By Inusa Ndahi, Maiduguri THE Borno State Government has commended the efforts of Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) for distributing crop production inputs, fertilizers and other interventions for about 9,975 farmers. The commendation was made in Dusuman village of Jere…
NIGERIAN labour unions have vowed to reject a 62,000 naira ($40) minimum wage offer by the federal government, threatening to resume strike action if their demands are not met. The unions are demanding a minimum wage of at least 250,000…
THE Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, (NiDCOM) chairman, Dr Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has cautioned Nigerian citizens travelling through Switzerland regarding the possession of laser pointers at their airports. The NiDCOM chairman, Dabiri-Erewa, made this known in a statement signed by Gabriel Odu,…
The Supreme Court of Nigeria, Abuja on Friday reversed the final forfeiture order made against N1,222,384,857.84 linked to Melrose General Services Limited, associated with the much-talked-about Paris Club Refund. The verdict was delivered in a 3-2 majority decision of the…
THE Presidency announced on Saturday that the sum of N60 million has been disbursed to 120 youths selected from across the country. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Technical, Vocational and Entrepreneurship Education (SSAP-TVEE), Abiola Arogundade, made this…
ABOUT ten Nigerian teenage girls, between the ages of 15 and 16, have been rescued by the Nigerian authorities from human trafficking and prostitution. The girls were forced into prostitution after being reportedly lured to Ghana with promises of a…
THE American Military Veterans of Igbo extraction have demanded the immediate release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. The group expressed dismay over the continuous incarceration of Kanu, despite being freed by a…
THE Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has clashed with the palace of the Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare II, over the ban on the activities of Okaigheles (youth leaders) in the Edo South senatorial district…
THE Association of Mobile Money and Bank Agents in Nigeria, AMBAN, has challenged the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, to publish evidence alleging point-of-sale agents were conspiring with bank officials to hoard cash. This was disclosed in a statement,…
A forensic audit report by KPMG International Nigeria Limited has revealed that a total of N1.9 trillion (N1, 959, 011,334,397) was illegally taken away from the treasury of the Abia State Government under the administration of the immediate past governor…
