The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the Drug Enforcement Administration of the United States (DEA) have stressed the need to strengthen current collaboration between the two agencies on the fight against the menace of substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking.A statement by Femi Babafemi Director, Media & AdvocacyNDLEA
Nigeria’s premier gas distribution company, Shell Nigeria Gas (SNG) last week engaged more than 100 gas off takers in the Agbara Ota industrial zone in Ogun State on ways of consolidating the gains from the supply of gas to the businesses.Set up in 1998 as a fully Shell-owned company, SNG
The Coalition of United Political Parties, CUPP, has described the Thursday endorsement of President Bola Tinubu as the sole candidate for the 2027 presidential election by the forum of All Progressives Congress governors, federal lawmakers and NWC as a desperate bid for power and a panic measure.The coalition, in a
Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals has announced another reduction of N15 in the price of its high-quality Premium Motor Spirit (PMS).As a result of this reduction, Nigerians will now purchase the product at the following prices: N875 per litre in Lagos; N885 per litre in the South West; N895 per
President Bola Tinubu has sought the consideration and approval of the Senate for the N1.48 trillion 2025 Rivers budget. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Tinubu’s request is contained in a letter addressed to President of Senate, Godswill Akpabio, and read at plenary on Thursday. The president, in
Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, says six million Nigerians have benefited from the Federal Government’s Conditional Cash Transfer programme in six months. Yilwatda disclosed this while addressing beneficiaries of the ongoing Skills-to- Wealth (S2W) Training programme on Thursday in Jos. The minister, who said
An Ekiti High Court in Ado-Ekiti on Thursday sentenced two men; Ojo Babajide, 31 and Olajide Nathaniel, 35, to 15 years imprisonment each for kidnapping a student of Federal University Oye-Ekiti. The convicts were arraigned before Justice Adeniyi Familoni on July 19, 2022 for conspiracy and kidnapping. According to the
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, admitted in evidence videos of Gen. Theophilus Danjuma (rtd.), Gov. Hope Uzodinma of Imo and the Director General of Department of State Services (DSS), Adeola Ajayi, in Nnamdi Kanu’s defence. Justice James Omotosho admitted the flash drive containing the three separate video
Nathan Nwakamma and Emmanuella Anokam Renaissance Africa Energy Company Limited says it is injecting 15 billion dollars into its oil fields located onshore and shallow waters in Niger Delta region in the next five years. Renaissance Africa, a consortium of indigenous oil firms recently acquired assets hitherto held by Shell
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, said the appointment of Dr. Charles Akinola as the Managing Director of the Southwest Development Commission (SWDC) by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is a testament to his exceptional qualifications and unwavering commitment to the development of the Southwest region. Dr. Akinola, a former Chief