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Nigeria Customs Service Achieves Record Revenue of N6.1 Trillion in 2024
January 16, 2025
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) generated a record-breaking N6.1 trillion in revenue for 2024. This achievement represents a 90.4 percent increase from the N3.2 trillion collected in 2023. The Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, disclosed...
Tinubu Appoints Folashade As First DSS Deputy DG
January 16, 2025
His Excellency, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced the appointment of Folashade Adekaiyaoja, as the Deputy Director General of the Department of State Services. The appointment by the President was based on the recommendation of...
Wike Pledges Support for Sports, Plans to Honour FCT Athletes
January 16, 2025
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has announced plans to honour athletes who represented the FCT in various sporting events recently. According to a statement by the FCT sports department in...
UK Launches Probe into Dominance of Google Search Engine Market
January 16, 2025
Britain’s competition watchdog has launched an investigation into Google’s dominant position in the Search Engine market and its impacts on consumers and businesses. According to a statement by the the Competition and Markets Authority, the...
Ex-queen of Ooni, Oriyomi Hamzat, Others Released on Bail After Stampede Charges
January 16, 2025
The Oyo State High Court, sitting in Ibadan presided over by Justice Kamaldeen has released the former wife of Ooni Ife, Naomi Silekunola, CEO of Agidigbo FM, Oriyomi Hamzat others being prosecuted for murder arising...
Iconic Open University to Start its Fall Semester Exams Across 57 Centers in Nigeria, 11 Offshore
January 16, 2025
Iconic University is set to commence its Fall Semester examinations on January 20th, 2025, concurrently at 57 exam centers throughout Nigeria and 11 offshore locations designed for international students. The offshore centers span across the...
An Analysis On The Controversies Of Meta Ending Fact-Check Programs
January 14, 2025
Introduction In recent years, Meta (formerly Facebook) has faced increasing pressure to tackle misinformation on its platform. Mark Zuckerberg launched its fact-checking programs to combat the spread of false information, a persistent problem that undermines...
Ooni congratulates Owoade, keeps mute on kingmakers’ complaint
January 12, 2025
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has lauded the appointment of Abimbola Owoade as the new Alaafin of Oyo. He also congratulated the Alaafin-elect on his appointment as the new Oyo king....
No National Grid collapse, only Line Trippings-TCN
January 12, 2025
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has dismissed reports of a National Grid collapse on Saturday, attributing power fluctuations in parts of the country to isolated line trippings. In a statement issued by TCN spokesperson...
Five Kingmakers Oppose The Appointment Of Akeem Owoade as New Alaafin
January 11, 2025
Shortly after the pronouncement of the appointment of a new Alaafin of Oyo, about five prominent Kingmakers in Oyo town, Oyo State, have rejected the appointment of Prince Akeem Abimbola Owoade as the new...
