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Kwara: AC Explosion Behind UITH Inferno – Fire Service
The Kwara State Fire Service has attributed the late-night Sunday fire that destroyed the mini-store of the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital’s pharmacy to an explosion from an air conditioning system. The fire, which occurred on the last floor of Building 7, where the pharmacy’s mini-store was located, was contained to that area, sparing the rest of the two-storey building,...
35 Illegal Tax Collectors Facing Prosecution – Benue IRS
The Acting Chairman of the Benue State Internal Revenue Service (BIRS), Emmanuel Agena, has revealed that 35 persons involved in illegal tax collection in the state are currently facing prosecution. Agena announced that the agency has set an ambitious target to generate over N16 billion in revenue for the year 2024 following the successful surpassing of its N14 billion target...
Court Orders NSCDC To Pay Niger Lawyer N5m Over Human Rights Violation
A Minna High Court 4 in Niger State has ordered the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, to pay N5 million to a Minna-based legal practitioner, Mr. Ifeanyichukwu Emmanuel Igwe, as damages. The presiding Judge, Justice Mohammed Mohammed also awarded N200,000 as the cost of litigation and five percent monthly interest on the Judgment sum. Igwe had approached the High...
NAF Airstrikes Neutralize Terrorist Leaders, Others In Borno
The Nigerian Air Force, NAF, has neutralized top terrorist leaders Ali Dawud, Bakurah Fallujah, Mallam Ari, and other 30 fighters in Borno State. In a statement by the NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Edward Gabkwet, the airstrikes conducted by the Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai, OPHK, targeted the hideouts of ISWAP terrorists nestled within Kolleram village along...
NYSC Deploys 2,172 Corps Members To Bauchi
The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has deployed at least 2,172 corps members to Bauchi State for the 2024 Batch ‘A’ stream ll orientation exercise. The NYSC Coordinator in the state, Mrs Rifkatu Yakubu, revealed this in an interview with newsmen on Tuesday in Bauchi. She said registration of prospective corps members will start on April 17 and end at midnight...
NCAA Suspends Three Private Jet Operators Over Permit Abuse
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, has suspended the licences of three private jet operators over abuse of their permits. Recall that the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, had in 2023 ordered the cessation of permit for non-commercial flights, PNCF, engaging in the carriage of passengers, cargo or mail for hire and reward. Subsequently, in March 2024, the...
Naira Appreciation: FCCPC Vows To Monitor, Investigate Price Hike
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has resolved to monitor and investigate unusual hikes in prices of goods and services. Ag. Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Adamu Abdullahi in a statement issued on Wednesday said it was unacceptable that despite the recent appreciation of the Naira against the Dollar, consumers continue to face escalating costs without a...
FG Identifies 148 LGs With Higher Flood Risk In 31 States
The Federal Government has said over 148 local government areas from 31 states in Nigeria are at higher flood risk for the year 2024 beginning from April to November. This was contained in a press statement signed by the Director, Information and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation, Funmi Imuetinyan. According to the statement, the Honourable Minister, Federal...
ASP Timfon Assumes Duty As Akwa Ibom New PPRO,
The newly posted Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, in Akwa Ibom State, ASP John Timfon on Tuesday assumed duty as the 24th PPRO of the command. In a statement by DSP Lawrence Anine of the PRO department, Timfon took over from Odiko Macdon who has been promoted to Chief Superintendent of Police. The statement noted that until her appointment as the...
First Lady Launches Renewed Hope Programme For South-West Women In Abeokuta
No fewer than 120 women from the six south west states are to get the sum of N60million from The Renewed Hope Initiative, a social intervention programme of the wife of the President, Mrs. Oluremi Tinubu. Mrs. Tinubu, who disclosed this on Tuesday at the launch of the Renewed Hope Initiative Women Agricultural Support Programme for the south west and...
