The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) on Friday said that it had intercepted 849 kegs of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), worth over N30 million in retail price from Operation Whirlwind. The Comptroller of Customs, Hussein Ejibunu, made this known during a…
PREMIER League clubs have voted to approve changes to the League’s Associated Party Transaction, APT, rules in a significant blow for Manchester City. The likes of Newcastle United, Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest joined Man City in voting against the…
THE Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, Dr Abubakar Dantsoho, says the Nigerian maritime industry has witnessed reforms in critical segments aimed at boosting operational efficiency as well as revenue generation for the country. Dantsoho made the assertion…
THE Supreme Court has nullified the National Lottery Act 2005 enacted by the National Assembly. The judgment followed the suit filed in 2008 by Lagos and some other states. Ruling on the matter, the Apex Court in a unanimous judgement…
THE International Criminal Court’s (ICC) arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant have emboldened organisers to push harder for an end to the war on Gaza, anti-war activists and pro-Palestinian advocates told Middle East Eye on…
NIGERIA’s Senate on Thursday explained that it passed a bill to empower the Revenue Allocation and Fiscal to reflect emerging economic realities. The proposed legislation, known as the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation, and Fiscal Commission Bill, 2024, is expected to replace…
MANCHESTER City manager, Pep Guardiola, has spoken for the first time since he signed a contract extension with the Premier League club. Guardiola’s deal was set to expire in the summer of June 2025, but he has now agreed fresh…
THE France Football Federation, FFF, on Thursday unveiled a 30-player squad for the international friendly against the Super Falcons of Nigeria. Les Blues will also face Spain in another friendly after the encounter with the Super Falcons. Key stars like…
THE Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has suspended its National Chairman, Mamman Mike Osuman over an unauthorized statement. The Forum announced the development in a statement issued by the Chairman of ACF Board Trustees, Bashir Muhammad Dalhatu and National Secretary, Murtala…
THE Director-General, Nigerian Country Department of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Abdul Kamara, has emphasised the need to boost agriculture production and value addition to transform the Nigerian economy. Kamara, in a statement said this at the Groundbreaking…
