NNPC BACKS FG’S PLAN TO FORMALISE ILLEGAL OIL REFINING IN NIGER DELTA

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said it would support plans by the federal government to formalise illegal crude oil refining operations in the Niger Delta, saying it was part of the antidotes to criminality including militancy in the region. According to the corporation, the government’s decision would take away from the streets of the region, many of its […]

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ABUJA AIRPORT CLOSURE: NIGERIAN AIRLINES LOSE N10BN IN THREE WEEKS

Nigerian airline operators have put at about N10 billion, the lost they have incurred in the first three weeks the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja was closed for the rehabilitation of its runway. These losses, according to the airlines, were a result of low passenger traffic, more fuel consumption and increased remuneration due to crew’s extra flight time. Some of […]

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SENATE’S ARMOURED CAR DEFIES ECONOMIC SENSE – PUNCH EDITORIAL

A controversial armoured vehicle bought by the Senate, but seized by the Nigeria Customs Service for evading correct duty payment, is yet another greasy mark on the National Assembly’s coat of many colours. Whether at the level of the lawmakers or the bureaucracy, our legislature has become a sickening joke in the eyes of discernible Nigerians. Earlier media reports had […]

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GROUP, FIRM FIGHT CRIME AMONG OKADA RIDERS

The Amalgamated Commercial Motorcycle and Tricycle Owners, Repairs and Riders Association of Nigeria, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Clevland Investment Management Limited “to curb crime amongst its members using ICT.” The President of ACOMORAN, Babangida Maihula, at the event in Abuja on Wednesday said there had been complaints that some motorcyclists and tricycle riders perpetrate crimes in their […]

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ACTIVISTS SHUT DOWN LONDON AIRPORT, HALT DEPORTATION OF NIGERIANS, GHANAIANS

Activists in London have prevented the mass deportation of Nigerians and Ghanaians who failed to secure asylum in the United Kingdom, according to reports by the British media. The activists, who operated under a group called Stop Charter Flights – End Deportations, blocked the runway of the Stansted airport carrying banners and chanting songs condemning deportations. A video recording showed […]

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CUSTOMS HUNT FOR OWNERS OF SMUGGLED VEHICLES SEIZED IN KANO

The Nigerian Customs Service on Wednesday said it had commenced a manhunt of those alleged to have smuggled about eleven vehicles –ten Hilux and one Land cruiser jeep into the country. The Public Relations Officer, NCS, Mr. Joseph Attah, said the vehicles were seized based on credible intelligence provided to operatives of the NCS Compliance Team, that some smuggled vehicles […]

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FED GOVT TO BORROW $6.1BN TO COMPLETE ALL RAIL PROJECTS BY 2019

The Federal Government has concluded plans to borrow $6.1 billion from Chinese Exim Bank to complete all rail projects in the country by 2019. The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, who disclosed this on Monday in Abuja, in a statement issued by Yetunde Sonaike, the Ministry’s Director of Public Relations, said that the Federal Government had targeted the construction of […]

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FRSC DECRIES COMMERCIAL MOTORCYCLE RELATED ACCIDENTS, EMPHASIZES TRAINING

The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in Anambra has described accidents and injuries involving commercial motorcyclists as alarming. Mr Sunday Ajayi, the Sector Commander in the state, expressed the view when he addressed some 800 motorcyclists during a sensitisation programme in Awka on Sunday. He said the operators were lucky that Anambra government had not outlawed their operations in the […]

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AMBODE LAUNCHES LAGOS NEIGHBOURHOOD SAFETY CORPS, ROLLS OUT 177 VEHICLES, 377 MOTORCYCLES, 4,000 BICYCLES, OTHERS

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday launched the rebranded Lagos Neighbourhood Safety Corps, with a pledge that the security of lives and property in the State is now non-negotiable. A total of 177 Salon Cars and Vehicles equipped with necessary communication gadgets, 377 motorcycles, 377 helmets, 4,000 bicycles, metal detectors for ensuring that illegal weapons are not smuggled […]

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