The National Drug Law Enforcement (NDLEA) has assured the U.S. government of eradication of criminals and illicit drug trafficking in Nigeria. The Chairman of NDLEA, Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, said this when he received the U.S Ambassador to Nigeria Mary Leonard…
The Federal Government says Amnesty International (AI) is becoming an irritant with disinformation and double standard and will soon lose its respect and credibility. The government said this position in response to the AI allegation of cover up in the…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Lagos Command, said it arrested no fewer than 3,187 traffic offenders during its “30 days operation zero tolerance” in the state. The Lagos Sector Commander, Mr Olusegun Ogungbemide, said this in an interview with…
The Edo Internal Revenue Service (EIRS), has assured that vehicles number plates would be available in the state by the first week of February. Mr Courage Eboigbe, Head, Corporate Communication, EIRS, gave the assurance in an interview with newsmen in…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja met with the leadership of Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs led by its President-General, Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar. Reports state that the agenda of the meeting which went into closed…
Mr Ahmed Baba-Yahaya, Nasarawa State Commissioner for Health, says government had intensified the training of health workers to curtail the spread of Covid-19 in the state. The commissioner, who disclosed this on Thursday, in Lafia, at the opening of a…
The Chairman, Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Mr Abdullahi Candido, on Thursday presented a budget of N10.087 billion for 2021. Candido said at the ceremony in Abuja that the figure represented an increase of 10.94 per cent over the 2020…
A Non-Governmental Organisation(NGO), Food Hygiene Initiative of Nigeria (FHIN), has called on Nigerians to ensure proper handling and hygienic food consumption to promote food safety and healthy living in the country. The Director-General of the organisation, Dr Jonah Karimu, made…
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) in Oyo, on Thursday took sensitisation campaign on COVID-19 to some public primary and secondary schools in Ibadan. Reports state that the Oyo state director of NOA, Mr Moshood Olaleye, led other staff of the…
The Women’s Rights Advancement and Protection Alternative (WRAPA), a civil society organisation, has advocated for a strengthened system to help protect women and girls from all forms of violence, especially sexual assualt. The Director of Programmes and Administration of WRAPA,…
