S/West govs flag off operation Amotekun in Ibadan, say it’ll complement mainstream security agencies
Governors in the South West Zone on Thursday in Ibadan flagged-off the operations of the Western Nigeria Security Network (Amotekun), stressing that it would complement the mainstream security agencies in…
Minimum wage:Showdown imminent in states as TUC mobilises members
The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has directed state councils of the union to commence mobilisation of their members immediately, should state governments failed to implement the new minimum…
Kaduna State govt says it has no intention of withdrawing charges against El-zakzaky
Gov. El-Rufai Kaduna State Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice, Aisha Dikko, on Thursday said the fate of Ibrahim El Zakzaky, leader of the proscribed Islamic Movement of Nigeria…
Poor aviation visibility: ‘ Nigeria has latest landing instrument but no capacity to calibrate it’
The Air Transport Senior Staff Services Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN) says Nigeria’s inability to have internal capacity to calibrate newly acquired Category III Instrument Landing System (CATIII ILS) caused recent…
Plateau: How 12 people were killed for alleged cattle rustling
Chief Nelson Bakfur, the Mishkaham Mwaghavul of Mwaghavul tribe in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau, has condemned the killing of 12 of his subjects by gunmen in Kumbun district…
FG issues new regulation, orders implementation 70% local content in broadcasting
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has issued a new regulation to compel the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to implement 70% local content in broadcasting. This was contained…
Avoid escalation, pursue dialogue -Pope appeals to U.S. and Iran
Pope Francis on Thursday urged the United States and Iran to avoid escalation and pursue “dialogue and self-restraint” to avert a wider conflict in the Middle East. The pope made…
Court sentences DG NCAC, Runsewe to prison, orders his immediate arrest
DG NCAC, Olusegun Runsewe Justice Jude Okeke of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has sentenced the Director-General of the National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC),…
NDLEA Lagos Command nabbed over 400 illicit drug offenders in 2019
NDLEA officials on duty The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Lagos State Command, on Thursday said that it arrested 411 illicit drug offenders in 2019 Its commander, Mr Ralph…
Obaseki orders prosecution of LG chairmen accused of embezzling funds
Gov. Godwin Obaseki Governor of Edo state, Godwin Obaseki, has instructed the relevant ministries to commence prosecution of all local government chairmen relieved of their offices for embezzling council funds….