62 h. ago PICTORIAL: VP Shettima Visits Kano To Condole With Dantata’s Family

The Vice President of Nigeria, Senator Kashim Shettima, has visited Kano State to condole with the family of the late elder statesman and billionaire businessman, Alhaji Aminu Dantata, who passed away last week. VP Shettima was received on arrival at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) by Kano State governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, before […]

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7 d. ago NAFDAC raids Lagos shops, seizes banned codeine syrups, other illicit drugs

By John Ogunsemore The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has raided over 20 shops and storage facilities along Agege Motor Road, Mushin, Lagos State. The agency disclosed this in an X post on Saturday. NAFDAC said the operation was carried out by the Investigation and Enforcement Directorate earlier in the […] The post NAFDAC raids Lagos shops, seizes banned codeine syrups, other illicit drugs appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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7 d. ago PICTORIAL: Mammoth Crowd Attends Ga’ib Funeral Prayer For Late Dantata In Kano

An Islamic funeral prayer without the corpse physically present known as Ga’ib has been observed for the repose of the soul of late billionaire businessman and philanthropist, Alhaji Aminu Dantata, in Kano, on Saturday afternoon. LEADERSHIP reports that Dantata died at the age of 94 in the wee hours of Saturday in Abu Dhabi, UAE, […]

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1 week ago PICTORIAL: Gov Yusuf, NSA Ribadu Attend Funeral Of 2 Slain Kano Youths In Abuja

Kano State governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, and the National Security Adviser (NSA), Malam Nuhu Ribadu, on Tuesday, joined other mourners at the funeral of two young men of Kano State origin, who were recently killed in Makurdi, the Benue State capital. The funeral prayer was held at the National Mosque in Abuja, drawing the presence […]

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1 week ago PICTORIAL: Kano Road Agency Arrests 5 Youngsters For Filming Skit On Major Road

The Kano Road Traffic Agency (KAROTA) has arrested five young and women for disrupting traffic while filming a skit video on the Muhammadu Buhari Interchange, a flyover on a major road in Hotoro area of Kano. The agency’s Deputy Commander, Auwal Lawan Aranposu, confirmed the arrest to journalists. He said the youths were apprehended in […]

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3 w. ago Oyo Govt Will End Illegal Mining, Activities Degrading Environment – OSMDA DG

The director-general of the Oyo State Solid Minerals Development Agency, Mr Abiodun Oni, has warned that the state government would no longer tolerate illegal miners and individuals putting the lives of residents at risk through different activities that can degrade the environment. Oni stated this when the agency inspected the Ibadan Circular Road, where illegal […]

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3 w. ago Oyo Gov’t Vows To End Illegal Mining, Environmental Degradation

The Director-General of the Oyo State Solid Mineral Development Agency, Mr Abiodun Oni, has warned that the state government will continue to be strict against illegal miners and individuals putting the lives of residents at risk through activities that degrade the environment. Oni stated when the agency inspected the Ibadan Circular Road, where illegal excavation […]

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3 w. ago Kano gov commends emergency agencies for averting tanker fire

Tribune Online Kano gov commends emergency agencies for averting tanker fire Kano Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has commended emergency agencies for their swift response in averting a petrol tanker explosion along the BUK-Gwarzo Road. Kano gov commends emergency agencies for averting tanker fire Tribune Online

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3 w. ago Stakeholders Clamour For Quick Passage Of Rural Roads Bills To Unlock Funding

Stakeholders in Bayelsa State have renewed their push for the speedy passage of two key bills, the Rural Access Road Agency (RARA) and the State Road Fund (SRF), to unlock funding from the World Bank for the Rural Access on Agricultural Marketing Project (RAAMP). RAAMP is funded by the World Bank, the French Development Agency, […]

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3 w. ago FERMA MD, Agbasi lauds Tinubu’s road infrastructure agenda  

… dedicates Champion Award to staff By Chukwuma Umeorah The Managing Director of the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA), Dr. Chukwuemeka Agbasi, has praised President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda for driving the agency’s nationwide momentum in road rehabilitation and infrastructure renewal. Agbasi, speaking to journalists after receiving the Champion Newspaper Award as Public Servant […] The post FERMA MD, Agbasi lauds Tinubu’s road infrastructure agenda   appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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