Category: Government

The immediate past Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kola Kyari, on Wednesday decided to break his silence after he honoured an invitation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), over alleged financial improprieties during his leadership. He arrived at the EFCC headquarters in Jabi, Abuja, at about 2:15 p.m., where it was reported that he was grilled by investigators over allegations of conspiracy, abuse of office, and money laundering. Addressing the Press briefly as he left the EFCC premises, the former…

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it has received 573,523 applications during the first phase of its ongoing recruitment exercise. Abdullahi Maiwada, NCS Public Relations Officer (PRO), in a statement on Wednesday, said the recruitment drive commenced with an advertisement published in national newspapers on December 27, 2024. Maiwada said 286,697 applicants have been shortlisted for the next phase of the 3,927 openings, which span the superintendent, inspectorate, and customs assistant cadres. “The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is pleased to inform the general public on the progress of its ongoing…

The national grid collapsed on Wednesday morning, inherently leads to widespread loss of electricity across the affected areas within the Country. Information gatheredfrom the Independent System Operator (ISO) showed that the megawatts (MW) generated dropped from 2,917MW to 1.5MW between 11am and 12pm. In an X post from Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) revealed the loss of power from the national grid. “Please be informed that the power outage currently being experienced is due to a loss of supply from the national grid at 11:23 am today, affecting electricity supply…

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has invited all domestic airlines to a meeting in Abuja over recent flight disruptions. The meeting will be held on Wednesday at the NCAA headquarters, as confirmed by the Director of Public Relations and Consumer Protection, Michael Achimugu, on his verified X handle. The Aviation industry has recently come under severe complaints following series of incidents of unruly passenger behaviour. “The NCAA has invited all domestic airlines to a meeting in Abuja slated for tomorrow, Wednesday,” Achimugu said.  “Unruly passenger behaviour and passenger handling…

Assistant Commissioner of Police, Dolapo Badmos has been appointed Nigeria Permanent Mission Representative to the United Nations Headquarters in New York. Badmos appointment was approved by the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun Her deployment, according to the Force Headquarters, is part of ongoing efforts to strengthen Nigeria’s engagement in international law enforcement and global security affairs. Until her new beat, ACP Dolapo Badmos served as Assistant Commissioner of Police in Federal Operations at the Department of Force Intelligence, Abuja. She also held several operational and administrative positions in…

Officers and Men of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) HAVE commended the achievement of one of their colleagues, Akpevwe Ogboru, an assistant comptroller of the service, who rode a motorbike from Nigeria to Belgium in 35 days. Ogboru, popularly known as “Tracta 2”, arrived at the Nigerian embassy in Brussels at 12:47 pm on Thursday, after covering about 10,265km across two continents and 10 countries. Her expedition, tagged ‘Ride for Women Inclusivity and Cross-Border Research’, was aimed at promoting gender inclusivity, amplifying girl-child empowerment initiatives, and spotlighting issues of connectivity,…

The Hon. Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has maintained that the revenue of states have doubled since the removal of the petrol subsidy. The Minister who spoke on Thursday during the National Health Financing Dialogue in Abuja. “And over the past two years, the bold reforms have come at some cost as you repair and you fix some of the things that were broken in the economy,” he said. “So, the removal of subsidy was a tough decision but it has restored fiscal balance,…