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• Fishing industry to outshine oil sector with effective use - Oyetola

  15-05-2024 12:04 via pulse.ng
  
  The ministry recognised the immense contributions of fish trawler owners to the Nigerian economy in providing fish food nutrition, job creation as well as economic growth.The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, says the nation’s fishing industry can take from the oil sector if properly harnessed.Oyetola said this during the stakeholders’ engagement with fishing trawlers held in Lagos on Tuesday.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Oyetola was represented
  
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• Customs to arrest rice, illicit goods smugglers during Eid-el-Kabir in Ogun

  11-06-2024 15:07 via pulse.ng
  
  The comptroller stated that the staff strength in the service might reduce due to the Muslim personnel celebrating Sallah.Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun Area 1 Command, has warned smugglers to drop any plan of bringing illicit goods into the country during the forthcoming Eid-el Kabir celebrations.The Area Comptroller, James Ojo, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Ota, Ogun, warned that anybody who tried it would be made to face the wrath of the law.Ojo said that many smugg
  
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• Guinness Nigeria: Diageo exits Nigerian with Tolaram taking over

  11-06-2024 14:49 via pulse.ng
  
  Guinness Nigeria stated that, in collaboration with Tolaram, Diageo will continue to manage the brand and marketing strategies for the brand in Nigeria.Diageo, the major foreign shareholder in Guinness Nigeria Plc, has decided to sell its 58.02% controlling stake to Tolaram, a Singapore-based multinational company.According to the agreement signed on Tuesday, June 11, Tolaram will acquire Diageo’s 58.02% stake in Guinness Nigeria and will also enter into long-term licensing and royalty agr
  
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• Federal High Court begins annual vacation on July 23, resumes September 16

  11-06-2024 14:25 via pulse.ng
  
  The public are urged to approach the Abuja, Lagos and Port-Harcourt divisions of the court for matters of extreme urgency during the period.The Federal High Court (FHC) will, on July 23, begin its annual vacation.The FHC Assistant Director of Information/ICT, Dr Catherine Oby-Christopher, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. The statement was titled: “Notification of Federal High Court Annual Vacation for the Year 2024 and Vacation Roster For Judges.”It reads in part:
  
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• Dangote Refinery announces new date for petrol supply

  11-06-2024 14:14 via pulse.ng
  
  Aliko Dangote's refinery project has the capacity to produce over 300,000 barrels per day.The Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals in Lagos State has rescheduled the supply date for Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol, from June to mid-July.Aliko Dangote, the President and CEO of the refinery, explained that the delay was minor and assured the public that the premium fuel would be available in the market by the second or third week of July.Dangote made these remarks whi
  
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• Kwara State Government says total LG independence won't help Nigerians

  11-06-2024 14:08 via pulse.ng
  
  The FG instituted the legal action against the Attorney General of the 36 states, over alleged misconduct in the administration of local government Councils.The Kwara State Government has asked the Supreme Court to dismiss the suit filed by the Federal Government seeking full autonomy for the 774 Local Government (LG) Councils in the country.In a legal process filed at the apex court, the state contended that granting the reliefs sought by the federal government, “will further impoverish m
  
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• 'No survivors' - Wreckage of Malawi VP's plane discovered

  11-06-2024 13:56 via pulse.ng
  
  Rescuers had been searching a foggy forest south of Mzuzu on Tuesday, after identifying the last communication tower the plane contacted before disappearing.The missing plane carrying Malawi’s vice-president, Saulos Chilima, has been found wrecked with no survivors, President Lazarus Chakwera has said on Tuesday, June 11.Chilima and nine others were flying within the country on Monday, June 10 when their aircraft disappeared from airport radars.“The plane has been found and I am deep
  
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• Abike Dabiri visits 10 Nigerian girls tricked to Ghana for sex work

  11-06-2024 13:48 via pulse.ng
  
  The girls will be handed over to their various states for counselling and rehabilitation.Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the chairperson/CEO of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), has condemned in strong terms, modern-day slavery in the form of human trafficking.Dabiri-Erewa condemned the practice in her remarks in Ghana where she visited 10 Nigerian girls trafficked to that country for prostitution under the guise of their employment as sales girls.This is contained in a statement by Gabriel Odu of
  
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• Man finally imprisoned for life 8 years after stabbing pregnant woman

  11-06-2024 13:19 via pulse.ng
  
  The man denied the crime and his defence lawyer said that he would appeal against the judgement.A man in Denmark has been sentenced to life imprisonment and subsequent preventive detention after stabbing a heavily pregnant woman to death in 2016, the district court in Glostrup announced the sentence.The now 30-year-old man is said to have stabbed the woman 11 times with a knife in a park near Copenhagen and then cut off a piece of her nose, according to the court’s statement.The man denied
  
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• Labour Party raises fresh concerns over 'gag order' on Peter Obi

  11-06-2024 13:04 via pulse.ng
  
  The Labour Party emphasised that restricting Obi’s remarks on the 2023 election, known for its widespread perception of fraud and irregularities, was inappropriate.The Labour Party’s Board of Trustees has raised alarms about an alleged gag order on Peter Obi, their 2023 presidential candidate.In a statement released on Monday by Emmanuel Idakwo, the party’s Kogi State Publicity Secretary, the party expressed concerns about the recent restriction imposed on Obi.As quoted by Punc
  
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• Sule Lamido blasts Tinubu over refusal to approve NLC minimum wage demand

  11-06-2024 10:46 via pulse.ng
  
  Sule Lamido criticised the federal government for its approach to negotiating the minimum wage with labour leaders.A former governor of Jigawa State has dismissed the popular claim that President Bola Tinubu is the architect of modern Lagos State, criticising his federal administration for its failures.Tinubu governed Nigeria’s economic hub from 1999 to 2007 and is credited by some supporters for establishing the foundations of a modern Lagos.However, Lamido, a member of the main oppositio
  
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• Njeri Mbugua seeks to break the Guinness World Record for longest barbecue marathon

  11-06-2024 09:51 via pulse.ng
  
  The existing record, set by Jan Greeff in Columbus, Georgia, USA, in April 2014, is an impressive 80 hours.Njeri Mbugua aims to break the Guinness World Record for the longest barbecue marathon by an individual, currently at 80 hoursNjeri's barbecue marathon also aims to generate funds and support for a domestic violence and sexual assault shelter for women in KenyaNjeri's ambitious endeavour is not only about breaking records but also celebrating Kenyan culture and raising awareness for a noble
  
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• FG declares Wednesday public holiday to mark Democracy Day

  11-06-2024 09:45 via pulse.ng
  
  The minister of interior reaffirmed President Bola Tinubu’s dedication to implementing positive reforms to revitalise the nation’s economy and improve security.The Federal Government has announced that Wednesday, June 12, 2024, will be a public holiday celebrating Democracy Day this year.The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, issued the statement on Tuesday, congratulating Nigerians on behalf of the Federal Government on the occasion.“As we mark another Democracy Day in
  
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• Rivers crisis: NJC asked to probe high court

  11-06-2024 09:14 via pulse.ng
  
  The constitution requires that defecting lawmakers vacate their seats, which led to the election of a new speaker in the Rivers State House of Assembly.The National Judicial Council (NJC) has been urgently called upon to investigate the Rivers State High Court following a judgment that reinstated dismissed lawmakers in the State House of Assembly.The Coalition for Justice and Accountability (CJA), led by its President, Comrade Dada Segun Akin, criticised the court's decision that allowed 27 lawm
  
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• Nnamdi Kanu files contempt charge against DSS DG

  11-06-2024 07:23 via pulse.ng
  
  The IPOB leader alleged that Bichi refused to comply with some court orders.The leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has filed a contempt charge against the Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Yusuf Bichi, over his alleged refusal to obey court orders.Kanu, through his lawyer, Aloy Ejimakor, on Monday filed Form 49 titled: “Notice to Show Cause Why An Order Of Committal Should Not Be Made,” at the Federal High Court (FHC),
  
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• Sh7B blunder forces S.K. Macharia to close Directline Assurance & fire employees

  11-06-2024 07:00 via pulse.ng
  
  Sh7 billion blunder forces billionaire S. K. Macharia to close one of his companies that enjoyed 60% market shareIn a significant development within the insurance sector, Royal Credit Company has announced the immediate closure of Directline Assurance Company.This decision, as revealed in a statement by billionaire S. K. Macharia, the chairman of Royal Credit Limited, includes the termination of all Directline employees and the dissolution of its board.Macharia explained that the closure was pro
  
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• Nigeria Confronts its Worst Economic Crisis in a Generation

  11-06-2024 06:01 via nytimes.com
  
  People in Africa’s most populous nation are suffering as the price of food, fuel and medicine has skyrocketed out of reach for many.
  
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• Gov Mutfwang says he has not touched LG funds since I became governor

  10-06-2024 22:49 via pulse.ng
  
  The governor says he believes that the funds meant for local government councils should be used by that tier of government.Gov. Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau says he has not touched or misused local government funds since he became the governor of the state.Mutfwang said this on Monday in Jos at the swearing-in of the newly appointed chairman and members of the Plateau State Independent Electoral Commission (PLASIEC).The governor, a former chairman of Mangu Local Government, said he believed that th
  
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• No date yet for training of recruits - Police commission

  10-06-2024 22:40 via pulse.ng
  
  The commission advises Nigerians to ignore the date being speculated on social media.The Police Service Commission (PSC), says it has not fixed a date for training of the recently shortlisted candidates for recruitment into the Constable cadre of the Nigeria Police Force.The Head of Press and Public Relations of PSC, Ikechukwu Ani said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja.He said the training dates being speculated on social media were fictitious and should be ignored.According to him, the com
  
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• Tinubu appoints new leaders for Police Service Commission, Trust Fund

  10-06-2024 22:29 via pulse.ng
  
  The appointments are subject to confirmation by the Senate.President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of DIG Hashimu Argungu (Rtd) as the Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC).The President also approved the appointment of Chief Onyemuche Nnamani as Secretary and DIG Taiwo Lakanu (Rtd) as Member of the Commission.Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President, Media and Publicity, in a statement on Monday, said the appointments were subject to confirmation by the Senate.
  
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• Police rescue American citizen from jumping into Lagos Lagoon

  10-06-2024 21:37 via pulse.ng
  
  The American was restrained from jumping into the lagoon from the Third Mainland Bridge.Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Police Command in Lagos State have rescued an American citizen from committing suicide on the Third Mainland Bridge.RRS made this known in a post it shared on its official X handle, @rrsLagos767, on Monday.It stated that the American citizen, name withheld was at 1:23 pm on Monday, restrained from committing suicide on the bridge.“The American, who is
  
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• Ghanaian woman sues UK Home Office, wins landmark immigration case

  10-06-2024 20:18 via pulse.ng
  
  In a significant legal victory, Cecilia Adjei, a Ghanaian mother of two, has won a case against the UK Home Office regarding her immigration status.The High Court ruling highlights the Home Office's failure to provide necessary documentation to thousands of migrants, putting their legal status and livelihoods at risk.Cecilia Adjei, who migrated to the UK in 2000 and works as a healthcare support worker, joined forces with the charity organisation Ramfel to sue the Home Office. The case revolved
  
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• Gov Eno sacks Commissioner for Special Duties, gives no reason

  10-06-2024 20:05 via pulse.ng
  
  The state government did not give reasons for the commissioner’s sack.Gov. Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom has relieved the Commissioner for Special Duties, Dr Bassey Okon, of his appointment with immediate effect.Enobong Uwah, the Secretary to the State Government, disclosed this in a statement in Uyo on Monday.Uwah, who did not give reasons for the commissioner’s sack, directed him to hand over all state government property in his possession to the permanent secretary.He thanked the former co
  
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• NDDC begins construction of multipurpose shelter ahead of flood emergencies

  10-06-2024 19:27 via pulse.ng
  
  The Multipurpose Emergency Shelter, a flagship of NDDC’s present administration, has a capacity of over 1,000 accommodations.The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), said it has begun construction of a Multipurpose Emergency Shelter designed to serve as a refuge during flood emergencies in the Niger Delta region.Managing Director of NDDC, Samuel Ogbuku, made this known on Monday in Abuja while defending the commission’s 2024 budget estimate of ₦1.911 trillion before the S
  
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• Sanwo-Olu elected as Chairman of South West Governors’ Forum

  10-06-2024 18:48 via pulse.ng
  
  Sanwo-Olu was elected during the South-West governors’ closed-door meeting in Lagos on Monday.Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has emerged as the Chairman of the South West Governors’ Forum.Sanwo-Olu was elected during the South-West governors’ closed-door meeting in Lagos on Monday, June 10, 2024.The meeting was attended by all the six governors in the region.Sanwo-Olu succeeded Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, the former Governor of Ondo State, who died in December 2023.Detai
  
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• Nigerian Hunters Call on Tinubu to approve Forest Security Service bill

  10-06-2024 18:35 via pulse.ng
  
  The signing of the bill would boost and empower the service to do more and contribute to the fight against criminality in Nigeria.The Nigeria Hunter and Forest Security Service (NHFSS) has called on President Bola Tinubu to consider the Nigerian Hunters and Forest Security Bill before him for assent to give it legal backing.The Commander General (CG) of NHFSS, Dr Joshua Osatimehin, made the call during the training of over 375 officers of the service by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Cor
  
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• Aircraft carrying Malawi Vice President, Saulos Chilima goes missing

  10-06-2024 18:33 via pulse.ng
  
  In response to the incident, the President of Malawi has cancelled his flight to the Bahamas.A Malawi Defense Force aircraft carrying Vice-President Saulos Chilima and nine others has gone missing, according to a statement from the president’s office.The aircraft reportedly disappeared from radar after departing from the capital, Lilongwe, on Monday morning.Scheduled to land at Mzuzu International Airport in the north of the country shortly after 10:00 local time (11:00 BST), the aircraft
  
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• Soludo welcomes 1,300 defecting PDP faithful to APGA

  10-06-2024 18:10 via pulse.ng
  
  Soludo urged the new party members to take advantage of the ongoing APGA electronic re-registration to complete their membership.No fewer than 1,300 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) faithful in Anambra have formally defected to the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA).The defectors, who came from across the state, were received by the Gov. Chukwuma Soludo at a welcome ceremony in Awka. Soludo urged the new party members to take advantage of the ongoing APGA electronic re-registration to complete
  
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• NNPC denies ₦3.3trn subsidy inflation, calls for responsible reporting

  10-06-2024 18:06 via pulse.ng
  
  NNPC Ltd stated that the company has always conducted its businesses in accountably and transparently, with international best practices.The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) on Monday disowned reports in some sections of the media alleging that it inflated subsidy claims by ₦3.3 trillion.A statement issued by Olufemi Soneye, Chief Corporate Communications Officer, NNPC Ltd., stated that the company had always conducted its businesses accountably and transparently, wi
  
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• Tinubu approves 42,000 tonnes of food to Kano residents

  10-06-2024 17:41 via pulse.ng
  
  The food commodities include; 19,360 bags of 50kg of maize, 26,400 bags of 50kg of sorghum and 8,360 bags of 50kg bags of millet.The Federal Government on Monday presented 42,000 metric tonnes of assorted food commodities to the Kano Government for distribution to vulnerable persons in the state.The Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Hajiya Zubaida Umar, presented the items to Gov. Abba Kabir-Yusuf in Kano.Umar, represented by Dr Ishaya Isah-Chonoko, NEMA Acting
  
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