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Terror Alert: Julius Berger Shuts Operations in Abuja

Julius Berger, a construction company has closed down operations in the capital city. The closure was in response to the ongoing security concern within the Federal Capital Territory and Central Abuja. In a statement made available to the press on Saturday, the company advised…

30/10/2022

Lottery Commission Exempts Licensed Online Gaming Operators from FIRS Direct Tax Collection

The National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC) says Online Gaming Operators in the country who are duly licensed and tax compliant are exempted from the new tax regime proposed by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). A statement signed on Friday by the Director…

29/10/2022

Oil Theft: China Hands Over 46 Mt Gunboat To Navy

T he war against crude oil theft received a major boost as the Peoples Republic of China yesterday handed over a 46-metre gunboat and several military hardware to the Nigerian Navy and the Nigerian Army. The donation is part of the…

29/10/2022

Lagos State Govt to Ban Sale of Bottled Drinks Exposed to Sun

The Lagos State Government says plans are underway to ban the sale of plastic bottled drinks exposed to the sunlight. The General Manager, Consumer Protection Agency (LASCOPA), Mr Afolabi Solebo made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…

28/10/2022

SSS Confirms Raiding Abuja Estate, Debunks Operation with American Soldiers

Nigerian secret police on Friday confirmed that it raided an estate in Abuja, the capital city on Thursday. The State Security Service (SSS) in a statement by its spokesman Peter Afunanya, however, denied working with American soldiers during the raid. A section of Nigerian…

28/10/2022

DHQ, Police, DSS Deny Conducting Counterterrorism Operation with US Navy Seal

Defence Headquarters (DHQ), the Nigeria Police and the Department of State Security (DSS), yesterday, denied reports that security forces in the country collaborated with United States Navy Seal to conduct an operation in a suspected terror cell at Trademore Estate, Abuja, on…

28/10/2022

Insecurity: FCTA Approves Funds for Community Policing in Abuja

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has approved the sum of N500million for community policing in Abuja as part of efforts to curb insecurity. The funds will provide the logistics support for the Federal Government scheme in communities in the 8,000 square kilometers…

28/10/2022

NAF Gets More Fighter Helicopters Dec – Air Chief

The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Isiaka Amao, on Thursday, disclosed that the Nigerian Air Force would take delivery of additional fighter helicopters in December 2022, while other new acquisitions would be delivered in 2023. He said that the new choppers would…

27/10/2022

How ‘DSS, US Soldiers Arrested Suspected Terrorist’ in Abuja Estate

Adewale Adenaike, chairman of phase 3, Trademore Estate, federal capital territory (FCT), has narrated how officers of the Department of State Services (DSS) and some American soldiers arrested a suspected terrorist in his community. Adenaike said the security operatives closed down the estate gates…

27/10/2022

BREAKING: Sanwo-Olu Proposes N1.692t Budget for 2023

The Year 2023 Budget of Continuity comprises of a total revenue of N1.342trillion and deficit financing of N350bn, which comprise of N1.108trn total Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) and N234,235bn total Federal Transfers. Sanwo-Olu also proposed a recurrent expenditure of N760bn (45%), comprising of…

27/10/2022

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