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NDLEA arrests youths with drugs in Abuja, Kano Airports
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) arrested a 23-year-old secondary school leaver and a Europian based Nigerian with various illicit drugs at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, (NAIA), Abuja.…
External reserves dips by $640m in May — CBN
The country’s external reserves lost $640m in May, falling to $ on May 28 from $ as of April 28. Figures obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria on Tuesday…
Tension in Tegina, Niger State as bandits kidnap 200 Islamiyya students
At least 200 students of an Islamiyya school located at Tegina in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State have been abducted. One person was shot dead while another lays…
Umuahia on fire as gunmen attack state CID, immigration office
…’Keke’ operator feared dead Illustration of gunmen The Abia State Police Criminal Investigation Department has been reportedly set ablaze by unknown gunmen. This is as the Nigeria Immigration Services State…
ECOWAS appoints Jonathan to lead ‘special organ’
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has appointed Nigeria’s former president Goodluck Jonathan as chairman of the ECOWAS Council of the Wise. ECOWAS disclosed the appointments in a statement published on its website…
UBANI, ADEGOKE, NWADIOKE NOW SPIDEL COUNCIL MEMBERS
NBA logo The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has noted that the new leadership of its Section on Public Interest and Development Law (SPIDEL) was carefully chosen to ensure that the…
91,499 Contributors Join CPS In Four Months
PenCom DG, Aisha Dahir- Umar By Ngozi Onyeakusi---- Pension Fund Administrators ( PFAs) have admitted 91,499 Retirement Savings Account (RSA) holders into the Contributory Pension Scheme between January and April…
“If we truly want to change Africa’s narrative, African institutions must embrace more of public relations” – Yomi Badejo-Okusanya
The President, African Public Relations Association, Yomi Badejo-Okusanya has reiterated the need for institutions in Africa to embrace public relations so as to help drive positive narratives and dispel the…
Buhari signs PVP Bill into law
President Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari jas signed into law the Plant Variety Protection (PVP) Bill into Stakeholders in the agricultural sector had described the absence of the PVP law, which…
Premiums for standalone cyber policies grew over 28% in 2020: AM Best
By Katie Baker ---- According to a new report by rating agency AM Best, the ransomware attack on US energy firm Colonial Pipeline has impacted the cyber insurance segment, with…
