Resist temptations from drug barons, Marwa charges new NDLEA officers
Nov. 19, 2021 Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) has charged 2,000 newly trained officers of the anti-narcotics body…
Buhari meets with South East leaders in Aso Villa
Nov. 19, 2021 President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Abuja met behind closed doors with some South East leaders led by Chief Mbazulike Amaechi at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He…
Only about 38 per cent have access to good hygiene in Northwest Nigeria – UNICEF
Nov. 19, 2021 Mr. Maulid Warfa, the UNICEF Chief Field Officer, Kano and Sokoto States says only 25 per cent of those living in Northwestern Nigeria have access to sanitation,…
World Toilet Day: 46m Nigerians still defecate in the open – UNICEF
Nov. 19, 2021 The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says the rate of open defecation in Nigeria had remained steady at 23 per cent, with an estimated 46 million Nigerians…
NAPTIP rescues 100 children in A’Ibom in 6 months – Official
Nov. 19, 2021 The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) says it has rescued 100 children and apprehended 120 suspected traffickers within six months in Akwa…
Ahead of Japan, China becomes 2nd largest contributor at World Bank, global institutions
Nov 19, 2021 With over $66 billion in total capital, China has passed Japan to become the second largest contributor to the system of development banks that provide some $200…
Nigeria to host 2022 UNESCO Global Media Information, Literacy Week
Nov. 19, 2021 Nigeria has been given the mandate to host the 2022 Global Information Literacy Week of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). The decision was…
#ENDSARS Panel report: It’s improper to subject report of the panel, integrity of its members to media trials, attacks – Adegboruwa
Nov. 19, 2021 …Asks LASG to focus on findings, far-reaching recommendations contained in the report Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and a member of the Lagos State…
2023 Presidency: The feelings that I am loved in the north is not by accident – Sen. Kalu
Nov. 19, 2021 The Chief Whip of the Senate. Sen. Orji Kalu, on Friday in Abuja, said that northern groups were drumming support for him to vie for president in…
LASG warns against conversion of residential buildings for commercial purposes in Ikeja
Nov. 19, 2021 The Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority (LASPPPA) has warned property owners in Ikeja and environs to desist from using their property for purposes other than those…