The United States government says it has committed $15m to the Community Initiatives to Promote Peace programme in northern Nigeria and the Middle Belt over the past five years. It added that the programme had trained over 46,000 community members in crucial skills such as dispute resolution and early warning response across six states –…
AN Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan has granted an order of mandatory injunction setting aside the selection and appointment of the Onifiditi of Fiditi, Oba Oyeleye Sakirudeen. The suit, marked IHOY/59/2013, was between the applicants, namely Samuel Ogunkunle and Bayo Oyewale and Oba Oyelere Sakirudeen, Ademola Akande, Depo Oguntoyin, Kunle Oniyitan, who are…
Wife of the President, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on Tuesday, expressed concerns about the rate at which schoolchildren, particularly girls, are dropping out of school in the country. She said it was her desire to see young girls and women, who dropped out of school due to unplanned pregnancies, cultural barriers, economic or financial reasons, return….
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has said the ban on open grazing in the state still remains, warning that anyone found wanting would be made to face the full wrath of the law. He said any herdsman, who desired to build a ranch, should approach communities in the state buy land. The governor said this…
The Bauchi State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to sanitising the operations of all mining companies within the state. This move is aimed at ensuring compliance with established guidelines and boosting revenue generation. The Bauchi State Commissioner of Natural Resources, Muhammad Maiwada Bello, disclosed this during an official visit to mining sites across several local…
A police officer attached to the traditional ruler of Nakera community in the Wamba Local Government Area of Nasarawa State has been allegedly killed following an attack by gunmen on the community on Sunday night. investigations reveal that during the attack on the palace of the Chu Buh, Mondeh Chagga, which occured between 10:30 to…
There was heightened anxiety within the communities in Jos and other parts of Plateau State on Monday as residents and other stakeholders waited endlessly for the commencement of the intra-city mass transit bus operations promised by the state government. reports that a total of 14 digitalised buses with at least 80 seater capacity each were…
Two minors who were suspected to have been trafficked by their relations have been recovered by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons. confirmed that one of the children, four-month-old Aisha Shehu, and the other, 11 years old, Usman Kabiru, were recovered from Abuja and Lagos respectively. further gathered that the minors…
The National Directorate of Employment has commenced the training for no less than 50 Gombe youths in the agriculture value chain to enhance food security. reports that the training is under NDE’s Sustainable Agricultural Development Training Scheme, which was organised by the Rural Employment Promotion department. Speaking during the commencement of the programme, the Director-General…
investigations have revealed that the Niger State Government is looking forward to a disaster-free 2024 rainy season in spite of the projections of flooding in some states of the federation by the National Metrological Agency. To achieve this, the state government has revealed that it has in earnest began to monitor the water level and…
The naira depreciated further against the United States dollar at the official market on Tuesday, closing at 1,300/$. This came as the Central Bank of Nigeria stepped up efforts to stem the tide, selling more dollars to Bureau De Change operators. The apex bank disclosed the dollar sale in a new circular referenced TEM/FEM/PUB/001/013 and…
Lead British International School Abuja, which has been in the eye of the storm over viral videos of bullying involving some of its students, has been shut for three days. The shutdown order was issued on Tuesday by the Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohaneye. The Public Relations Officer of the FCT Education Secretariat, Kabiru…
