THE Federal Government has raised concerns over Nigeria’s lagging progress in achieving the global Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) on sanitation. The nation is reportedly off-track and is among the countries significantly behind in this critical area. The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, made the revelation during the National Workshop on Safely Managed … Read more
HUMAN rights activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana has sued the Federal Government (through the Attorney General of the Federation), the Minister of Education, the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), and 36 states over the issue of out-of-school children in the country. Falana filed the suit alongside an early childhood education specialist, for … Read more
Representatives of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, and International Federation of Women Lawyers, FIDA, on Wednesday, stormed the Federal High Court, Abuja for the trial of Prof. Cyril Ndifon, the suspended Dean of Faculty of Law, University of Calabar, UNICAL. While Linda Bala led the delegation of the NBA into the courtroom presided over by … Read more
THE family of the late Frank Ovie Kokori has announced the date for the final burial ceremony of the former General Secretary of the National Union Of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG). The burial dates were announced in a statement on behalf of the children and family of the late foremost unionist by the … Read more
THE Organising Secretary of the pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Kole Omololu, on Tuesday, reacted to a meeting held by Ayo Adebanjo. Trojan News understands that Afenifere members in the meeting held in Isanya Ogbo in the Odogbolu Local Government Area of Ogun State passed a vote of confidence on Adebanjo as the leader of the group. … Read more
PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu has condoled the Governor of Ekiti State and the people of the state over Monday’s attacks that led to the gruesome killing of two traditional rulers by armed men and the abduction of six school pupils and their teachers. The president’s message was conveyed to the people of Esun-Ekiti and Imojo-Ekiti … Read more
MUSTAPHA Habib Ahmed’s tenure as the Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has been marked by a series of commendable achievements, showcasing his leadership, dedication, and strategic vision in handling emergency response and disaster management in Nigeria. Upon assuming office, Ahmed swiftly implemented reforms to enhance NEMA’s operational efficiency. Under his leadership, … Read more
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, will on Wednesday, January 31, 2024, hold a multiple stakeholders’ national dialogue to address the challenges of youth involvement in cybercrimes. The dialogue, which will feature a lecture themed: “Youth, Religion and the Fight Against Corruption,” will be held at the Musa Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja. Dr. John Momoh, … Read more
THE Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, has refuted claims that he has the ambition of becoming the next Governor of Ekiti State. Alake, in a statement on Monday released by his spokesman, Segun Tomori, stated that he has no interest in running for governor now or in the near future. The former Lagos Commissioner stated … Read more
THE federal government will on Tuesday, inaugurate a 37-man Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage with a mandate to recommend a new national minimum wage for the country. A statement issued by the director of Information in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF), Segun Imohiosen, the planned inauguration of … Read more