Nigerian police rescue children, pregnant teens from ‘baby factory’
Police in Rivers State raided a child trafficking facility holding at least 23 children and four pregnant teenagers, a police spokesman said on Thursday. Officers arrested three people and…
Include telecommunications companies in the CNI category – Airtel appeals to FG
Airtel Nigeria has appealed to the Federal Government to include telecommunications companies in the country in the Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) category. Dr Adedoyin Adeola, Vice-President, Network Operation…
Coronavirus: FG disburses over N12m to Nigerians in Wuhan
Chairman/CEO of NIDCOM, Abike Dabiri The Federal Government has disbursed the sum of 235,000 RMB (over N12million) to Nigerians in Wuhan, the epidemic center of the coronavirus, China. This…
Purchase of 820 buses: Court strikes out Ambode’s suit to stop probe by lawmakers
Ex-gov. Akinwunmi Ambode An Ikeja High Court in Lagos on Thursday held that former Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos cannot stop the state Assembly from probing him over his administration’s…
Dangote Fertiliser begins pre-testing of $2bn plant ahead of inauguration
Dangote Fertiliser Limited has begun countdown to the inauguration of its $2 billion Granulated Urea Fertiliser complex located in the Dangote Free Zone. With a capacity of 3…
LASG reaffirms no case of coronavirus in Lagos, Chinese citizen tested negative
Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi The Lagos State government has affirmed that the Chinese citizen presented at the Reddington Hospital, Ikeja yesterday on suspicion of being…
Niger hands over 25 repentant Boko Haram terrorists to Nigerian gov’t
Photo credit: Channels Television Authorities in Niger Republic have handed over 25 repentant members of the Boko Haram terrorist group including the wives and children to the Nigerian government. The former insurgents…
Decisively deal with human traffickers who misled Nigerians – Returnee begs FG
Sola Adeleke, a 38 years old Libya returnee has appealed to the Federal Government to deal decisively with human traffickers, who misled Nigerians with fake information on greener pastures…
TUC supports Bill seeking immunity for NASS
The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) says it supports the bill seeking to provide immunity to the leadership of the National Assembly. TUC President, Quadri Olaleye, made this…
Coronavirus: China city to reward virus patients who report to authorities $1,400
A city in China’s Hubei province, the epicenter of the global coronavirus epidemic, will pay residents as much as 10,000 yuan ($1,425.96) if they proactively report symptoms of the illness…