The managing director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Dr Abubakar Dantsoho has wooed exporters at the Kaduna International Trade Fair, to explore the authority’s tailor-made simplified export processes. Speaking at the ‘Special Day’ of the Nigerian Ports Authority at the ongoing Kaduna International Trade Fair, Dr Dantsoho, further urged traders, importers and exporters to also […]

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By Steve Agbota The Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO), the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN), and the Association of Maritime Truck Owners (AMATO) have issued an ultimatum to the Lagos state government, demanding an end to what they describe as exploitative and arbitrary enforcement actions by the Committee on Removal of Abandoned […] The post Truck owners, MWUN threaten strike over alleged extortion by Lagos traffic personnel appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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By Zika Bobby The 3rd Cavista Technologies hackathon has ended with Team Stark Underflow beating 29 other teams; comprising 100 students that participated in the competition, to emerge the winner, clinching the N2 million prize money. This year’s edition took place at the Yaba College of Technology and was graced by  the Minister for Youth […] The post Stark underflow wins N2m at 3rd Cavista Technologies Hackathon appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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Stern-looking and heavily armed security personnel were visible at strategic points on major roads in Osogbo and major towns in Osun State yesterday. There had been contention between the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over the Court of Appeal judgment in respect of the sacked APC council chairmen and councillors. […] The post Armed security operatives mount road blocks on major roads, council secretariats in Osun appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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Ahead of the All Progressive Congress (APC) National Executive (NEC) meeting, the party seems to have begun a pushback against the opposition coalition seeking to unseat President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027. Barring any last-minute change, the APC will hold its National Caucus and the NEC meetings on Tuesday and Wednesday to consolidate bases and […]

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Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, has demanded the withdrawal of Justice Rahman Oshodi  of the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja from his ongoing trial over alleged $4.5bn and N2.8bn fraud. Emefiele’s legal team, led by Olalekan Ojo (SAN), accused the judge of bias and urged him to recuse Read More

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In what has been described as a major political shakeup in Kano State, hundreds of members of the New Nigeria People’s Party have defected to the All Progressives Congress, citing disenchantment within the leadership style of the Kwankwasiyya movement. The defection, which saw top NNPP grassroots mobilisers abandon the party, was led by Alhaji Abdullahi Read More

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A governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress in Anambra State, Paul Chukwuma, has pledged to introduce community policing to tackle the state’s security challenges if elected in the November 2025 election. His statement came as the APC welcomed a former chieftain of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Ejike Madunagu, into its fold. Speaking at Read More

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The president of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, Dr. Tope Osundara has lamented that the absence of a reliable power supply has rendered most Magnetic Resonance Imaging machines in public hospitals useless, forcing patients to seek medical attention in private facilities. The NARD president expressed concern that the erratic power supply had crippled the Read More

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The factional Chairman of the New Nigerian Peoples Party in Kano State, Senator Mas’ud El-Jibril Doguwa, has described the suspension of the Senator representing Kano South, Abdulrahman Kawu Sumaila, and three members of the House of Representatives as inconsequential and of no effect. Recall that the state NNPP Chairman, Hashimu Dungurawa, accused Sumaila and the Read More

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Ugandan police said Monday they were investigating the death of Nigerian footballer Abubakar Lawal who fell from a shopping mall balcony in Kampala. The 29-year-old striker played for local premiership club Vipers. He fell from the third floor of Voicemall Shopping Arcade early on Monday, police said in a statement. He had been visiting a Read More

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Eniola Ojajuni, the National President of the Afenifere Youth Council, has made a desperate plea for help after being kidnapped by unknown gunmen. In a distressing video circulating on social media, Ojajuni is seen begging Nigerians to contribute towards the N100 million ransom demanded by his captors. “Nigerians, please help me! Your donation, N100,000, N50,000, […] The post Abducted Afenifere Youth Leader Pleads For N100m Ransom In Viral Video appeared first on Information Nigeria.

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From Adesuwa Tsan, Abuja Senate President Godswill Akpabio has blasted Nigerians for demanding infrastructure such as good roads and trains when not up to 30 percent of them pay their taxes. He, therefore, stressed the need for urgent reforms to modernise the country’s tax system to enhance revenue generation and collection for infrastructural development across […] The post Less than 30% Nigerians pay tax but 100% want good infrastructure – Akpabio appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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Tribune Online Coalition lauds Seyi Tinubu over philanthropic, youth empowerment initiatives A pro-democracy group, Alliance for Better Nigeria (ABN), has hailed the son of the Nigerian President, Seyi, for his philanthropic, humanitarian and youth empowerment efforts in Nigeria over the years. Coalition lauds Seyi Tinubu over philanthropic, youth empowerment initiatives Tribune Online

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Tribune Online Tinubu to Senate: Tax reform bills not skewed against any section of the country President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has once again reassured Nigerians that the proposed tax reform bills before both chambers of the National Assembly are not skewed against any section of the country. The Senator representing Niger East and Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, Sani Musa, restated President Tinubu’s assurance on Monday while speaking at […] Tinubu to Senate: Tax reform bills not skewed against any section of the country Tribune Online

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The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has raised the alarm over Governor Ademola Adeleke’s directive instructing recently installed local government chairmen and councillors to stay away from council secretariats. The party claims the move is a calculated deception, alleging that Adeleke’s administration is secretly plotting attacks against the legally reinstated chairmen and Read More

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A governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, Paul Chukwuma, on Monday, pledged to set community policing in Anambra State to tackle the lingering security challenges if he clinches the party’s governorship ticket and succeeds in defeating Governor Chukwuma Soludo at the November election. Chukwuma made the promise at the APC national Read More

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By Chinelo Obogo Nigerian Aviation Training Organisations (ATOs) are under increasing pressure to uphold stringent compliance standards amid rapid technological advancements, evolving regulations, and operational complexities, Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt. Chris Najomo, has said. Najomo said this at a stakeholders’ workshop in Lagos on Monday titled, ‘Managing Approved Organisations’ […] The post NCAA DG warns against compliance shortfalls in Nigerian ATOs appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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Rivers State caucus in the House of Representatives have insisted that Martin Amaewhule and 26 other lawmakers loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike have lost their seats because of their defection from the Peoples’ Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress. This is as the federal lawmakers said Amaewhule and Read More

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Tribune Online Private varsity students may sue FG over NELFUND exclusion — MacPherson VC Students of private universities nationwide may form a joint association to challenge the Federal Government in Court over the decision to exclude them from the list of beneficiaries of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), the Vice-Chancellor of MacPherson University, Seriki Sotayo, Ogun State, Prof. Francis Igbasan said. This is as the management of the […] Private varsity students may sue FG over NELFUND exclusion — MacPherson VC Tribune Online

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