The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Retired Brigadier General Mohamed Buba Marwa, yesterday, gave details of how loads of Captagon, a brand of Amphetamine meant for insurgents camps in Nigeria, were intercepted by operatives of the Agency at the Apapa port in Lagos. Speaking […]
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INEC to use Owerri storage facilities for Anambra election
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says it will use its zonal stores in Owerri to organize the movement of non – sensitive materials for the Anambra gubernatorial election. The National Chairman of INEC, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, made this known at the third quarterly consultative meeting with the media, added […]
17 Persons Escape Death In Tragic Road Crash.
Seventeen Persons, eight Male, and Female adults as well four children escaped death by the whiskers in a ghastly road accident that occurred at Nawfia, along Awka – Enugu expressway, Anambra State. The incident which occurred on 7th September 2021, at about 4.30 pm, involved a Toyota Hiace bus with […]
Five women, others injured as buses collide in Anambra
Seven persons on Tuesday sustained varying degrees of injury following a head-on collision at Nawfia, along Awka-Onisha expressway in Anambra State. The crash which occurred around 4.30 pm, involved two vehicles with seventeen persons on board. According to an eyewitness report, the driver of the Toyota Hiace bus drove against […]
Former Gov. Obi donates N100m to upgrade Shanahan nursing, midwifery school to college
*Describes nurses and midwives as foundation of primary healthcare* Former Governor Peter Obi of Anambra has donated N100m to Bishop Shanahan Specialist Hospital, Nsukka, (BSSHN) to upgrade its School of Nursing and Midwifery to a College. BSSHN is a missionary hospital owned and managed by Nsukka Catholic Diocese in EnuguState. […]
Nigeria Records 597 New Cases of Covid-19
On the 7th of September 2021, 597 new confirmed cases and 17 deaths were recorded in Nigeria Till date, 196,487 cases have been confirmed, 185,159 cases have been discharged and 2,573 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. •The 597 new cases are reported from […]
Ogun State Launches Business Premises Registration
Due to formulation of different reforms and digitisation of business registration process, Ogun state has launched Business Premises registration and has also commenced free registration of businesses on the portal till December, 31, 2021. The governor of Ogun state , Dapo Abiodun made this known while at the virtual launch […]
ICT Sector Records an Unprecedented Increase to the GDP
The Information and technology (ICT) sector has contributed 17.92 percent to the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP) in the second quarter of 2021. The minister of communications and digital economy , Isa Pantami made this known on Tuesday at the unveiling of the Nigerian Communications Commission(NCC) strategic vision plan for […]
Anambra State FRSC Commander Cautions Against Excessive Speed and Night Journey
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) , Anambra state sector commander Adeoye Irelewuyi has cautioned motorists against over speeding and night journey, saying that driving above safe speed limit can cause the driver to lose control at the slightest obstruction. He also called out against Night driving , saying that […]
The University of Lagos moved a step ahead to rank second in Nigeria and 501–600, out of over 1,600 institutions across the world.
The University of Ibadan has maintained its top spot in the 2022 Times Higher Education World University Rankings. However, the University of Lagos moved a step ahead to rank second in Nigeria and 501–600, out of over 1,600 institutions across the world. On its part, the Lagos State University dropped […]