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By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief ABUJA — The Nigeria Customs Service Board, NCSB, has approved the appointment of Constantine Dim as Deputy Comptroller-General of Customs, DCG, alongside five Assistant Comptroller-Generals, ACGs. The appointments were approved at the Board’s 65th Regular Meeting, chaired by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. […]

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ABUJA— Former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Kingsley Moghalu, has welcomed a United Nations resolution encouraging the use of world maps that more accurately represent Africa’s size, but cautioned that a corrected map alone cannot drive the continent’s economic transformation. Moghalu, who disclosed this in a post on his X platform on […]

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…20 of 92 applications already with lenders …Fund expected to create 30,000 jobs — Oyetola By Folarin Kehinde After more than two decades of delays, the Federal Government has begun moves to unlock the Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund (CVFF) for Nigerian shipowners, with the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, directing lenders to […]

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By Henry Ojelu LAGOS — Behind the controversy trailing the proposed amendment of the Lagos State Magistrates’ Court Law, 2015, is a policy question that goes beyond the proposed extension of the retirement age of Law Officers from 60 to 65 years like the Magistrates Findings by Vanguard show that the proposal is linked to […]

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By Henry Obetta  Former Local government Chairman of Estako East Local Government Area of Edo State, Princess Benedicta Attoh has decried the worsening security situation in Okpekpe Community, particularly along the Ebelle–Amughe and Ebelle–Uzanu roads and surrounding communities while appealing to the Governor Monday Okpebholo and relevant security agencies to intervene and secure the community.  […]

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By Emmanuel Iheaka The Igbo Heroes and Icons Foundation (IHIF) has urged members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to refrain from attempting to coerce Nigerians into voting against their preferred candidates in the 2027 elections. The foundation made the call in a statement signed by its National Coordinator, Hon. Chinedu Nsofor, expressing concern over […]

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By Kingsley Omonobi LAGOS — The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a suspected cocaine trafficker accused of masterminding drug shipments to Saudi Arabia, while intercepting a fuel tanker carrying more than two tonnes of cannabis and recovering millions of opioid pills in coordinated operations across several states. The agency said on Sunday […]

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By Daniel Abia PORT HARCOURT — A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has commended former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, Prof Yemi Osinbajo and other dignitaries for attending the burial of Dame Ezinne Mary Orduah Amaechi, mother of former Rivers State governor and ADC Vice-Presidential candidate, Rotimi Amaechi. Eze described the […]

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The family of Saratu Jibo, the 37-year-old Nigerian woman who was reported missing after arriving in Doha, Qatar, has expressed appreciation to Nigerians and others who helped in the search for her. Saratu’s brother, Jonathan Jibo, disclosed on his X platform on Sunday that his sister had been found safe after she reportedly fell ill […]

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