The Apapa command of the Nigeria Customs Service says it has seized 3,398 cartons of codeine syrub worth N3.39 billion.
According to its spokesman, Isa Sulaiman, the feat was achieved in collaboration with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency.
Emmanuel Oshoba,...
The National Bureau of Statistics says Nigeria’s headline inflation rate eased to 15.06 per cent in February.
The NBS disclosed this in its Consumer Price Index and Inflation Report for February 2026, released in Abuja on Monday.
According to the report,...
The Naira on Monday further appreciated at the official market trading at N1,357.76 against the U.S. dollar.
Data published on the website of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) showed the Naira gained N8.46 during Monday’s trading session.
The development reflects...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has ordered the demolition of an estate illegally built on a green area in Guzape, Abuja.
Mr Wike gave the order during routine inspection of ongoing projects in Abuja on Monday.
He...
The Police Command in Borno on Tuesday confirmed 23 persons killed and 108 injured at Maiduguri, during the multiple explosions on Monday.
The police said that suspected suicide bombers allegedly carried out the suicide attacks at 7:24 p.m..
ASP Nahum Daso,...
Taiwo Oyedele, newly sworn-in Minister of State for Finance, on Monday, pledged to give his best in supporting the federal government’s fiscal reforms and economic management efforts.
Mr Oyedele made the pledge shortly after taking the oath of office before...
The Lagos State Deputy Governor, Obafemi Hamzat, has called on civil servants to embody honesty, care, and professionalism.
Mr Hamzat stressed the importance of understanding their roles and administrative responsibilities.
He spoke on Monday at the 60th birthday and retirement thanksgiving...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has deployed 1,889 personnel to ease traffic flow during the Eid-el-Fitr celebrations in Kano State.
Kano sector commander, Idris Mohammed-Lawal, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday in Kano by the corps’ public...
Kennedy Centre board of trustees, on Monday, voted to shut its building which hosts the United States’ national cultural arts institution.
According to a release by the performing arts centre on Monday, the board voted unanimously to “temporarily close the...
The African Democratic Congress (ADC), Sokoto State chapter, has inaugurated 23 local government coordinators to commence membership revalidation across the state.
Inaugurating the coordinators on Monday in Sokoto, the state chairman of the party, Bello Keegan, said the party registration...