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NSCDC arrests five over alleged sale of dead cattle in Yobe
By Maryam Abdul-aziz Usman, Damaturu The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Yobe State Command, has arrested five persons, including a 42-year-old woman identified as Nancy Benedict, over the
Showunmi: Atiku’s Subsidy Proposal Will Take Nigeria ‘Back To Egypt’
The Chief Promoter of the Alternative Movement, Otunba Segun Showunmi, on Saturday criticised former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar’s proposal to restore petrol subsidy, saying such a policy would amount to taking
North Korea fires ballistic missile into East Sea – Seoul
North Korea fired a ballistic missile off its east coast on Sunday, South Korea’s military said, days after Pyongyang reaffirmed its status as a nuclear-armed state. The launch came eight
Miners’ Deaths: Call for sack of NSCDC boss misguided, unnecessary distraction — CSOs
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA — The Coalition of Civil Societies for Transparency and Accountability (COSTA) has condemned the call for the termination of the tenure of the Commandant-General of the
Insecurity: FERMA Clears Bushes, Drains On Ondo Federal Road To Improve Safety
The Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA) has begun clearing bushes and desilting drainage channels along the Owo–Ikare–Arigidi–Ekiti State border road in Ondo State, in a move aimed at improving road
Tax Ombudsman Warns Multiple Taxes, Levies Are Raising Costs For Nigerian Businesses
Chief Executive of the Office of the Tax Ombudsman, Dr John Nwabueze, has raised concerns over the cumulative burden of multiple taxes, levies, fees and charges on Nigerian businesses, warning
Tinubu Rules Out Fuel Subsidy Return, Directs States To Cut Transport Fares By October 1
President Bola Tinubu on Saturday ruled out a return to the petrol subsidy regime but directed state governments across the country to accelerate the deployment of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)
UK Urges Households To Stockpile Food, Water Amid Rising Russia Security Concerns
The United Kingdom has urged households to keep stocks of food and drinking water at home in preparations for severe national disruption, including the possibility of war, cyberattacks and extreme
Babangida Denies Ownership Of Minna Mining Site, Calls For Probe Into Miners’ Deaths
Babangida denies owning the Minna mining site where 37 suspected illegal miners died and calls for an investigation. Babangida has denied ownership of the mining site in Minna where some
FG Sets Up Probe Into Deaths Of 37 Suspected Illegal Miners In Minna
The federal government has constituted a 10-member independent committee to investigate the deaths of the 37 suspected illegal miners detained last Thursday by the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps
