Minister urges higher institutions to Integrate Human Trafficking Awareness, Migration Literacy into Academic Curricula
January 29, 2025 Minister of Women Affairs, Hon. Imaan Sulaiman- Ibrahim, has called on universities and higher institutions to integrate human trafficking awareness and migration literacy into their curricula as…
African airlines’ cargo capacity increased by 13.6% in 2024 – IATA
Jan. 29, 2025 African airlines’ cargo capacity increased by 13.6 per cent year-on-year in 2024, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has said. IATA on Wednesday released data on 2024…
UN agency says US waiver to help in continued supply of life-saving HIV treatment
January 29, 2025 A U.S. humanitarian waiver will allow people in several countries to continue accessing life-saving HIV treatments, the UNAIDS said on Wednesday, after President Donald Trump’s freeze on…
AU approves $.8m additional fund to combat terrorism in Chad basin
Jan. 29, 2025 The African Union (AU) has pledged $800,000 fund to the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), to strengthen counter terrorism campaign in the Lake Chad Basin. The AU Commissioner for…
JAMB rules out admissions for Law programme in 8 institutions (Full list)
Jan. 29, 2025 The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it will not be conducting admissions for Law programme in eight institutions following the suspension of the Bachelor of…
NCAA suspends Max Air domestic flight operations
Jan. 29, 2025 The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has directed suspension of Max Air domestic flight operations for three months with effect from midnight of Jan. 31. The NCAA…
Lagos unveils 25% subsidy intervention fund for poultry, fish farmers
Jan. 29, 2025 The Lagos State Government through its N500 million Ounje Eko Farmers’ Subsidy Programme is empowering farmers with a 25 per cent subsidy on animal feeds (poultry and…
ECOWAS announces formal exit of Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger
January 29, 2025 The Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) on Wednesday announced the formal exit of junta-led Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger from the bloc following their withdrawal…
Hotelier detained over alleged sodomy
Jan. 29, 2025 The Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone-2 Command, Lagos, AIG Adegoke Fayoade has confirmed the detention of a hotelier for alleged sexual assault on male students in his…
Security agents, task forces and the poor, by Pius Mordi
Before the collapse of the naira precipitated by the economic reforms introduced by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, a report by the International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law…