The latest report by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and UNICEF that the number of children in child labour has raised to 160 million worldwide is not by any standard a palatable one. The report titled: “Child Labour: Global estimates 2020, Trends and the Road Forward’’ was released on...
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The Police Command in Ekiti on Monday, said a suspected armed robber, Sunday Oluwasola, who was rescued from a mob attack had died of complications in the hospital. The command in a statement by its spokeperson, ASP Sunday Abutu, in Ado-Ekiti, said Oluwasola allegedly belonged to an armed robbery...
A former lawmaker representing the State of New Hampshire in the United States Congress, Amb. Richard Swett, has proposed a rural development model for Bayelsa. Swett made the proposal when he paid a courtesy call on Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa in Yenagoa, on Monday. The American politician said...
The Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala-Buni has commiserated with the Emir of Fika and Chairman of the state Council of Chiefs, Alh. Muhammadu Abbali, over fire outbreak in his Palace on Monday. Mala-Buni, in a statement by his Director General Press and Media Affairs Alhaji Mamman Mohammed in Damaturu,...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN has called on Nigerians to foster conversations that would enable the safety and enablement of persons living with albinism in the country. He made this known at a virtual event, attended by a number of distinguished personalities including diplomats...
The First Lady, Aisha Buhari, on Monday urged wives of Service Chiefs and the Inspector-General of Police to always support their spouses to accomplish their duties to the nation. Buhari said this while receiving the spouses of service chiefs on a familiarisation visit to her at the State House,...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – The Police Command in Lagos State has arrested seven suspected cult members and recovered some dangerous weapons from them. In a statement on Monday, the Command’s spokeman, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi said operatives from Morogbo Division, arrested the suspects on Sunday after it got an...
The G7 Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) have announced a commitment to invest $80 billion dollars in Africa’s private sector, over the next five years, to support sustainable economic recovery and growth in the continent. A statement on Monday, from the African Development Bank (AfDB), said the G7 DFIs made...
The Organised Labour in Nasarawa State has said it would begin an indefinite strike on June 15, over partial implementation of N30,000 minimum wage and other welfare related issues. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the organised labour made the declaration on Monday in Lafia after its State...
Talking about Democracy Day celebration in Nigeria, it is a day set aside to commemorate the restoration of democracy in the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Initially, May 29 was the official democracy day as it marks the date when civilian rule re-emerged in 1999 on the political surface called...
Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday raised an alarm over the rate at which the All Progressives Congress (APC) is borrowing money to fund projects in the country. This formed part of the resolutions reached at the end of the meeting of...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The United Nations International Children Educational Fund (UNICEF) has expressed deep concern about the fate of about 150 abducted students from the Salihu Tanko Islamiya School in Tegina, Rafi LGA of Niger State – some of whom are as young as 3 – and...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja-An echelon of spirited, vibrant, progressive minds, majorly youths from the nooks and crannies of Oju Local Government Area who are no longer comfortable with the critical developmental setbacks of the area converged in Makurdi, Benue State capital, over the weekend, to and brainstorm on the...
An expert in digital currency management, Dr Chimbo Obieze, has applauded the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for the move to introduce digital currency in the country. Obieze, Executive Director of Dapmanagment Academy, made the commendation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu on...
By MBAFAN ADE, Abuja – The 31st virtual meeting of the 36 state governors under the auspices of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF), is scheduled to hold on June 16, with the return to work by the Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) and the Parliamentary Staff Association of...
Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara has congratulated Sen. Oyelola Ashiru on his 66th birthday anniversary, describing him as the state’s success story. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Rafiu Ajakaye on Monday in Ilorin, the governor also described the senator as a great democrat, an accomplished...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq, has said that the Ministry would spend N1.8 billion as stipends for the 5,000 Independent Monitors engaged for the National Social Investment Programmes (NSIP)across the country. Hagiya Farouq, who stated this after...
The Zungeru community, Wushishi Local Government Area, Niger has appealed for financial assistance from the Victims Support Fund (VSF) to release a chief kidnapped along with his two wives. The Village Head of Zungeru, Alhaji Aliyu Tanko, made the appeal in his palace during a courtesy visit by the VSF...
The Africa Federation of Teaching Regulatory Authorities (AFTRA) has conferred and award on Prof. Florence Obi, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calabar. Obi was conferred with Fellowship of a Distinguished Teacher Award by AFTRA at the Senate Chambers of the University on Monday in Calabar. She was duly selected...
EU Council President Charles Michel has congratulated the new Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in a message posted on Twitter on Sunday after an alliance of parties ousted Benjamin Netanyahu. “Looking forward to strengthen(ing) the (EU-Israel) partnership for common prosperity and towards lasting regional peace & stability,” he tweeted....