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NDLEA Arrests 200 Suspected Drug Traffickers In Cross River
The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Cross River says it arrested 200 suspects for various drug related offences in 2016. Mrs Antonia Edeh, State Commander of NDLEA disclosed this on Monday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Calabar. Edeh said that, out of ...
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Eni al fianco della Nigeria nel settore dell'energia
(Teleborsa) - Eni rafforza la lunga e fruttuosa partnership in Nigeria. In occasione dell'incontro tra il Ministro di Stato per le Risorse Petrolifere e Presidente del Board della Nigerian National...
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West Ham sign Fonte for £8m
West Ham have announced the signing of Southampton captain Jose Fonte on a two-and-a-half year deal. The Hammers sealed the deal for the Portuguese European Cup winner after having an £8million bid accepted by the south coast club, while back in Southampton Fonte’s defensive partner Virgil van ...
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Time to act on water scarcity - FAO
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Country: WorldMillions of family farmers in developing countries suffer from lack of access to freshwater, while conflicts over water resources already surpass those tied to land disputes in some regions.FAO Director-General calls for better water management and improved access for small farmers 20 ...
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NDLEA nabs textile trader with N426m drug on flight to Cambodia
Kunle Falayi Forty-seven-year-old textile trader, Ifeka Obi, was about to board a flight at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on Wednesday when a search of his baggage revealed a curious cargo. Tucked within a load of foodstuffs, which he told operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency at ...
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Buhari knocked for routine checks abroad despite N3.8bn Aso Villa clinic budget
Kamarudeen Ogundele, Success Nwogu, Simon Utebor, Etim Ekpimah, Hindi Livinus and Olaide Oyelude A cross-section of Nigerians and a pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, have knocked President Muhammadu Buhari for shunning Nigeria to spend his vacation in the United Kingdom, and similarly choosing to have ‘routine’ medical checkup in the foreign ...
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Customs impounded N4.7B contraband goods in 2016
Gibson Achonu, Owerri The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit Zone ‘C’, Owerri, says it recorded in 2016 the seizure of 307 contraband goods worth N4, 756, 277,885.21. The Customs indicated that the figure was a combination of both the Duty Paid Value of N3,985,931,643.00 and an underpayment recovered as ...
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Ugly Tales Of Abuja Ghettos
In the recent past ,prostitution was known as an illicit trade exclusively for women. Another angle has arisen; now men who offer sex for money now abound. Of course, it is the new fad in the city’s many suburbs. SOLOMON AYADO writes on the ugly secrets, rising crime-rate and the ...
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NDLEA Nabs Cambodia Bound Trader With Drugs Worth $1.4m In Abuja Airport
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted a textile merchant with 4.4kgs of methamphetamine at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) Abuja on his way to the kingdom of Cambodia. According to NDLEA in an official statement signed by the Head, Public Affairs, Mr Ofoyeju Mitchell, announcing the interception ...
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Nigeria ratifies WTO trade facilitation agreement
Ifeanyi Onuba, Abuja The Federal Government has ratified the Trade Facilitation Agreement making it the 107th World Trade Organisation member to do so. The development was confirmed by the Strategic Communications Adviser to the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Constance Ikokwu in a statement issued on Friday. The statement said ...
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Improved accountability will lift sports in Nigeria -Ake
Veteran tennis coach Kehinde Ake, has challenged sports Federations in the country to put improve accountability, with a view to attracting corporate sponsorship. He noted that the sports industry is huge and could indeed reduce the level of unemployment if properly managed. He dismissed insinuations that recession and poor ...
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Organic Farming and Production Gains Ground in Rio’s Lakes Region
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Government agencies are helping encourage sustainability in rural organic agriculture production with some recent success in Rio state. The Rio Rural program, of the Secretariat of Agriculture, has committed to technical assistance and financial incentives to support farms. In Saquarema, ...
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Rice: Primitive method, finance, power threaten local production
In order to reduce Nigeria’s high import bill on rice, the Federal Government recently took steps to encourage its local production, but the lack of appropriate technology for the project has made this an uphill task, ANNA OKON writes Rice is a staple in Nigeria and can be found in ...
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Yoruba group carpets Buhari over economy, killings
Samuel Awoyinfa, Abeokuta A socio-cultural group, the Yoruba Unity Forum, has expressed concern about the worsening economic situation, killings in Southern Kaduna, the inability of governments to pay salaries and pensions, and youth unemployment in the country. The body also expressed its concern about the depreciating value of the naira ...
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Naira drops to 498 as CBN resumes dollar sales
Oyetunji Abioye The naira fell against the United States dollar at the parallel market to 498 on Thursday, from 497 on Wednesday. This came hours after the Central Bank of Nigeria resumed dollar sales to Bureau De Change operators through Travelex. Before dropping to 498, the naira had appreciated to ...
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Southern PDP leaders meet, pledge to work together
Olusola Fabiyi, Abuja The leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party in the southern states met in Abuja on Wednesday night, where they inaugurated a forum called the PDP Southern Leaders’ Consultative Forum, meant to solidify the party in the region. A former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chief Tom Ikimi, said ...
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FG Rules Out Reduction Of Duty On Imported Vehicles
The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC); Col Hameed Ali (rtd) has ruled out any possibility of reducing Customs duty on imported vehicles. He stated this at a meeting with a delegation led by the National President of Association of Motor dealers of Nigeria (AMDN), Prince Abibola Adedoyin in Abuja. Customs acting ...
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Why Nigeria Is Underdeveloped – Dogara
Speaker of the House of Representatives,Yakubu Dogara, has Nigeria’s developmental woes on the non-implementation of national development plans by successive governments. Dogara who was a Special Guest of Honour at the 14th Daily Trust Annual Interactive Dialogue disclosed that the National Assembly has aligned with the executive arm of government ...
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Wema Bank Appoints Adebise As DMD
The Board of Directors of Wema Bank Plc has announced the appointment of Ademola Adebise as its Deputy Managing Director following approvals by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). He will oversee Wema Bank’s Corporate and Business Directorate covering Corporate Banking, Treasury & Financial Institution, South Business Group (South-South and ...
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Scam Employer Advertisements Flood Kano
Scam employers are rampant in Kano, defrauding unsuspecting members of the public, with advertisements on various private and government jobs. Scam job advertisements flood the walls and streets of Kano, a development many perceived as a security threat to individuals and law enforcement agencies. LEADERSHIP gathered that what started probably ...
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Why Nigeria is Underdeveloped – Dogara
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has Nigeria’s developmental woes on the non-implementation of national development plans by successive governments. Dogara who was a Special Guest of Honour at the 14th Daily Trust Annual Interactive Dialogue disclosed that the National Assembly has aligned with the executive arm of government ...