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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has destroyed 255 hectares of hemp farms in five councils of Ondo State, spokesman Femi Babafemi said in a statement yesterday. He said 13 suspects were arrested while large quantities of the weed were recovered during the operation that lasted seven days in …

Godwin Emefiele Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has denied reports that he has purchased aircraft to support a campaign for him to contest the presidency in 2023. Online reports had surfaced earlier on Wednesday indicating that the CBN governor had bought “three airplanes” for his …

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPC) has released details of how it distributed a total of 387.59 million litres of Premium Motor Spirit to Nigerians in its response to handling the supply gap caused by the importation of methanol-blended petrol into the country by four oil marketers, The product …

The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has justified the adjustment in air fare. There has been outcry from members of the flying public over the increment in air fare with a one-way economy ticket costing over N50,000. However, justifying the increment at a media briefing in Lagos, on Wednesday, Vice-President …

Sadiya Umar Farouq, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development of Nigeria The Federal Government says it has increased the cost of feeding a primary school pupil from N70 to N100 and will be spending about N1 billion daily to feed an estimated 10 million children benefiting from …

Tragedy struck on Sunday after a woman identified as Emilia Phillips, her kids and niece were reportedly burnt to death in Kaduna while they were fast asleep. According to reports, the ugly incident occurred in the night of 21st February. It was also revealed that the woman and children recently …

If union intimidates us, their requests won’t fly – Minister The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has said that it would not call off its strike if all its demands were not met. Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, the national president of ASUU, disclosed this in an interview with journalists on …

First Lady Aisha Buhari visits National Assembly. Mrs. Aisha Buhari, Nigeria’s First Lady, has spoken on her visit to the National Assembly on Tuesday where she attended the plenary of both legislative chambers. Mrs. Buhari was accompanied to both chambers of the National Assembly by the Minister of Finance, Budget …

Fire is currently raging inside the headquarters of the Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Finance in Abuja. The Ministry’s building located within the Central Business District is also adjacent Federal Secretariat in the nation’s capital. An witness disclosed that operatives of the federal fire service are yet to arrive as at …

Gbenga Daniel Abosede Ogunsola, the wife of a police officer who died at the home of the former Ogun State governor, Gbenga Daniel, has said the family does not believe the official account of how her husband died. Ogunsola, said the family also rejected a N1 million offered them. The …