Residents of the Nigerian capital, Abuja, engaged in looting at a government warehouse in the city, seizing food items amidst a challenging economic climate. The incident, occurring on Sunday morning, reflects the deepening concerns over rising prices and income disparities in the country.
According to reports from Daily Trust, the...
Profs Olu Aina, Labo Popoola, others make list
As a follow-up to the actualisation of the upgrade of the College of Education, COE, Ilesa to a full-fledged university, Governor Adegboyega Oyetola has set up an 11-man Implementation Committee.
The Committee, headed by a foremost educationist, Prof. Olu Aina, is expected...
Legal luminary and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Yusuf Ali has expressed his preparedness to mobilise his professional friends in support of the essential work being done by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA in the interest of socio-economic development of the country.
The legal icon who made the commitment...
House of Reps Committee assures Agency of more support
Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd) has said that 14, 480 suspected drug traffickers were arrested between January and October 2024 in connection with the seizure of 2.4 million...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has issued a directive temporarily halting ministers, agency heads, and government officials from embarking on public funded foreign trips for three months, starting April 1, 2024. The ban, aimed at cost reduction and responsible fiscal management, requires officials to seek presidential approval at least two...
Plateau State Governor Simon Bako Lalong and his Nasarawa State counterpart Engr. Abdullahi Sule were among guests that graced the 31st-38th Combined Convocation ceremony of the Plateau State Polytechnic Barkin Ladi with a commitment to pay more attention to technical education which is the bedrock of entrepreneurship, job creation...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released the sum of $265 million to airlines operating in the country to settle outstanding ticket sales in an apparent move to check a brewing crisis in the country’s aviation sector.
A breakdown of the figure released on Friday indicates that the sum...
Governor Samuel Ortom has pledged the support and cooperation of his administration to United States President's Malaria Initiative, PMI, aimed at eliminating the disease from Nigeria and the entire African region.
The Governor gave the assurance today at the New Banquet Hall of the Benue Peoples House Makurdi during a...
Commissions fitness centre for personnel
Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd) has said he will continue to make the welfare of his officers, men and women his priority to ensure that they are physically and mentally fit to carry...
Lagos State Health Commissioner, Prof Akin Abayomi, says the youth population in the state gives it an edge in the fight against the pandemic.
He said young people do better with the virus and the government would undertake a study on the genetics of this segment of its population.
The commissioner,...
