Nigeria arrests 8,634 drug traffickers in 8 months, seizures worth N100bn – Marwa
Oct. 13, 2021 No fewer than 8,634 suspected drug traffickers have been arrested in the country between January and August 2021. The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency…
Osinbajo never called for devaluation of the naira – Aide
October 13, 2021 The office of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has explained that reports in the media that the vice president advocated for devaluation of the naira was a mis-representation…
AfDB says Nigeria’s ports need transformation not decongestion
Oct. 12, 2021 … Calls for heavy investment in digital infrastructure Furthermore, Adesina stressed on the importance of the modernisation and transformation of ports in Nigeria. “Ports are not there…
International Girl-Child Day: 44% of girls in Nigeria marry before 18 years – Report
Oct. 11, 2021 Save the Children’s Global Girlhood Report on Monday revealed that an estimated 44 per cent of girls in Nigeria get married before their 18th birthday. The report…
We have agitations because some people are unable to manage our diversity – Abaribe
October 5, 2021 Senate Minority Leader, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, says there are dozens of separatist groups in the south-east region of the country. He stated this on Channels Television’s Political…
Police, residents defer on cause of fire at DSS, FRSC unit offices in Nnewi
Oct. 3, 2021 Unit offices of the Department of State Services (DSS) and Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Nnewi, Anambra were on Sunday set ablaze by yet to be…
NSIA raising $200 million fund to support pharmaceutical, research agencies for vaccines production – Buhari
Oct 1, 2021 President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration shall invest more to support our pharmaceutical and research agencies to come up with ideas for locally developed vaccines. The resident…
We’ve spent over ₦2 billion on NHGSFP in Adamawa – FG
Sept. 25, 2021 The Federal Government (FG), has spent not less than ₦2 billion on free feeding for pupils in Adamawa, under the National Home-Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP). Hajia…
PRESIDENT BUHARI LAUDS AMERICA’S SUPPORT ON FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISM
Sept. 25, 2021 Support by the United States of America has made a great difference in Nigeria’s efforts to stamp out terrorism within its borders, President Muhammadu Buhari has said….
LASG launches nutrition scheme for newborns, to support 5,000 indigent mothers in M.I.C.H initiative
Sept. 23, 2021 Lagos State has launched a comprehensive nutrition programme to tackle cognitive and learning disabilities in newborns. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday, rolled out the Mother, Infant and…