Anietie Udobit, UyoThe Tinubu-led Federal Government has appointed Dr Kevin Okonna as the acting Rector of Maritime Academy of Nigeria (MAN) Oron in Akwa Ibom.The appointment takes immediate effect, following the resignation of the former rector, Commodore Duja Effedua (rtd) from the academy.This is contained in a statement issued by
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Anietie Udobit, AbujaOperatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested 26-year-old Esther Uzodinma, a 200-level student of nursing at the Noida International University, Uttar Pradesh, India, over attempt to transport 76 wraps of cocaine to the South Asian country.Uzodinma had planned to swallow 76 wraps of cocaine
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Anietie Udobit, AbujaThe Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s faction has moved to resume work at the party’s secretariat along Aba Road, Port Harcourt.The decision followed the Rivers State High Court judgment that nullified the party’s ward, local government, and State congresses conducted by the faction loyal to the Minister of Federal Capital
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Anietie Udobit, AbujaHuman rights lawyer Femi Falana has said that Emir Lamido Sanusi is the only recognized Emir of Kano, as ruled by the Court of Appeal.Falana, in a viral video, made this known at the 21st Memorial Lecture of Chief Gani Fawehinmi in Lagos.“But for us as lawyers, when
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Anietie Udobit, AbujaNigeria’s inflation rate rose to 34.8% in December 2024, up from 34.6% in November, driven by increased demand for goods and services during the festive season.This was revealed in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) report for December 2024, published by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).The NBS stated:
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Anietie Udobit, AbujaThe Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has remitted ₦10 trillion to the federation account.The Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO), Malam Mele Kyari, stated this on Wednesday during a presentation on NNPCL’s 2024 revenue performance and 2025 projections to the National Assembly’s joint committee on Finance.The NNPCL boss
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Anietie Udobit, AbujaDue to a backlog of unpaid debts, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has authorised the disconnection of Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) codes for nine financial institutions.In a directive signed by Reuben Muoka, NCC’s Director of Public Affairs, and obtained by Channels Television on Tuesday, it was noted
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The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has approved licence for the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) to register inmates in over 252 custodial centres across the country for national identification number (NIN).NAN reports that the approval followed a request made by Sylvester Nwakuche, the acting controller-general of the NCoS, during a
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The Kwara State government has acquired 3,000 hectares of land in Malete, Moro local government area of the state, for livestock production.The government has also acquired another 2000 hectares of land for the construction of an Industrial Park, along Ilorin - Ogbomoso road.The executive chairman of Kwara State Geographic Information
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Plateau State Police Command has busted another child trafficking syndicate after a credible intelligence tip from the Joint Task Force apprehended a woman named Nanman Pungtel at the old airport junction in Jos.The state has been in the news recently over reported cases of child trafficking.It was gathered that the
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