February 2025 (Page 7)

BY Godwin Obi As part of efforts to enhance safety on Nigeria’s waterways, General Managers and Area Managers of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) have signed a performance bond with the Managing Director, Mr. Bola Oyebamiji, reinforcing a strict commitment to eradicating boat mishaps. The bond was signed atContinue Reading

BY GODWIN OBI The amount budgeted for personnel costs, including salaries and allowances to state civil servants, has increased from N2.036tn spent in 2024 to N3.87tn in the approved 2025 budget. Although the 36 sub-national allocated a total sum of N2.8tn as salaries costs, it only paid out a totalContinue Reading

BY JOY OKON The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested two suspected drug kingpins at Port Harcourt International Airport and Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, who excreted a total of 125 wraps of heroin. NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, confirmed the arrests in a statement issued on Sunday, revealing thatContinue Reading

BY GODWIN OBI The Cyber Cell of Delhi Police, India, has arrested a Nigerian national, Patrick Ngomere, for allegedly hacking the email account of the Family Care Pvt. Limited, a pharmaceutical company, and fraudulently syphoning off Rs 11.73 lakh. The suspect, also accused of residing in India without a validContinue Reading

BY GODWIN OBI Nigeria spends not less than N1.57tn on crude oil production monthly, translating to about N18tn annually, a development which industry operators described as too high, The PUNCH reports. Data collected from different sources, including the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, indicated that the minimum any oil producerContinue Reading

By  Adolphus Duru The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a 37-year-old man, Kosisochukwu Okafor, for allegedly killing his brother, Emmanuel Okafor. The incident occurred on Friday at Adegbe Village, Abagana, in the Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State. According to eyewitnesses, a heated argument over the use ofContinue Reading

Some former Niger Delta militants have petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over alleged misappropriation of funds at the Presidential Amnesty Programme. In a petition sent to the EFCC on Friday, the ex-militants, under the banner of the Niger Delta Liberators and Ex-Agitators Forum, demanded a probe into theContinue Reading

… Opeifa says Collaboration will drastically reduce cost of goods and services, and boost GDP The Nigerian Railway Corporation has concluded an arrangement with the management of APM Terminals to commence the expansion of cargo movement from Apapa Port, Lagos, to the Nigeria Railway Corporation freight yard in  Moniya, Ibadan,Continue Reading

Comptroller Muhammed Salisu Shuaibu, the Customs Area Controller of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun 1 Area Command, Idiroko, has charged newly promoted officers of the command to be dedicated, exemplary and embrace continuous learning. Speaking on Wednesday during the decoration of over 50 newly promoted officers at the command’s headquartersContinue Reading