By Florence Onuegbu Lagos, June 18, 2023 (NAN) Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, on Sunday celebrated Fathers, saying that they play vital role in shaping the future of the society. Sanwo-Olu, commemorating the International Father’s Day, on his Facebook page, said that Fathers are dedicated and make sacrifices for their families and communities. Father’s […]
By Auwalu Birnin Kudu The Adamawa and Taraba Area Command of Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), has siezed smuggled items with Duty Paid Value of N22.89 million in the last six weeks. The Area Comptroller, Salisu Abdullahi-Kazaure, made this known while briefing newsmen in Yola on Friday. According to him, the command made 16 seizures from […]
By Aderogba George The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking In Persons (NAPTIP), has arrested two suspects in Abuja over alleged human trafficking. The suspects are Awulonu Franklin and Joseph Ukaluo. The Director-General (DG) of the agency, Prof. Fatima Waziri-Azi, disclosed on Friday that officers of the agency bursted the trafficking syndicate on Friday, […]
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Nigerian Army has reacted to allegations by ex-Niger Delta militant leader, Asari Dokubo, that some cabals in the military are involved in oil theft in the region. Dokubo made the claims when he visited President Bola Tinubu in Abuja on Friday. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu said […]
By Sani Idris The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says on Friday that prioritisation of children’s health and education is the key to unlocking Africa’s prosperity. UNICEF Country Representative in Nigeria, Ms Cristian Munduate, stated this in Kaduna, at an event organised to commemorate the 2023 International Day of the African Child. The event with […]
By Okeoghene Akubuike The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says Nigeria’s headline inflation rate increased to 22.41 per cent in May 2023. This is according to the NBS Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Inflation Report for May 2023 released in Abuja on Thursday. According to the report, the figure is 0.19 per cent points higher […]
The number of people displaced by the eruption of the Philippines’ most active volcano has topped 20,000, the national disaster agency said Friday. Fiery lava continued to flow from the summit of Mayon Volcano in the eastern province of Albay. The dazzling display of Mayon Volcano in the eastern province of Albay, […]
Indictment Washington, June 16, 2023 (Reuters/NAN) A federal grand jury has indicted a U.S. Air National Guardsman accused of leaking top-secret military intelligence records online, the Justice Department said in a statement. Jack Douglas Teixeira, 21, of North Dighton, Massachusetts, was indicted on six counts of willful retention and transmission of classified information relating […]
By Aisha Gambo The Kaduna State High Court on Thursday ordered the Nigerian Army to pay N260,000 cost to host communities of Jaji Military Cantonment Justice Hannatu Balogun ordered the army to pay each of the 260 members N1,000 cost and also, present envidence of payment by July 10. She also ordered the army […]
By Hilary Akalugwu Prof. Okechukwu Nwaubani, Department of Social Science Education, University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), has urged President Bola Tinubu’s administration to prioritise education to reduce the high number of out-of-school children. Nwaubani made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Nsukka on Thursday, while speaking on […]
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