By Blessing wika, Abuja The Federal government has begun the process of validating the National Policy on Child/Forced Labour, and the National Action Plan (NAP), on the Elimination of Child/Forced Labour in Nigeria (2021 – 2025). Flagging off the process…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Federal Operations Unit , Zone C of the Nigeria Customs Service , Owerri in Imo State, said it intercepted contrabands with Duty Paid Value estimated at N1,280,885,011.00 between January and March 2021. This was disclosed in…
By Taofeek Lawal, Abuja The Joint Union Action Committee (JUAC), on Wednesday expressed satisfaction with the response of the Federal Capital Territory(FCT), Minister, Muhammad Musa Bello towards addressing its 17 points demands on implementation of the FCT civil service law.…
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has requested for the assistance of the Nigerian Army to train its armed squad personnel on to check invasion of custodial centres by armed hoodlums. Mr Francis Enobore, the Public Relations Officer officer, said this…
The Federal Government will inject five to 10 million Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) gas cylinders into the market in the next one year, according to Mr Dayo Adeshina, Programme Manager, National LPG Expansion Implementation Plan. He made this known in…
The Lagos State Citizens’ Mediation Centre (CMC) has successfully restored the family of Mr Olalekan Balogun, which was rendered homeless by their aggrieved landlord, to their apartment after being locked out for 18 days. The Public Affairs Officer of the…
Academic and non academic staff of the four tertiary institutions owned by Kaduna State Government have threatened to embark on strike over salary issues and working conditions. The workers, under the Joint Unions of Tertiary Institutions of Kaduna State, said…
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has urged those who received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, Astrazeneca vaccine, to take second dose for stronger immunity against the virus. Mrs Elizabeth Onitolo, UNICEF Communication for Development (C4D) Specialists, made the…
Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, the Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) said the board lost more than N10 million in 2020 to fraudsters. Oloyede told newsmen at the board’s headquarters on Wednesday in Abuja that the fraudsters penetrated the board’s…
Two motor boys were reported dead while three others sustained various degrees of injuries in an accident involving two trucks and a motorcycle at Nasfat U-turn on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) Divisional Commander in Mowe/Ibafo,…
