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BORDER REOPENING: Importation Of Rice, Vehicles Others Remain Banned – FG Insists
The Minister of Interior, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, has said that despite the reopening of the borders, importation of rice, vehicles and other items remain banned.
Aregbesola, who spoke with newsmen in Ilesa…
Kwara Govt Facilitates CBN Support For Local Rice Farmers
Kwara State Government has facilitated the disbursement of N115m by the Central Bank of Nigeria to local rice farmers to cultivate 420 hectares of land for the 2020/2021 dry season farming in the state, an official has said.
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MD NIWA Hosts APC State Caretaker Committee With Cash , Christmas Gifts
The Managing Director of National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Chief George Moghalu on Friday, hosted members All Progressive Congress (APC) , in Anambra State , even as he called on the leadership of the party to ensure credibility…
Anti-Drug Police Nab Nigerian Professor With 10.2 gm of Cocaine In India
A Nigerian professor has been arrested with 10.2 gm of cocaine by security operatives in India.
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) of India made the news public on Thursday, December 17.
According to the report,…
Burundi Ex-President Pierre Buyoya Dies Of COVID-19
Pierre Buyoya, a former President of Burundi has died.
The man died in Paris of Covid-19 at the age of 71, several close relatives told AFP on Friday.
“President Pierre Buyoya died last night in Paris. He had…
IGP Approves Promotion Of 4,134 Traffic Wardens
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, on Thursday approved the promotion of 4,134 traffic personnel to their next ranks.
The promotion includes 65 officers who were elevated to the rank of a deputy superintendent…
Kwara Govt Lauds President Buhari, Masari Over Release Of Abducted Schoolboys
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has joined millions of Nigerians to rejoice over the release of the abducted schoolboys in Kankara, commending President Muhammadu Buhari, Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State and the security…
Kwara Properties Sold At Giveaway Prices, In Secret: Commission of Inquiry
Several of the government properties disposed by the past administrations were undervalued and sold at giveaway prices while deliberate policies were made to “enrich some individuals and syphon money out of the state”, a report of the Kwara…
INSECURITY: Sokoto Orders Closure Of 16 Boarding Schools Along Borderlines
Arising from its 17th Security Council meeting, on Wednesday, Sokoto State government, ordered the immediate closure of 16 boarding schools along its borderlines.
Muhammad Bello, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the…
Zulum Engages Chad’s President Debby Over Thousands Of Borno Refugees
The Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, alongside Nigerian ambassador to Chad, Zannah Umar Bukar Kolo, on Wednesday met President Idriss Debby of the republic of Chad over repatriation of thousands of Nigerian refugees,…