By Joan Nwagwu The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on the Federal Government to immediately intervene in the issue of cash scarcity across the country. Mr Joe Ajaero, NLC President said this in a communique he jointly signed with Mr Emmanuel Ugboaja, General Secretary of NLC on Thursday in Abuja. The communique was […]
By Mark Longyen The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has solicited the collaboration of stakeholders in the tourism sector to bolster the sector for economic growth. ECOWAS Commissioner for Economic Affairs and Agriculture, Mrs Massandje Toure-Litse, made this known at a four-day workshop on Thursday in Abuja, aimed at strengthening subregional cooperation and […]
By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Internal Revenue Service (FCT-IRS) says it will be responsible for the collection of all revenues on behalf of the six area councils of the FCT in 2025. Mr Michael Ango, acting Executive Chairman of the services announced this at the 2024 end of year media briefing in Abuja […]
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Army Council has approved the promotion of 108 senior officers to the ranks of Major-Generals and Brigadier-Generals in recognition of their meritorious service to the nation. The promotion, comprising 35 brigadier-generals to the rank of major-generals and 73 colonels to the rank of brigadier-general respectively, was approved at the council’s […]
By Ige Adekunle Idiroko (Ogun), Dec. 19, 2024 (NAN) Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun Area 1 Command, says it seized illegal goods worth N229,112,424 million within seven days in various locations in the state. The new Area Comptroller, Mr Ahmadu Shuaibu, disclosed this at a news conference on Thursday in Idiroko, Ogun. Shuaibu […]
By Bukola Adetoye The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Ogun Command, has successfully destroyed a six-hectare hemp farmland in Alaka village, Ogun. The agency’s state commandant, Mr Tijani Rabe, revealed the tactical operation at a news conference organised in Abeokuta on Thursday while presenting the agency’s 2024 scorecard. Rabe said four persons were arrested […]
By Adekunle Williams The Lagos State House of Assembly has described as unfounded ,the allegation made by an anti-corruption coalition that it awarded a N17bn contract for the construction of the Assembly’s gate. The Chairman, House Committee on Information, Security and Strategy, Mr Stephen Ogundipe ,made the clarification in a statement in Lagos on Thursday. […]
By Adepote Arowojobe A Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Dr Moses Mafowosofo, has advised those suffering from erectile dysfunction to seek medical and psychological attention fast to rebuild their confidence. Mafowosofo, a Co-founder of M2 Specialist Hospital, gave the advice during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos. Mafowosofo […]
An international war crimes prosecutor Stephen Rapp said evidence emerging from mass grave sites in Syria has exposed a state-run “machinery of death” under toppled leader Bashar al-Assad. According to Rapp more than 100,000 people have been tortured and murdered since 2013. Speaking after visiting two mass grave sites in the towns of Qutayfah and […]
By Okeoghene Akubuike The National Bureau of Statistics(NBS) says kidnapping incidence in the country is estimated at 2,235,954 between May 2023 and April 2024. The NBS revealed this in its Crime Experience and Security Perception Survey (CESPS) 2024 released in Abuja on Tuesday. The CESPS is a household-based survey, which provides an in-depth […]