In a now-viral online video, Lagos State Commandant Adedotun Keshinro and the NSCDC spokesperson, Oluwaseun Abolurin, said the operation was conducted after operatives encountered resistance from youths in the area. Officials of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have busted an “illegal” fruit juice factory at the Badagry Area in Lagos State and […]
The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission has inaugurated a reconstituted Inter-Agency Technical Committee to verify the coordinates of disputed and newly drilled oil and gas wells across Nigeria from 2017 to date. The commission said the exercise was intended to strengthen fiscal transparency, improve revenue allocation and resolve disputes affecting the distribution of oil-producing […]
The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency has warned of a high risk of riverine flooding across 15 states between September 19 and 25, as rising water levels increase the possibility of flooding in communities located on floodplains. In a national flood advisory issued on Friday, the agency said the forecast covered a seven-day period and urged […]
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have intercepted more than 1.3 million pills and capsules of tramadol and other opioids, as well as about 6,000 kilograms of cannabis, in a series of operations across eight states and the Federal Capital Territory. The agency said the seizures, which had a combined estimated street value […]