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Trafficking, prostitution: Ministry, NAPTIP to collaborate
The Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Pauline Tallen, has promised to collaborate with National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking…
NASS to submit amended Electoral Bill report February
Sen. Kabiru Gaya, Chairman, Senate Committee on Independent National Electoral Committee (INEC) said the National Assembly plans to submit the…
Underage married girls have no voting rights: Sen. Gaya
The Senate committee on INEC has rejected a suggestion that Under-18 married girls should have the right to vote.
South-East governors reiterate open grazing ban
The Governors of the South-East have unanimously placed a ban on open grazing.
NiDCOM condoles with Dabiri-Erewa over mother’s death
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has condoled with its Chairman/CEO, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, over the passing of her mother, Alhaja…
Entertainment is my passion: Governor of Africa
Music mogul and entertainment organizer, Colins Oviawe also known by his stage name, Governor of Africa, has been an influential…
China seizes 3,000 fake COVID-19 vaccines
Chinese authorities, on Monday, detained 80 people on suspicion of producing counterfeit coronavirus vaccines.
Insurgents destroy electricity tower, blackout hits Maiduguri
Residents of Maiduguri and environs have been thrown into lingering blackout following the destruction of one of the towers supplying…
COVID-19: Ghana to vaccinate 17m people by June – Akufo-Addo
Ghana is on course to get at least 17.6 million people vaccinated against COVID-19 pandemic by the end of June,…
China bans mobile phones in classrooms
China’s primary and middle schools had introduced a ban on mobile phone use in classrooms, among wider efforts to protect…
17-year-old in court for threatening mother’s life
A 17-year-old boy, Quadri Taiwo, on Monday appeared in an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly threatening the life of…
MOSOP congress dismisses purported dissolution, backs Nsuke
A congress of the Ogoni people under the aegis of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP),…
Keystone Bank donates sanitary kits to over 2000 girls
In furtherance of its commitment to empower, enhance and promote healthy living amongst Nigerian women and young girls, Keystone Bank…
CDS assures troops of improved welfare
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Maj.-Gen. Lucky Irabo, has said that the welfare of troops fighting insurgents in the…
APC membership registration: Kaduna Deputy Gov. appeals for fund
Dr Hadiza Balarabe, Deputy Governor, Kaduna State, has appealed to stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state…
Bauchi grants 150,000 building approvals
The Bauchi State Urban Planning and Development Board has said it recently issued no fewer than 150,000 building permits to…
IDP camp management considers mechanised farming for older IDPs
The management of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp, Uhogua, near Benin has indicated interest to go into mechanised farming…
Pakistan gets 500,000 Sinopharm vaccine doses donation
A military plane loaded with 500,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses from China, on Monday, landed in Pakistan.
Insecurity: OPC throws weight behind Amotekun
The Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) at the weekend threw its weight behind the southwest security Network, better known as operation…
COVID-19: Oxygen demand in Lagos increased – Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said that the demand for oxygen by coronavirus patients has increased to 400 cylinders…
IGP Adamu’s tenure officially expires today
The tenure of the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu officially expires today as today marks the completion of his 35…
COVID-19: Tunisia reports 1,417 new cases
Tunisian Health Ministry, on Sunday, reported 1,417 new COVID-19 cases, raising the total number of infections in the country to…
COVID-19: Lagos to test Ivermectin’s efficacy
The Lagos State Government said it will deploy Ivermectin drug in a short clinical trial to ascertain its efficiency to…
Yobe conducts 1,430 successful eye surgeries
Yobe Government said that it carried out 1,430 successful eye surgeries in 2020 in the state.
Bayelsa deputy gov. leads peace committee to visit disputed land
The Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo-led Isoni/Azama Peace Committee has indicated its readiness to visit areas in dispute between the two communities.
7 arrested over cultism, other criminal offences in FCT
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) said it has arrested seven suspects over cultism, armed robbery and…
Lagos stops land extension into Lagoon in Osborne, Banana Island
Lagos State Government ordered the immediate suspension of all approvals of land extensions into the lagoon at the Banana Island…
COVID-19 vaccine delayed because of politics, logistics – FG
Nigeria said the first batch of 100,000 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19 is delayed because of “politics and…
Oyetola calls for adherence to COVID-19 protocols
Gov. Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun State has advised residents of the state to always adhere strictly to COVID-19 guidelines to…
Facts of security: FG replies naysayers
The Minister of Information and Culture has given facts and figures to support his position that the security situation in…