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NLC REJECTS DELTA CIVIL SERVANTS DRESS CODE, DEMANDS REVIEW By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Delta State Council, has rejected the new dress code directive for civil servants, insisting that existing Public Service Rules should remain the standard for
CUSTOMS GOES DIGITAL TO END CARGO CONGESTION By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has launched a new digital system to speed up clearance and disposal of abandoned cargo at ports and terminals. Comptroller-General Adewale Adeniyi, represented at the event,
FRSC FOILS SUSPECTED ONE-CHANCE OPERATION IN ABUJA By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has arrested three suspects and impounded a vehicle allegedly used for a one-chance operation in Wuse Zone 3, Abuja. According to FCT Sector Commander Felix
NIGERIA TRAINS SECURITY AGENTS ON IED RESPONSE By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), under the Office of the National Security Adviser, has begun training first responders and bomb technicians on handling Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs). The multi-agency training
NIPOST INTERCEPTS CANNABIS SHIPMENT FROM THAILAND By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) has intercepted a consignment of cannabis hidden inside a duvet cover from Thailand. According to its Director of Corporate Communications, Mallam Ibrahim Musa, details of those involved
CUSTOMS HANDS OVER $5.3M VANDALIZED POWER CABLES, SUSPECTS TO CIVIL DEFENCE By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Kano/Jigawa Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has handed over four suspects and vandalised power cables worth $5.3 million to the Nigeria Security and Civil
KANO GOV. PUSHES BILL TO BAN SAME -SEX MARRIAGE, IMMORAL ACTS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has approved the transmission of a bill to the State House of Assembly seeking to ban same-sex marriage and other practices
ICPC RECOVERS BILLIONS IN NORTHWEST ANTI-CORRUPTION DRIVE By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it has recovered over ₦7.3 billion and $1.06 million in the Northwest, alongside ₦43.3 million in the Northeast. Chairman Dr.
CISLAC URGES STRONGER TOBACCO TAX TO SAVE LIVES, BOOST REVENUE By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has urged the Federal Government to raise tobacco taxes to curb rising consumption and increase revenue. Speaking in Abuja, CISLAC’s Executive
KEBBI GOV’T CAUTIONS OPPOSITION OVER “DIABOLICAL CAMPAIGNS” By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Kebbi State Government has warned opposition parties against what it described as “diabolical campaigns” aimed at tarnishing the image of Governor Nasir Idris and his administration. Commissioner for Information, Yakubu