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Unilorin hosts 1st National Disability Rights competition.

The Disability Law Advocacy Project (DLAP) of the University of Ilorin has successfully hosted the first-ever National Disability Rights Moot Court with participants drawn from seven Nigerian universities. According to the University Publication on Monday, the event is the first…

FRSC arrests 2,594 traffic offenders in Edo

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Edo Sector Command said on Monday that it arrested no fewer than 2,594 traffic offenders in 2020. The Corps Sector Commander, Mr Henry Benamaisia, disclosed this in an interview with Newsmen in Benin. Benamaisia…

LASG revamps building permit approvals

The Lagos State Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development on Monday promised to review planning permit processing time from 28 to 18 days and reduce lay-out approval process from 90 to 30 days. Mr Mukaila Sanusi, Assistant Director Public…

Adamawa Fire service saves N463.5m property in 2020

Adamawa Fire Service says it saved property worth N463.5 million in rescue operations during fire outbreaks in the state between January and December 2020. Mr Abdullahi Adamu, the state Chief Fire Officer said this in an interview with the Newsmen…

Osun workers comply with govt. directive on COVID-19

Workers in the Osun civil service on Grade Levels 12 and below, on Monday stayed away from offices and their duty posts in compliance with the state government directive on Coronavirus (Covid-19). Reports state that Secretary to the State Government,…

MPC: Expert urges CBN to curb inflation rates

As Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) opens its Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting on Monday, a financial expert, Mr Okechukwu Unegbu, has advised the committee to address rising inflationary rates. Unegbu, who gave the advice in an interview with the…