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Drug Abuse: Security agencies seek collective action to protect youths

Security agencies and the National Orientation Agency (NOA) have called for stronger collaboration among stakeholders to curb drug abuse and other social vices threatening Nigerian youths. They made the call at the Voices of Our Society Campaign Against Silent Killers, themed “Strengthening National Consciousness: Confronting Silent Threats to Youth, Security and Public Health,” on Thursday ...

Elektron Energy unveils 40MW embedded power project in Lagos

Elektron Energy, an embedded power developer, on Thursday unveiled its Victoria Island Power (VIPL) project to customers and business leaders in Lagos. Newsmen report that the 40-megawatt power plant is designed to provide dedicated, embedded electricity to businesses in Victoria Island. Speaking ‌‌⁠⁠⁠‍⁠⁠‌‍⁠‌‍‌at the event, Mr Ayomide Oladapo, Executive Director, Elektron Energy, said businesses in ...

NDC yet to produce Kaduna governorship candidate for 2027 — Chairman

The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) says it is yet to produce a governorship candidate for the 2027 Kaduna election, amid competing claims by former Sen. Danjuma La’ah and lawyer Mohammed Abbas. The ‌‌⁠⁠⁠‍⁠⁠‌‌⁠⁠⁠‌‌⁠‌state chairman of the party, Mr Mordecai Ibrahim, disclosed this on Thursday at a news conference in Kaduna, saying the controversy over the ...

NTAC expands global deployment of Nigerian professionals for fees

The Nigerian Technical Aid Corps (NTAC) plans to expand beyond its traditional South-South mandate, deploying Nigerian professionals for fees to countries across Asia, Europe and the Americas. The Director-General of NTAC, Dr Yusuf Yakub, disclosed this on Thursday at the deployment exercise for 18 Technical Aid Corps (TAC) volunteers billed for Rwanda. Yakub said the ...