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Month: July 2023

NDLEA intercepts 64,863kg ‘laughing gas’ consignments at Lagos, Imo ports

In the same vein, NDLEA operatives on patrol along Owerri – Onitsha expressway in Imo state on Thursday July 13 intercepted three cartons. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted over 64, 863.5 kilogram consignments of the gaseous substance, “Laughing Gas”, at the Apapa seaport in Lagos and in Imo state respectively. The…

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Naira dips, exchanges at ₦803.90 at investors, exporters window

The Naira sold for as low as ₦689.34 to the dollar within the day’s trading. The Naira on Friday depreciated against the dollar, exchanging at ₦803.90 at the investors and exporters window. The Naira decreased by 7.72 per cent when compared with ₦746.28 for which it exchanged for the dollar on Thursday. The open indicative…

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Customs Service generates over N6bn in 2023’s second quarter in Kwara

Ilesanmi called on Nigerians, and the media in particular, to continue to support the command by providing credible information that will help nip smuggling in the bud. The Kwara Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it has generated the sum of N6,246,485,827.97 as at the end of the second quarter of 2023. The…

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LP reads riot act to aspirants ahead of election to replace Gbajabiamila

The seat became vacant following resignation of Gbajabiamila, who occupied the seat until his recent appointment as the Chief of Staff to the President. The Labour Party (LP) in Lagos State has read a riot act to all aspirants jostling for the party’s ticket ahead of the Surulere Federal Constituency I bye- election, slated for…

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Nigeria is France’s first trading partner in sub-Saharan Africa — Envoy

Blattmann stated the values that always guided France’s action when promoting international solidarity, peace, democracy and human rights. Ms. Emmanuelle Blattmann, the French Ambassador to Nigeria, said Nigeria was France’s first trading partner in Sub-Saharan Africa She added that Nigeria’ trading alone accounted for 75 per cent of French investments in West Africa. The News…

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Maj-Gen Ali takes over as MNJTF Commander

Maj.-Gen. Ali appreciated the outgone Force Commander for the legacies he is leaving behind and promised to build upon the legacies. Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim Ali has taken over as the Force Commander, Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF). The new Commander took over from Maj. Gen. Gold Chibusi, at the Headquarters of the Multinational Joint Task Force(MNJTF)…

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This week’s best celebrity pictures on Instagram

Another week has come and gone, but one thing we will never run out of is celebrities in style. Welcome to your weekly dose of the best celebrity pictures on Instagram, where we rate the best celebrity pictures on Instagram. Here are the highly rated pictures of the week: Wizkid Wizkid kept it casual and…

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Man lynched by mob over alleged bread theft in Bayelsa had mental issues– Relatives

Another family member of Freeborn said that Freeborn was a brilliant young man, who completed the National Youth Service Corps years back but never got a job. A graduate of Lead City University, Ibadan, Ebimotimi Freeborn, who was beaten to death in Yenagoa, Bayelsa for allegedly stealing a loaf of bread had mental issues, family…

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Tinubu promises Oba of Benin befitting museum for stolen artefacts

Tinubu congratulated Oba of Benin on the retrieval of the stolen artefacts. President Bola Tinubu has pledged that the Federal Government will build a befitting museum to house the stolen Benin artefacts returned to the country. Tinubu made the pledge when he received in audience the Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo Ewuare…

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289 teenagers died crossing Mediterranean Sea in 6 months – UNICEF

In response to the escalating crisis, UNICEF is supporting countries in strengthening child protection, social protection and migration and asylum systems. The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says no fewer than 289 boys and girls died while crossing the Mediterranean Sea to reach Europe in the first half of the 2023. This number, according to UNICEF,…

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