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The Federal Government has inaugurated a Technical Working Group on Agricultural Produce Residue Standards to address recurring export rejections of Nigerian agricultural commodities arising from non-compliance with Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) and other sanitary and phytosanitary requirements. The Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Aliyu Abdullahi, said the initiative was part of efforts to strengthen food safety systems and improve Nigeria’s competitiveness in regional and international agricultural markets. This was contained in a statement issued on Monday following the inauguration ceremony held at the ministry’s conference room in Abuja. According to the minister, the inauguration marked “another…

The Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Olugbenga Adepoju, on Monday led an enforcement exercise against vehicles with covered, obscured, and unregistered number plates across Port Harcourt and its environs. CP Adepoju, accompanied by officers of the State Traffic Department and members of the Command’s management team, monitored compliance at strategic locations, including GRA Junction along Aba Road and Ikwerre Road. Several offenders were arrested and subsequently arraigned before a mobile court sitting at the Police Traffic Section, Mile 1 Divisional Police Headquarters. Speaking with journalists during the exercise, Adepoju said the operation was in line with the directive of the…

Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, on Monday joined a high-profile endorsement rally in Ebonyi State, expressing support for President Bola Tinubu and calling for stronger cooperation among progressive political actors. Addressing a large crowd of supporters in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Soludo described his participation as a “solidarity visit,” noting the growing alignment among progressive forces across the country. This was contained in a statement issued on Monday by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Christian Aburime. Soludo, who stood alongside his host, Ebonyi State Governor Francis Nwifuru, whom he described as “my own brother,” reaffirmed his commitment to collaborative governance…

The Central Bank of Nigeria has directed banks, fintech firms, and other payment service providers to store payment transaction data generated within the country on local servers from January 1, 2027, as part of new measures to strengthen oversight of the fast-growing digital payments ecosystem. The directive was contained in a circular issued by the Payments System Supervision Department of the CBN on Monday and addressed to deposit money banks, microfinance banks, mobile money operators, switching and processing companies, payment terminal service providers, payment solution service providers, super agents and other licensed operators in the payments industry. The circular, signed…

Four-time champions Germany looked capable of setting a new record for the biggest win in FIFA World Cup history on Sunday as they romped to a 7-1 victory over debutants Curaçao. However, 44 years after Hungary’s record 10-1 demolition of El Salvador, no team has managed to surpass the tournament’s biggest-ever win. ABIODUN ADEWALE revisits some of the World Cup’s most emphatic victories Hungary 10-1 El Salvador – 1982 In June 15, 1982, exactly 44 years ago, Hungary became the only team to score 10 goals in a single men’s World Cup match, defeating El Salvador 10-1 in their opening…

Bitcoin (BTC) chart technicals suggest that the BTC price rebound to $100,000 may still happen by September. BTC/USD daily chart. Source: TradingViewKey takeaways: Bitcoin is painting a potential double-bottom and bullish divergence pattern.BTC price must break above a resistance confluence near $66,700Double-bottom hints at 60% BTC price upsideBTC rebounded 13.25% from its local low below $60,000, as a preliminary truce between the US and Iran revived risk appetite across global markets.The recovery pushed BTC back toward $67,000 on June 15, tracking a broader relief rally in risk assets after the geopolitical breakthrough pressured oil prices lower and reduced near-term inflation…

Mean Girls costars Amanda Seyfried and Lindsay Lohan are still going strong after more than 20 years of friendship. “We’ve stayed close because there’s genuine trust and respect between us,” Lohan, 39, told GQ magazine in a new profile of Seyfried published on Monday, June 15. “What started as shared experience has grown into a meaningful friendship over time. Now we talk more about life, motherhood and our families. She’s always someone I can rely on. That consistency is rare and something I really cherish.” Seyfried, 40, meanwhile, told the outlet that she had a front-row seat to how Lohan’s…

Nigeria’s former Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, under whom terrorists and other armed groups killed thousands of people and displaced many more, has proposed strategies to tackle the nation’s security crises. Mr Buratai, who led the Nigerian Army between 2015 and 2021 during some of the most violent phases of the Boko Haram conflict and the expansion of armed criminal groups across northern Nigeria, made the remarks on Monday in a statement shared with PREMIUM TIMES. His tenure was marked by military offensives that reclaimed territory from insurgents, but also by persistent insecurity, repeated mass kidnappings and allegations of…

Nigerian actress Kate Henshaw has opened up about how she navigated the most talked-about scene in Netflix’s “Blood Sisters” Season 2 — an intimacy scene between her character Uduak Ademola and Akin, played by Daniel Etim-Effiong. The intimacy scene sparked buzz across social media, fuelling a growing public debate surrounding Etim-Effiong’s on-screen romantic roles, which netizens have accused of being far too frequent for a married man. PREMIUM TIMES reported that the conversation around Etim-Effiong’s on-screen romance peaked late last year, when his kissing scenes with actress Bolaji Ogunmola in “Summer Rain” went viral. The clip triggered a wave of…

The Kano State Government has set aside the sum of N1.5bn ahead of its planned mass wedding programme for 3,000 beneficiaries. The Commander-General of the Hisbah Board in the state, Sheikh Ibrahim Daurawa, made the disclosure on Monday while briefing journalists on preparations ahead of the programme. “The Kano State Government is to spend N1.5bn on the entire mass wedding programme which will soon be conducted in the state,” Daurawa said. He explained that part of the money would be spent on the purchase of furniture, food items, dowry, clothing materials for the couples, and a capital of N100,000 to…