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The Coalition of Concerned Northern Forum (CCNF), has called on the NNPC’s Group Managing Director, Mallam Mele Kolo Kyari and Engr. Farouk Ahmed, the Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (MDPRA) to tender their resignation within 72 hours over the persistent fuel scarcity in the country. Point News247 reports that the group also demanded that the NNPC management should make public genuine and comprehensive names of those involved in the current scarcity of petroleum products all over the country. A statement jointly issued by the group’s chairman and the spokesman, Mallam Ibrahim Bature and Comrade…

Point News247 reports that Nigeria’s Super Falcons have landed in Abidjan, venue of the 2022 African Women Cup of Nations qualifier, ahead of the second leg of match against Ivory Coast. The Nigeria side won the first leg 2-0 at the Moshood Abiola Stadium courtesy of brace from Ifeoma Onumonu and are in the driving seat. They departed the shore of the country in the early hours of Sunday and arrived in the West African country in the afternoon. Apart from being the most successful team in the competition, Super Falcons is also the defending champion having emerged winner in…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), on Sunday, disclosed that its operatives have foiled the attempt by a syndicate to steal at least N2.7 billion from the Nigerian economy by pushing into circulation fake $4.7 million cash. Point News247 reports that the operatives had in the early hours of Friday 18th February 2022 intercepted a consignment sent from Lagos to Abuja at Abaji area of the Federal Capital Territory. A controlled delivery of the parcelled counterfeit US dollars totaling $4, 760, 000.00 led to the arrest of a principal suspect, 52-year-old Abdulmumini Maikasuwa. The seizure followed intelligence received by…

Nigeria’s Government says many non-governmental organisations operating in the nation are working against the country’s interests. Point News247 reports that theMinister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, stated this on Saturday when he featured on “Radio Link”, a phone-in programme of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria. The minister said Nigerians should be circumspect about the activities of many NGOs, adding that the government was in receipt of reports that some of the NGOs were on the payroll of foreign agents, traducers with ulterior motives to destabilise Nigeria. The minister gave the example of the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project…

Point News247 reports that Nigeria’s top sprinter, Blessing Okagbare has reacted to the 10-year ban slammed on her by the Disciplinary Tribunal of the Athletics Integrity Unit. After being on suspension for over seven months with no clear direction on how her doping case will be adjudicated, the AIU on Friday announced that a 10-year ban has been placed on Okagbare. In her reaction, Okagbare hinted that her lawyers are already studying the AIU decision ahead of their next line of action “My attention has been drawn to the statement issued by the AIU regarding its disciplinary panel decision. My…

A new political group, Tinubu nonnegotiable (TNN) and All Referandum Movement(ARM) says it is set to solve NigerIa’s political problem which is identified to be power and disunity among the citizens. According to the movement having realized these problems has now come up with a power solution concept, using power rotation to tackle the country’s political problem with the mobilization of NigerIans from the 36 states of the federation The National and global coordinator of TNN,Hon mutiu kunle Okunola(MKO) disclosed this recently at the inauguration of Southeast executives and candidates to be presented In the coming 2023 general election by…

Comptroller Festus Okun, Customs Area Controller (CAC) of Port Terminal Multiservices Limited (PTML) Command in Lagos has described the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) valuation mode being implemented by the Customs as one that will increase transparency, raise revenue collection and engender predictability. Point News247 reports that theComptroller who described the improved mode of duty collection on vehicular cargo as being in line with modernisation of the service processes, also said it will bring about uniformity of value across all Customs commands in the Country. According to him, “it will eradicate human contacts, remove discretionary duty value borne out of sentiments…

Point News247 reports that the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) has reacted to what they termed shenanigans by expelled members of the association. They also accused the Nigeria Police, Zone 2 of culpability in backing the expelled members to carry out illegal attacks on innocent citizens at the ANLCA’s secretariat without hearing from both sides. The association also said they are investigating the matter and will petition the Inspector General of Police for the show of shame the police is involving themselves in a matter that is in court. For the second time, the Nigerian Police Zone 2…

Comptroller S.J. Bomoi has, on Thursday 17th February, 2022, taken over from Comptroller NP Burromvyat mni. as the new Customs Area Controller of the FCT Area Command of the Nigeria Customs service. Point News247 reports that comptroller SJ Bomoi was one of the Customs Comptrollers who were recently redeployed by the Comptroller General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (rtd) on the 8th of February,2022. Until his appointment, Compt. SJ Bomoi served under various capacity such as, CIU Team Manager for 8 year’s, Ag. CAC IMO/ABIA and Customs Controller Transport and Logistics at the Service Headquarters. In a brief handing…

Point News247 reports that the newly appointed Customs Area Controller, Kebbi Command, Comptroller JO Attah dsm, mnipr has assumed duty on Monday, 12th February 2022, after taking over from Comptroller Hafiz Kalla. Shortly after taking over the reign of the Command at a ceremony held in the Command Headquarters in Birnin Kebbi, the new Area Controller harped on the need for officers and men of the Command to ensure strict compliance to Government fiscal policy on imports and exports of goods. He specifically mentioned foreign parboiled rice and petroleum product as some of the items that the Command’s officers and…