Customs Intercepts Another Container Of Arms At Lagos Ports

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Barely three months after the Federal Operations Unit (FOU) of the Nigeria Customs Service intercepted 660 pieces of pump action emanating from Apapa port; the NCS has once again intercepted 440 pieces of the riffles at the Tin Can Island Port. While displaying the guns to journalists at the Tin Can Island Command of Customs yesterday, Zonal Coordinator of Zone A’ of Customs, Assistant Comptroller General of Customs Monday Abueh said that the import originated from Turkey. The guns were concealed inside a forty footer container with numbers PONU210024 (1)…

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Abolish states, adopt 6 geo-political zones as federating units – Atiku

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Former Vice President and a chieftain of ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Atiku Abubakar, has suggested the use of the nation’s six geo-political zones as federating units rather than the current 36-state structure, many of which he declared unviable. “We must be open to changing the nature of the federating units, such as using the existing geo-political zones as federating units rather than the current 36 states, of which only a few are financially viable,” he said. Abubakar spoke in Lagos, Sunday, while accepting the Hero of Nigeria Democracy Award…

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EA leaders press EU to lift Burundi sanctions

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The presidents of Tanzania and Uganda called Saturday on the EU to lift sanctions on Burundi, but a diplomatic for the European bloc dismissed the appeal. The joint plea, by Yoweri Museveni and John Magufuli came at a meeting of the East African Community (EAC) — which also includes Burundi, Kenya and South Sudan — in Dar es Salaam. “This is our problem. We don’t want the European Union to take measures against a member state without discussions with us,” said Uganda’s Museveni, who is EAC president and lead mediator…

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Plateau varsity recalls suspended SSANU chairman, secretary

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Plateau State University, Bokkos has recalled Messrs Timnan Rimdap and Dusu Sambo, Chairman and Secretary of the varsity’s chapter of the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU), suspended in January. The recall letter, signed by the institution’s Registrar, Amos Mallo, said that the Governing Council, after considering the Vice Chancellor’s report on the matter, directed that the duo be recalled. It directed the officials to resume duty immediately, and await further directives. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the officials were suspended in a letter dated Jan.…

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FG to seek alternative to $15bn Lake Chad recharge

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The Federal Government is to seek alternative to recharging the Lake Chad basin through inter basin water transfer from Congo basin, a project that has been estimated to cost $15 billion. The decision of the government to seek an alternative to save the basin is due to the high cost of the inter basin water transfer which a feasibility study had shown would cost about $15 billion. Minister of Water Resources Engr. Suleiman Adamu, disclosed this during a twitter chat with social media influencers and other Nigerians. According to available…

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CBN targets convergence as naira makes more gains

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Ahead of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) meeting this week, the naira continued its strong run against the United States dollar at the weekend, underscoring the resolve of the apex bank to achieve convergence of rates between the interbank and Bureau de Change segments. The dollar along with other convertible currencies at the end of last week crashed against the naira, as the Nigerian currency gained at the parallel market, exchanging at between N376 and N380 to $1 compared to the rate of…

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Air Force fighter jets destroy Boko Haram logistics base

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The Nigerian Air Force has destroyed emerging Boko Haram logistics base in Sambisa Forest. Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Olatokunbo Adesanya said in a statement that the operation commenced when the Force component of Operation Lafiya Dole conducted an Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) mission in the Sambisa general area on May 16. According to the statement, during the ISR mission, a black vehicle and some Boko Haram Terrorists were seen on the fringes of the Sambisa Forest. A confirmatory ISR mission on 17 May 2017 revealed…

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Amendment of NLNG Act will discourage foreign direct investment, GM warns

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The amendment of the Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) Act (Fiscal, Guarantees, Assurances, and Incentives) by the House of Representatives on May 9, 2017 will subject the company to more than just the 3% Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) levy due to the removal of the Guarantees and Assurances in the Act. This position was made known by Dr Kudo Eresia-Eke, General Manager, External Relations, Nigeria LNG Limited on national television in Abuja recently. In a statement by the company, Eresia-Eke said, “The complete removal is a huge error and it…

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Okowa condemns alleged plan to hijack Buhari’s Government

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Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa has condemned alleged moves by some military personnel to remove the government of the day through a coup d’état. Okowa told newsmen on Sunday that any politician wooing the military to take over, is an enemy of the country. The governor spoke at the sideline of a Christian event organised in Benin City, Edo State. He, therefore, called on Nigerians to mobilise and fight against such moves, saying that rather than that, what the President Muhammadu Buhari needs now is prayers. The Chief of Army…

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Osinbajo’s Executive Order will boost indigenous businesses, local content drive-Zinox

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Chairman of Zinox Group, Dr. Leo Stan Ekeh, has commended the Federal Government on the recent signing of an Executive Order compelling its agencies to buy Made-in-Nigeria goods and services, noting that the move will go a long way in boosting indigenous businesses and the local content drive in Nigeria. The order, which was signed by Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday dwells mostly on the preference for indigenous goods and services as well as the removal of bureaucracies which stall businesses. The stipulated Executive Order, as detailed in a…

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