By Ibironke Ariyo The nation’s correctional centres have 3,413 inmates on death row, according to Mr Abubakar Umar, spokesman of the Nigerian Correctional Services (NCoS). Umar told newsmen on Friday in Abuja that the total number of inmates in centres across the country is 77,849 comprising 76,081 males and 1,768 females “as at Monday, December […]
By Fatima Mohammed-Lawal Prof. Ademola Popoola of Department of Surgery, University of Ilorin (Unilorin), has warned that penile erection after 30 minutes in sexual intercourse is purposeless, dangerous and harmful to men. Popoola raised the alarm in Ilorin during his paper presentation at the 250th Inaugural Lecture of the university, entitled: “That All May Pee […]
By Cecilia Ologunagba The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Friday appealed for nearly 2 billion dollars to provide lifesaving assistance to more than 24 million boys and girls across West and Central Africa in 2024. It projected that 46.7 million children in the region would face another year of humanitarian need due to ongoing conflict […]
By Philip YataiEnforcement The Ministerial Task Force on City Sanitation and Management, Federal capital Territory (FCT), says stiffer penalties await defaulters of the Abuja Master Plan in 2024. Mr Mukhtar Galadima, the Director, Development Control, FCT Administration, gave the warning while interacting with journalists after the committee’s end-of-year celebration in Abuja on Friday. Galadima said […]
By Taiye Agbaje A Business and Property Court in London presided over by Justice Robin Knowles of the Commercial Courts of England and Wales has refused to grant an application by Process & Industrial Development (P&ID) seeking to appeal the judgement stopping the enforcement of its $11 billion award against Nigeria. Knowles, in a judgment […]
By Stanley Nwanosike The Police Command in Enugu State has arrested seven suspects, including a former political ward councillor, for criminal activities within Enugu metropolis. The police recovered six firearms, 16 live cartridges, and a snatched motor vehicle from the suspects. This is contained in a statement issued by the Command’s Spokesman, DSP Daniel […]
By Emmanuella Anokam Port Hacourt, Dec. 21, 2023 (NAN) The Federal Government says re-streaming the Port Harcourt Refinery will increase supply of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), popularly known as cooking gas, and automatically halt importation. The Minister of State, Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, said this on Thursday during an inspection of facilities at the […]
By Gabriel Agbeja Mr Festus Keyamo, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, on Thursday released a list of new Directors for agencies in the ministry. A statement by Mr Odutayo Oluseyi, the mministry’s Head of Public Relations and Public Affairs, indicated that Prof. Vincent Obi is Director, Weather Services, at the Nigerian Meteorological Agency, […]
By Lilian U. Okoro Lagos, Dec. 20, 2023 (NAN) The Federal Neuro-psychiatric Hospital, Yaba has recorded 100 per cent increase in the number of psychiatric patients admitted in the hospital in 2023. The Chief Medical Director of the hospital, Dr Olugbenga Owoeye, made this known at the Annual Score Card presentation tagged: “A Day With […]
By Justina Auta Mrs Uju Ohanenye, the Minister of Women Affairs, has denied an advocacy attributed to her on “Morning Show” segment of a national television exempting women from paying tax. This is contained in a statement signed by Ohaeri Joseph, her Special Assistant on Media in Abuja on Wednesday. “The attention of the Ministry […]