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Senate okays death penalty for drug traffickers
The Nigerian Senate, on Thursday, passed a bill on death penalty for convicted drug traffickers. This resolution was reached following the Senate’s consideration of a report of the Committees on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters and Drugs and Narcotics, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Act (Amendment) Bill, 2024. Recall that the punishment prescribed in the extant NDLEA Act…
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First Lady hosts Turkish Ambassador, urges Nigerians to love country
The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has urged Nigerians to love the country and believe in themselves. She was speaking while receiving the Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey in Nigeria, Hidayet Bayraktar in her office at the State House Abuja. “We have not explored in our country. We have so much that God has blessed us with” “I know…
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Proliferation of small, light weapons responsible for oil theft in Niger Delta – Badaru
The Minister of Defence, Muhammed Badaru Abubakar has opined that activities of oil theft, illegal crude oil refining and kidnapping are aided by the proliferation of small arms and light weapons in the Niger Delta. The Minister observed while delivering a keynote address at the opening of the 13th National Security Seminar 2024 organized by the Alumni Association of the…
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NGO condemns CSOs, activists over Yahaya Bello
A non-governmental organisation (NGO), Journalists Against Corruption (JAC) has condemned some civil society organisations (CSOs) for berating the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over its move to arrest the former Governor of Kogi state, Mr. Yahaya Bello. In a statement issued in Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital on Thursday and endorsed by Mr. Austin Uche and Kayode Akinola, Coordinator…
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JUST IN: Tinubu appoints new director Ogun-Osun River Basin Development Authority
Kunle Sanni President Bola Tinubu has appointed Chukwuemeka Woke as the new Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Ogun-Osun River Basin Development Authority, a presidential spokesperson has said. Ajuri Ngelale, who is the Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity) in a statement on Thursday said the president charged Woke to discharge his duties with integrity and in conformity…
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Nigeria, Saudi Arabia agree to boost agriculture, trade, economic opportunities
The Nigerian Government and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have agreed to strengthen bilateral relations o explore the huge potentials in Nigeria particularly in the areas of agriculture, trade and economic opportunities. Personal assistant on media and publicity to the honourable minister of water resources and sanitation, Terhemen Oraduen in a statement on Thursday said the two countries made the…
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Reps to probe procurement process of Lagos-Calabar coastal road contract
The House of Representatives has passed a resolution to investigate the procurement process in the award of the contract of the ₦15trn Lagos-Calabar coastal road. The motion was moved by Honourable Austin Achado on Thursday as a matter of urgent national importance. The House said the 2007 Procurement Cct was violated and that certain approvals by the National Assembly as…
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Energy Commission unveils National Energy Policy, Master Plan documents
The Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN) has unveiled two books on the country’s National Energy Policy (NEP) and National Energy Master Plan NEMP). In his welcome address, the Director-General/Chief Executive Officer of the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN), Dr Mustapha Abdullahi thanked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for his unwavering support and leadership through bold efforts in pushing Nigeria to a…
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Reps seek central monitoring system for sports betting in Nigeria
Members of the House of Representatives have called for the establishment of a central monitoring system for the sports betting industry in the country. The members spoke through the Chairman of the House Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs, Hon. Canice Moore Chukwugoze Nwachukwu, on Wednesday. Nwachukwu, during the Committee session, said the committee was not going to call for the shutting…
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Police will go after PoS operators who fail to register with CAC, says FG
The Federal Government has vowed that security agencies would go after PoS operators who fail to comply with the directive to register with the Corporate Affairs Commission after July 7, 2024. It also said mandatory registration of Point-of-Sales operators nationwide would reduce kidnapping and help security agencies arrest recipients of ransom payments from kidnap victims. The Registrar-General, CAC, Hussaini Magaji,…
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