Year: 2018
Customs rolls out improved pre-arrival assessment report for optimum delivery
The Comptroller-General of Customs, retired Col. Hameed Ali, on Wednesday launched an improved Pre- Arrival Assessment Report (PAAR) to enhance…
Senate set to tackle alleged corrupt practices in Hajj Commission
The Senate says it is poised to unraveling alleged extortion and imposition of charges, among other hardships inflicted on pilgrims…
NAPTIP renews cooperation with Edo Govt
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has pledged a more robust cooperation with the Edo…
India donates $3.5m capacity building assistance for Nigeria
The Indian Government says it is providing 3.5 million dollars as capacity building assistance to train Nigerian government officials under…
Armless lady flies aeroplane with her legs
This is another wonder of the world. An armless lady flying airplane with her legs. But will you allow her…
Fayose orders arrest of Tiv man who killed Fulani herdsman
Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State on Wednesday ordered the arrest and prosecution of a Tiv man who allegedly killed…
Nigerian oil tycoon Wagbatsoma jailed in UK for money laundering
A Nigerian businessman Walter Wagbatsoma, 47, was on Wednesday sentenced to three years and six months imprisonment for money laundering…
VAIDS: Experts Warn Against Non-Declaration
Tax experts have warned against non-compliance with the Voluntary Assets and Income Declaration Scheme (VAIDS), a tax amnesty programme of…
Fire guts Yola town market
Fire has engulfed Yola town market, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.
Gunmen snatch 2 American, 2 Canadians in Kaduna, kill cops
Kaduna State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of four foreign nationals on Kwoi-Jere road in Kagarko local government area…
Petroleum tanker drivers threaten to boycott bad roads
Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) on Wednesday threatened to boycott bad roads should the Federal Government fail to repair important roads…
Daily Times publisher remanded in prison custody
A chief magistrate court in Abuja has remanded the publisher of Daily Times Newspaper Fidelis Anosike in prison custody.
KLM cancels 220 flights
Dutch airline KLM has cancelled 220 flights planned for Thursday due to the powerful storm that is expected to hit…
Fraud: Innoson Fails To Appear In Court For Arraignment
The much anticipated arraignment of the Chairman of Innoson Motors Nigeria Limited, Innoson Chukwuma on allegations of fraud failed to…
Police Drags MD To Court For Stealing N10.5m
The Police in Lagos have dragged the Managing Director of Dominican Global Resources Company, Mafoluku area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria,…
Bomb scare: Edo police parade Bomb manufacturers
Three suspects who were arrested in connection with the explosion that claimed one life in Okpela, Etsako East local government…
FADAMA III: 2nd phase of projects begin in rural communities in Yobe
The FADAMA III Second Additional Financing (AFII) Programme has started the execution of infrastructural projects in some rural communities across…
Cattle colonies: Taraba state rejects Federal Govts. proposal
Mr Yusufu Akirikwen, the Taraba Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, says that the state has no land for Cattle Colonies…
Lagos rescues woman trapped in mud
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA has rescued a middle aged woman trapped in the mud under Third Mainland…
Herdsmen attacks: Fayose calls for peace in meeting with stakeholders
Gov. Ayo Fayose of Ekiti on Wednesday in Ado-Ekiti said there would be no unlawful killing in the state under…
Nigerian Bank approves paternity leave for male employees
Access Bank Plc., has urged male employees of the bank to take advantage of its parental leave policy that extends…
NAF wings additional pilots, urges dedication to duty
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Wednesday winged 11 pilots who have successfully completed Basic Flying Training in South Africa.
12 killed, 48 wounded as Suicide Bomb goes off in Maiduguri
About twelve people have been killed and 48 wounded in a suicide bomb attack in Maiduguri on Wednesday.
United Nations warn of risk of food shortages in Congo’s Kasai region
More than three million people in Congo’s troubled Kasai region are at risk of severe food shortage, with hundreds of…
Naira exchanges at N360.56 against dollar at investors’ window
The Naira on Wednesday traded at N360.56 against the dollar at the investors’ window.
Plateau state to construct 16 rural roads to boost accessibility – Commissioner
Mr Pam Dongs, the Plateau Commissioner for Works and Transport, says the state government has embarked on the construction of…
DPR dispenses 14,400 liters petrol free after arresting filling station owner
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) on Wednesday dispensed 14,400 litres of petrol free at an alleged illegal fuel station…
AfDB takes “Farming is Cool’’ initiative to Nigerian schools
The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, says the bank has taken its “farming is cool’’…
Senate to hold security summit next week
The Senate says it suspend plenary next Wednesday and Thursday to hold a summit on the security situation in some…
Tax: Oyo state to sanction defaulting hotels, night clubs
The Oyo State Government says it will sanction any player in the hospitality industry which defaults in the payment of …