THE Kano/Jigawa command of the Nigeria Customs Service has seized 2,179 kilograms of pangolin scales in a joint enforcement operation with the Wildlife Justice Commission (WJC). A statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer, SC Saidu Nuruddeen, said one suspect…
Mr Danladi Umar has continued to act as chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) despite a subsisting order from the Nigerian Senate ordering his removal. In November, the Senate removed Danladi Umar, over alleged gross misconduct. This…
THE illogical and senseless nature of criminal capitalism is exemplified by Nigeria’s experience with privatization. The Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM) and fellow left activists had warned the Adams Oshiomhole-led NLC of the risks associated with the Olusegun Obasanjo regime’s privatization…
THE Senate has passed the 2014 Nigerian Insurance Industry Reform Bill, following the adoption of the report by the Committee on Banking, Insurance, and other Financial Institutions. The report was presented by the committee’s chairman, Sen. Abiru Adetokunbo (APC-Lagos),…
THE National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has urged corps members to make positive contributions to their host communities through impactful community development projects. Its Director-General, Brig.-Gen. Yushau Ahmed, stated this during the closing of the 2024 Batch ‘C’ Stream…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has appointed Aisha Garba, an international development specialist, as the Executive Secretary of Universal Basic Education (UBEC). “Garba, a Senior Education Specialist with the World Bank, brings more than 24 years of experience driving impactful programmes in…
VICE-President of ECOWAS Commission, Damtien Tchintchibidja, says about two million West/Central African women and girls have benefited from Sub-Saharan Africa Women’s Empowerment Demographic Dividend plus (SWEDD) project in 10 years. Tchintchibidja made this known while officially inaugurating a new…
By Inusa Ndahi, Maiduguri BORNO State Governor, Babagana Zulum, extended birthday wishes to former President Muhammadu Buhari, who celebrates his 82nd birthday today, December 17, 2024. Zulum praised Buhari for the leadership he provided during his stewardship of the…
SHELL Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Ltd. (SNEPCo), a subsidiary of Shell plc, says it made a Final Investment Decision (FID) on Bonga North, a deep-water project off the coast of Nigeria. Ms Zoë Yujnovich, Shell’s Integrated Gas and Upstream…
THE Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, has called for increased humanitarian aid in Syria amid “immense” changes that offer hope to a nation emerging from a 13-year-long war. Pedersen arrived in Damascus over the weekend and held…
