UgamatvREPS: REPORT ON NCDC BILL READY IN SEPTEMBER
THE House of Representatives has said the committee report on the controversial the Quarantine Act (Repeal and Enactment) Bill 2020, also known as the Control of Infectious Diseases Bill 2020…
GOVT URGED TO CREATE PLATFORM FOR YOUTHS
A non-governmental organisation, Strategy for Mentoring Initiative and Leadership Empowerment, has urged government at all levels to create a platform for the youth to excel. The founder of the NGO,…
TASK FORCE RAIDS JOS DRUG MARKET, ARRESTS 16 SUSPECTS
Sixteen persons suspected to be illicit drug dealers were on Sunday in Jos paraded by operatives of the Plateau State owned security outfit, Operation Rainbow. It was learnt that the…
ABUJA COUNCIL NAMES STREET AFTER AFE BABALOLA
The Abuja Municipal Area Council on Saturday named a street in the Apo District of the Federal Capital Territory after the founder of Afe Babalola University, Chief Afe Babalola. The…
12 MILLION NIGERIAN CHILDREN SUFFERING FROM STUNTED GROWTH
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has raised the alarm that no fewer than 12 million Nigerian children are suffering from stunted growth. The Minister of Agriculture and…
NDDC MUST ACCOUNT FOR N6.25BN PALLIATIVE FUND COMMITTEE CHAIR
The Chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission COVID-19 Palliatives Distribution Committee, Sobomabo Jackrich, has said the Interim Management Committee of the NDDC must account for the N6.25bn palliative fund.…
ANAMBRA THREATENS PROBE AS ARTHUR EZE CALLS OBIANO ‘SMALL FRY
Anambra oil magnate, Prince Arthur Eze, has vowed not to stop insisting that the state Governor, Willie Obiano, does the right thing. Eze spoke at his Ukpo home in the…
NIGERIANS IN SOUTH AFRICA DECRY GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE
The Nigerian Citizens Association in South Africa has called for gender equality and an end to all forms of gender-based violence. Coach Oscar Emetuei, National Deputy President of NICASA, made…
MINISTER SETS TARGET FOR FOCAL GROUP
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare, has given the newly inaugurated Focal Group on the Nigeria Youth Investment Fund a two-week timeline to submit its preliminary…
PRESIDENT BUHARI’S CHIEF OF STAFF RECEIVES SUSPENDED ANAMBRA MONARCHS
The Chief of Staff to the President, Prof Ibrahim Gambari, on Thursday received some traditional rulers from Anambra State at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The state government had earlier in…
