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  The Senate has directed the management of the North-Central Development Commission (NCDC) to prioritise investments in agriculture and security as it implements its 2026 budget. The Chairman of the Senate Committee on NCDC, Titus Zam, made the call on Monday when the Commission’s management appeared before the committee to defend its 2026 budget estimates. […]

The Nigeria Customs has clarified the exchange rate application in customs validation. In a statement by the National Public Relations Officer of Customs, Abdullahi Maiwada, the Service said it does not independently determine, generate, alter, or apply margins to foreign exchange rates used for import and export valuation. Maiwada said exchange rates applied within the

Iran said Monday that the US position on Tehran’s nuclear programme “has moved towards a more realistic one” ahead of a second round of talks. “A cautious assessment is that, from the discussions that have taken place in Muscat to date, at least what we have been told is that the US position on the

The Chairman, House Committee on Reformatory Institutions and member representing Ikwo/Ezza South Federal Constituency of Ebonyi State, Chinedu Ogah, has called for urgent reforms in Nigeria’s correctional system to reduce the rising population of awaiting trial inmates in the different correctional centers across the country. Ogah, who described the situation as worrisome, maintained that awaiting

A worker’s strike disrupted flights and air traffic control operations at Kenya’s main airport on Monday, the national carrier said. Kenya Airways (KQ) warned passengers of “possible schedule adjustments, including delays,” and advised them not to proceed to the airport without first confirming their flight status. “We are currently experiencing air traffic control operational delays

The Umuahia Capital Development Authority, UCDA, has said that it will commence the demolition of illegal structures, attachments, shanties, containers and street obstructions in Umuahia, the state capital today, Monday. The General Manager of UCDA, Mr. Kingsley Agomoh, who disclosed this to journalists in Umuahia, weekend, said the exercise followed the expiration of the grace

Arsenal powered into the FA Cup fifth round for the first time in six years as the quadruple chasers crushed Wigan 4-0 on Sunday. Mikel Arteta’s side routed the third-tier strugglers with four goals in the first 27 minutes of the fourth round tie at the Emirates Stadium. Noni Madueke and Gabriel Martinelli netted before