BY GODWIN OBI A part of the popular Kaura Modern Market located opposite the Prince and Princess Market in the Kaura District of Abuja has been gutted by fire. The fire incident, which reportedly started a few minutes after 11 pm on Friday, razed about 40 shops, with items suchContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI With the controversial seizure of three presidential jets on routine maintenance in Paris still raising dust, former Ogun State Governor Ibikunle Amosun has cautioned the Federal Government not to negotiate with Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Co. Limited. In a statement on Saturday, the Ogun governor between MayContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Katsina State Government has been commended for various Health policies and programs currently been implemented in the state. These programs include immunization campaigns against measles, polio, malaria,and other six child killer diseases,as well as antenatal care services. The commendation was contained in a statement signed byContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has hailed the proposed N73bn Zonal Office and Training School of the Nigeria Customs Service at the Gateway Agro-Cargo International Airport as a strategic move to cement the state’s status as Nigeria’s industrial hub. During a site visit with Customs Comptroller General,Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Several shops have been affected as fire ravaged a seven-storey building in Lagos. The incident happened early Friday on Sanni Adewale Street in Lagos Island Local Government Area of the state. Confirming the incident in a statement, the Director of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service,Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Anambra State Commissioner for Youths Development, Patrick Aghamba, and his wife have been kidnapped. Sources said an aide of the commissioner, whose name was given as Kpajie ABK Offiah, an Onitsha youth and a stalwart of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), who was travelling with them,Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Comptroller General of the Nigerian Customs Service(NCS), Wale Adeniyi, has vowed that the Service would not sacrifice the security and health of Nigerians on the alter of trade facilitation , as he exhibited 12 Containers ,containing expired and illegal pharmaceuticals worth N1.8 billion in Duty PaidContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Amid the controversy over the monthly earnings of federal lawmakers, Senator Shehu Sani has maintained that he received N13 million as a member of the 8th Senate, while current members of the 10th Senate receive N21 million monthly. The revelation by the former lawmaker, who represented KadunaContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Prominent national figures have continued to criticize the proposed House of Representatives bill that would impose a 10-year prison sentence on those who refuse to recite the national anthem. The Bill, sponsored by Speaker Tajudeen Abbas, is set for its second reading, where its general principles willContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Wednesday released guidelines for implementation of zero duty on some food imports. The guideline was following government decision to grant zero duties on some food items imported into country as part of the efforts at alleviating hardship being faced by Nigerians.TheContinue Reading