THE Ministry of Livestock Development has pledged its commitment to collaborate with relevant stakeholders for increased supply and affordable beef, dairy products, pork and other livestock products to the populace. Alhaji Idi Maiha, Minister of Livestock Development said this…
THE National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Wednesday seized alcoholic beverages packaged in sachets and pet bottles below 200ml in Delta. The Deputy Director and State Coordinator of the agency, Mr Jude Ndekile, said after…
THE Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has appointed Mr Ademola Adeyemi-Bero, Nigeria’s Governor for OPEC, as Chairman of the OPEC Board of Governors for 2025. Adeyemi-Bero’s appointment was confirmed at the 189th (Ordinary) virtual meeting of the OPEC…
THE Senate has passed for second reading, a bill seeking to establish the Federal University of Science and Technology, Okorokorisei in Bayelsa. The institute, if established, will focus on teaching and research in science and technology. This followed the…
THE Kaduna Police Command, has said that its operatives have neutralised one suspected bandit and apprehended three others. The command also said it had apprehended another three suspected armed robbers. The Command’s Spokesperson ASP Mansir Hassan confirmed the development in…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has appointed Shamseldeen Babatunde Ogunjimi as the Acting Accountant General of the Federation, AGF. Ogunjimi’s appointment takes immediate effect following the pre-retirement leave of the incumbent AGF, Dr Oluwatoyin Sakirat Madein. In announcing Madein’s successor, President…
THE House of Representatives Committee on Defence has called for an increase in the budget allocation for the Defence Intelligence Agency, DIA. Committee Chairman Hon. Babajimi Benson expressed surprise that the DIA receives the smallest budget compared to the…
NIGERIAN human rights activist and convener of #RevolutionNow movement, Omoyele Sowore, has criticised the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, for his actions regarding the arrest and remand of human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi, by the Nigerian police. Sowore…
HUMAN rights lawyer and former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Prof. Chidi Odinkalu, has berated the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) for handcuffing fellow lawyer, Dele Farotimi during arraignment over a defamation case. Odinkalu compared the scenario with…
Nigerians should understand that the case of Dele Farotimi against Aare Afe Babalola, CON,OFR, SAN is one of the most significant cases to come up in Nigeria in this decade. It is a case where a man is persecuted…
