(Xinhua/NAN) Maltese Customs intercepted the largest ever drug haul, the Customs Department said on Tuesday. According to local media Malta Today, over 15 tonnes of cannabis resin was seized while in transit at the Malta Free port on a container ship. “The containers, which were transiting through Malta on theirContinue Reading
By Hilary Akalugwu A lecturer at the University of Nigeria Nsukka, Prof. Rose Onah, has urged the Federal Government to expedite action and start paying workers the new minimum in October. Onah of the Department of Public Administration and Local Government Affairs said made the call in an interview withContinue Reading
The All Progressives Congress (APC) says the resignation of Mrs Kemi Adeosun as Minister of Finance and acceptance of same by President Muhammadu Buhari is an action of honour, strength, character and integrity. Mr Yekini Nabena, the APC acting National Publicity Secretary, said this in a statement made available toContinue Reading
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has commended the Federal Government on its directives to the states to account for the previous Paris Club Refund released to them before being given the last tranche. Mr Ayuba Wabba, NLC president, gave the commendation in an interview with the News Agency of NigeriaContinue Reading
By Anita Eboigbe Nigeria’s phenomenal blogger, Linda Ikeji has shown off her baby boy, Baby J, hours after she announced the birth in a hospital in Atlanta Georgia, United States. The blogger announced the birth of the baby on Monday morning on her Instagram handle,@officiallindaikeji. Hours after, she posted herContinue Reading
By Racheal Ishaya The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Finance, Dr Mahmoud Isa-Dutse, and other directors of the Ministry, on Monday received the Supervising Minister of Finance, Mrs Zainab Ahmed in Abuja. Ahmed while addressing members of staff of the ministry who had gathered to receive her, said going forward, she wouldContinue Reading
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Monday condemned the tragic killing of its abducted staff, Saifura Hussaini Ahmed Khorsa, in the North-East in March. Eleojo Akpa, the ICRC Communications and Media Relations officer disclosed this in a statement in Abuja. Akpa said the organisation had further appealed toContinue Reading
No fewer than 6.3 million children under the age of 15 died from mostly preventable causes in 2017, a group of UN agencies said in a new mortality estimates study. The estimate is the equivalent to one child dying every five seconds, according to the new report compiled by theContinue Reading
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has declared a ‘national disaster’ in Kogi, Anambra, Delta and Niger, following high levels of flooding in the states. Mr. Mustapha Maihaja, NEMA Director-General made the declaration during an assessment visit to River Niger on Monday in Lokoja. Maihaja said that eight other statesContinue Reading
