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Customs seize $578,000 undeclared cash, hand suspects to EFCC

24.03.2025
The Nigeria Customs Service, Murtala Muhammed International Airport Command, said it intercepted a total of $578,000 falsely declared by an inbound passenger coming into Nigeria from South Africa. The Customs Area Controller in charge of the command, John Harrison, announced this while addressing journalists at the command on Friday. He explained that the suspect, Mr...
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BOI, WCCIMA unveil N10bn fund for women-led businesses

24.03.2025
The Bank of Industry has assured the Women’s Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Agriculture of its commitment to providing financial solutions for female entrepreneurs in the sector. According to a statement from BOI on Friday, the commitment was made at an event to commemorate International Women’s Day, jointly organised by BOI and WCCIMA in...
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Katsina CJ Frees 91 Inmates

24.03.2025
In a bid to ease overcrowding in Katsina’s correctional centres, Chief Judge, Justice Musa Danladi, has granted bail to 91 inmates and discharged four others during a jail delivery exercise . This initiative, held at the Medium Security Custodial Centre, marked the first quarter jail delivery for 2025. Justice Danladi explained that the freed inmates...
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Create policies to attract agric investments, stakeholders urge govt

24.03.2025
Stakeholders in the agricultural sector have called for urgent policy reforms, increased investments, and technological innovations to strengthen the country’s food system. With food insecurity affecting millions of Nigerians, the agricultural experts, policymakers, and development partners convened in Abuja on Thursday for the National Stakeholder Dialogue on Food Security. The dialogue, themed “Achieving Food Security...
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Baobab Nigeria disburses N500bn loans to MSMEs

24.03.2025
Baobab Nigeria, a microfinance bank, said it has disbursed close to N500bn in loans to micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises, reinforcing its commitment to financial inclusion and business growth in Nigeria. The disclosure was made in a statement on Friday, in which the lender highlighted its efforts to support small businesses through accessible financial solutions....
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Policeman Shoots Three Persons In Calabar

24.03.2025
A Police Inspector, identified as Effiong Bassey, has shot three persons at a popular market in Calabar, Cross River State in what the state Police Command described as “Madness.” According to the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Irene Ugbo, Bassey refused repeated pleas to return his rifle after night duty. Although the Police PPRO said that “three...
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Petrol imports rise to 154m litres weekly

24.03.2025
Seven vessels carrying imported Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, are expected to berth at seaports along the nation’s borders between Monday, March 17, and Sunday, March 23, Saturday PUNCH reports. According to a document obtained from the Nigerian Port Authority on Thursday, these vessels carrying 115,000 metric tonnes representing 154.22 million litres of PMS...
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