The International Criminal Court (ICC) has awarded 30 million dollars in compensation to victims of serious war crimes in Congo. Former child soldiers and victims of sexual violence committed by the convicted former militia leader Bosco Ntaganda, 47, was entitled to compensation, the ICC ruled in The Hague on...
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Chief Transformation Officer, Mr Chidi Okoro, on a tour of HealthPlus Limited outlets in Lagos to engage with Pharmacists and inspect display of new inventory.
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved two grants of $1.3 million for research aimed to increase African women’s access to a range of digital financial services, including loans and micro-insurance. According to a statement from the AfDB on Monday, the grants for $1 million and $300,000 respectively, will...
First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s leading financial inclusion services provider is rewarding customers with N5 for every dollar received through foreign remittances. This N5 for a dollar incentive is paid to FirstBank’s customers regardless of their preference to collect the USD as cash across the counter in any...
The Ilorin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday said it has arrested 37 internet fraud suspects, also known as ‘Yahoo-Yahoo Boys’, in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State. This is contained in a statement signed by EFCC Media Head, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, and made available to...
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmoud Yakubu, has met with all the Resident Electoral Commissioners in Abuja, the Nation’s capital. Speaking at the commission’s headquarters on Monday, he directed all RECs to submit an inventory of all electoral materials in their care ahead of...
U.S. President Joe Biden has called the four-day visit to Iraq by Pope Francis a symbol of hope for the entire world. President Joe Biden said in a statement that the trip, which ended on Monday, “sent an important message’’ about brotherhood and peace. “To see Pope Francis visit ancient...
The first lady of Nigeria, Aisha Buhari, has urged Nigerian leaders to bring an immediate end to the incessant spate of abductions of women and girls in the country. In a message to mark the 2021 International Women’s Day, the president’s wife called on all stakeholders to continue to...
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has began the training of 1,110 extension workers across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Muhammed Nanono, who disclosed this on Monday, said that training was one of several strategies planned...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja- The FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, has disclosed that the encouragement of more women into leadership positions remains critical in the development of any society and it would go a long way in addressing the challenges of the future. The minister stated...
Following Sahara Reporters’ Friday 5th of March 2021 fake report that the Nigerian Customs Head, Col. Hameed Ali (Rtd) collaborated with a Nigerian Businessman, Alhaji Nasiru Danu, to steal N51Bn from the Nigerian Customs Service, Alhaji Nasiru is currently set to initiate legal action against the online newspaper for...
The Chairman, Critical Stakeholders’ Forum, Alhaji Goni Fika has commended the Federal Government and Senator Ibrahim Bomoi of Yobe South, for reviving the abandoned Fika-Gadaka Water Supply Project in Yobe State. The Minister of Water Resources, Alhaji Suleiman Adamu had announced on Feb. 17 that the Federal Executive Council...
The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, says the new, “Naira 4 Dollar Scheme’’ for diaspora remittances would enhance a transparent and more flexible remittance administration. Mr. Emefiele who said this in a series of tweets in CBN’s verified twitter handle, stated that the scheme would...
The Ondo State House of Assembly on Monday said that its speaker, Mr Bamidele Oloyelogun, had not been invited by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged fraud as being rumoured . Mr Olugbenga Omole, the Chairman of the House Committee on Information, Youths and Sports Development,...
BY JOHN ONAH, Abuja- The United Nations International Children Educational Fund (UNICEF) has warned that school closures, economic stress, service disruptions, pregnancy, and parental deaths due to the pandemic are putting the most vulnerable girls at increased risk of child marriage. In a statement by The UNICEF Executive Director,...
The Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari and Permanent Secretary, State House, Tijjani Umar, on Monday received the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, at the State House Clinic, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), retired...
Hajiya Hafsatu Yusuf, Founder, Mothers of the Earth International Foundation (MOEIF), says only accessible and affordable education for women and girls would truly guarantee their empowerment. Yusuf stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja, on the occasion of the 2021...
Pope Francis has concluded his epic visit to conflict-prone Iraq, departing by plane from Baghdad after visiting a number of restive cities. Before flying out early on Monday, the Catholic pontiff met Muslim and Christian leaders and preached peace and coexistence over war. The pope waved one last time...
The Police on Monday in Lagos, arraigned a 49-year-old man, Adeosun Amuda, before a Badagry Magistrates’ Court for allegedly collecting N200,000 under false pretences . Amuda whose address was not known is facing a two-count charge of fraud and stealing. The prosecution counsel, ASP Clement Okuomose, told the court...