Cecilia Ijuo Food vendors on Tuesday took advantage of the barricade of the National Assembly entrance by security operatives to make brisk business. Newsmen, the assembly workers and other Nigerians, who were barred from entering the assembly complex, resorted to the vendors for food as they waited at the entrance.Continue Reading
The Federal Government has directed “full action” against unscrupulous driving school operators and other saboteurs of the nation’s driver licensing system. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha, announced this in Abuja on Tuesday. Mustapha spoke at the 4th National Workshop for Driving School OperatorsContinue Reading
Brig.-Gen. Suleiman Kazaure, the Director-General, National Youth Corps (NYSC), has warned corps members against night parties and organising social events without the knowledge of the appropriate authority. Kazaure, while addressing corps members in Ikare Akoko on Tuesday, directed that all social events must not hold without approvals. He said theContinue Reading
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Alhaji Ibrahim Idris, has exonerated the Nigeria Police Force from Tuesday’s blockage of the National Assembly (NASS) by security operatives. Idris absolved the police of any blame after a closed-door meeting with the acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He saidContinue Reading
Mr Mustapha Maihajja, the Director-General, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), on Tuesday urged members of staff to accept the change that would promote the agency to global standard. Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, the spokesman for the agency, said that Maihajja gave the advice while addressing participants at the ongoing Pre-Promotion TrainingContinue Reading
The Niger government is to source N675m loan for Community Social Services Projects across the 27 constituencies in the state. Alhaji Abubakar Zakari, the state’s Commissioner for Finance made this known during a news briefing in Minna on Monday. Zakari said that the different development projects vary from one communityContinue Reading
(Reuters/NAN) A Munich-based start-up has taken advantage of the strong Bavarian sun this summer to test the final development of the charging system of its Sion car, an all-electric solar vehicle that lets you charge as you drive. Germany will likely miss its target of putting one million electric carsContinue Reading
The UN said it received 70 new allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse across all its entities and implementing partners, between the beginning of April to the end of June 2018. UN Deputy Spokesperson, Farhan Haq, while announcing the allegations, said 18 cases involved peacekeeping operations, and 25 from “agencies,Continue Reading
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) say the legalisation of prostitution in some countries of the world has hampered the fight against human trafficking in Nigeria. The Director-General of NAPTIP, Dr Julie Okah-Donli, stated this in Abuja at a news conference to mark the 2018Continue Reading
