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Winifred Bosa Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested a Nigerian woman based in Brazil, Mrs. Anita Ugochinyere Ogbonna at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, NAIA, Abuja, with 100 pellets of cocaine concealed in her private part and handbag. The mother of three was arrested on Friday night on arrival in […]
Armed bandits have abducted babies, female nurses and security guards from the residential quarters of the National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Centre (NTLC) in Zaria, Kaduna State. PRNigeria gathered the bandits who have stormed the area from a nearby forest engaged Policemen in a gun battle. The area is known as Saye District District in the […]
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit, asking the court “to compel President Muhammadu Buhari to disclose spending details of the overdrafts and loans obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) since May 29, 2015, including the projects on which the overdrafts have been spent, and repayments of all overdrafts to […]
The Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce Industry Mines and Agriculture has commended the federal government for the passage of long awaited Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB). The President of NACCIMA, Ide John Udeagbala, who gave the commendation, noted that the PIB has been before the National Assembly for over 18 years. According to Udeagbala, there […]
Ekiti State Government has promised to reach an agreement with the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) to wage war against fake and substandard products in other to boost economic development in the state. Governor of the state, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, dropped this hint in his remarks at the commissioning of SON office complex and laboratory […]
Federal Government (FG) has vowed to deal decisively with both foreign and local merchants of life threatening products in the country in other to stop their quest of making Nigeria a dumping ground for such goods Government warns such fraudsters who produce and distribute substandard goods in the country to desist from their heinous acts, […]
The National Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) has tasked FG on the full implementation of AfCFTA arguing that doing so is the only way the country could tap from the huge benefits presented by the trade agreement 3rd IDE John C. Udeagbala, who let this out at his investors as […]
The management of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has assured that the corporation will continue to support capacity building initiatives in the Nigerian Media industry, especially in areas covering bank failures and deposit insurance. Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer NDIC, Mr. Hassan Bello gave this assurance during a courtesy visit last week by the executive […]
A major concern of insurance companies the inadequacy of third party motor insurance has been put on the common platform for immediate review by the Insurers Committee and has been endorsed by the National Insurance Commission. The vice chairperson, Nigerian Insurers Association Mrs. Ebelechukwu Nwachukwu said with all stakeholders standing on a common platform it […]