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The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) has uncovered 27 cells belonging to the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) in 22 countries including the United States and the United Kingdom. IPOB is a secessionist group seeking independence from Nigeria. It is led by Nnamdi Kanu who is in detention and being tried on terrorism charges by…
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The National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has seized banned pharmaceutical products, worth millions of naira, in the commercial city of Onitsha, Anambra, during a raid. The agency also burst factories manufacturing fake alcoholic beverages in Enugu and Imo states during the month. Mr Martins Iluyomade, NAFDAC’s Director, South East Zone, told…
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The Lagos State government has served a notice of removal of a two-storey structure in the Right of Way of the proposed Lagos – Calabar Coastal Highway Project. The state government served the notice in a circular from the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development and dated 22 March, 2024 In the circular the…
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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said 1,042 patrol vehicles have been deployed for prompt removal of obstructions on highways across the country before, during, and after Easter. The Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO), Jonas Agwu, said in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja that this would help to ease movements on the highways. Agwu…
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Kano State Government has approved the sum of N1.4 billion subsidy for intending pilgrims from the state to mitigate the sudden increase in 2024 Hajj fare. Director General, Kano State Pilgrims’ Welfare Board, Rabiu Lami Dan’bappa, who disclosed the intervention said the government considered the concessional cost to ease the challenge of many intending pilgrims…