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By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 48-year-old businessman allegedly attempting to smuggle 1.55kg of cocaine to India, while operatives across several states recovered illicit drugs worth more than N3.6 billion in a week-long operation.The suspect, Nwankwo Innocent Onyebuchi, who deals in marble in Lagos, was arrested at the departure hall of Terminal II of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, while attempting […]

By Zainab Uzomah Troops of the Nigerian Army’s 18 Brigade have rescued nine kidnapped victims and foiled attempted terrorist attacks in separate operations across Mariga and Rijau Local Government Areas of Niger State. According to a statement signed by the Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, Headquarters 18 Brigade, Capt. Adebayo Samuel Adewumi, on Friday, the operations conducted between Monday and Wednesday also led to the recovery of weapons, motorcycles […]

By ZZainab Uzomah The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (retd.), has urged officers and personnel of the agency to remain resilient, describing the fight against illicit drugs as a generational responsibility. Marwa spoke on Thursday at the 12th Chairman/CEO’s Commendations and Awards ceremony held at the NDLEA headquarters in Abuja. The ceremony saw the agency honour 274 […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has welcomed the recognition of Nigeria’s Customs modernisation model by the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), following the selection of a subsidiary of Nigerian-owned Bergmans Security Consultant and Supplies Limited to implement a 20-year, multi-billion-dollar continental Customs Modernisation Project. The President’s commendation was contained in a statement issued on Monday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, following the selection of Bergmans’ […]

By Zainab Uzomah| Abuja The Federal Government has appointed substantive provosts for three Federal Colleges of Agriculture in Akure, Kano and Dadin Kowa, Gombe State, as part of efforts to strengthen agricultural education, research and the country’s food security drive. The appointments were announced in a statement signed by the Public Relations Officer to the Executive Secretary of the Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria, ARCN, Khadijat O. Ameen, on Friday. […]