Calabar: The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has announced the interception of controlled drugs valued at over N18 million at the Mfum Border in Cross River. The Customs Area Controller for Cross River/Calabar Free Trade Zone/Akwa Ibom Area Command, Comptroller Chukwudi Ogbonna, made this known during a news conference held in Calabar on Tuesday. According to […]
Day: April 8, 2025
Kaduna Launches Nigeria’s First Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone
Kaduna: President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has disclosed that Kaduna State is leading the way as the first to launch the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone (SAPZ) in Nigeria. Speaking during a courtesy call at Sir Kashim Ibrahim House, Adesina praised Gov. Uba Sani’s commitment to agricultural transformation. According to News […]
COAS Inaugurates New Projects at Nigerian Army’s 3 Division
Rukuba: Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), on Tuesday inaugurated newly constructed and renovated projects at the 3 Division of the Nigerian Army, Rukuba, near Jos. According to News Agency of Nigeria, the projects consist of blocks of offices and residential accommodations for officers and soldiers. Oluyede emphasized that these initiatives aim […]
Nigeria Launches Counselling Council to Regulate Practices
Abuja: The Federal Ministry of Education has officially unveiled the Counselling Practitioners of Nigeria (CPCN) Council with the goal of regulating counselling practice nationwide. The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Abel Enitan, emphasised the need for the council to improve the quality of counselling services in Nigeria during the inauguration held in Abuja on Tuesday. […]
Mobile Money Surpasses Two Billion Accounts and 500 Million Monthly Active Users Globally in 2024: Report
London: The GSM Association (GSMA) has indicated that globally, mobile money reached two significant milestones in 2024, one of which was surpassing two billion registered accounts. According to News Agency of Nigeria, the GSMA, which made this known in its recently released State of Industry Report for Mobile Money 2025 on Tuesday, added the second […]