessels, some of which were laden with stolen crude and petroleum products. Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok Ibas, disclosed this while playing host to the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mele Kyari, at …
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The Presidency on Tuesday announced the postponement of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting slated for Wednesday, Sept. 4. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, confirmed this development in a statement in Abuja. Shehu stated that the decision to postpone the meeting was informed …
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has raised the alarm over its findings that some internet fraudsters had funded some politicians into elective positions. The agency also vowed to release names of such politicians and their internet scammer sponsors. The Zonal Head of EFCC, Port Harcourt Zone, Abdulrasheed Bawa, disclosed …
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OVH Energy Marketing Ltd. has retrenched about 100 of its workforce in order to overcome the problem of salaries payment due to the ongoing challenges in the downstream oil sector. A top official of the company, who pleaded anonymity, disclosed this to the Newmen in Lagos on Tuesday. The official …
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The Peoples Democratic Party in Lagos State says Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has nothing to show for his 100 days in office. The Publicity Secretary of the PDP in Lagos State, Taofik Gani, said this during an interview with. Gani said the only people who can boast of benefitting from the …
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The Senate has described the legal action by some civil society groups against its plan to buy official cars for members, as an effort in futility. The spokesperson for the Senate, Adedayo Adeyeye, stated this while reacting to the alleged N5.5bn earmarked for the purchase of the exotic cars on …
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The Presidency has dismissed speculation that Leah Sharibu, the Dapchi schoolgirl still held by Boko Haram, is dead. It said Miss Sharibu was alive, while the Federal Government continue to negotiate her release from the terrorist group. The Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba …
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The Ilorin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Friday arrested Oyediran Joseph, said to be one of the “most wanted” suspected internet fraudsters by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. EFCC said the 36-year-old suspect was arrested in Ilorin, Kwara State recently. The Zonal Head of the …
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Domestic airlines operating in Nigeria recorded 16,429 cases of delayed flights between January and June 2019 according to figures released by the Consumer Protection Department of Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). A document issued by the department and obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos, …
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The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has received another batch of 153 stranded Nigerians from Libya. The Director-General of NEMA, Mr Mustapha Maihajja, represented by Mr Slaku Lugard, an official of the agency, received the returnees on Wednesday in Lagos. Maihajja said that the Nigerians arrived in the Cargo Wing …
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