Niger State Police Command has assured the protection of lives and property of the residents of the state throughout the Eid –El Fitri celebrations. The state Commissioner of Police, Mrs. Desire Nsirim, in a statemen...
Governor Idris Wada of Kogi State has said that security was a vital ingredient that would engender peace and transformation in any society. He posited that his administration would do everything humanly possible to combat crime in the state, even as h...
Niger State government has given the contractor handling the construction of a N1.4 billion bridge across River Shiroro two weeks to step up work on the construction of the bridge or have the contract revoked. The overseeing Commissioner of Works, Dr Y...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), yesterday said it had taken possession of an illegal oil bunkering vessel suspected to be carrying 300 metric tonnes of illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil commonly known as diesel and its crew arre...
A fresh approach to pollution management is advocated in a new World Bank Group Sourcebook launched today. The newly launched Sourcebook shifts the focus from primarily using public regulatory instruments towards greater acknowledgment of the r...
Commonwealth education ministers will meet in Port Louis, Mauritius, from 29 to 31 August 2012 to discuss priorities for the next three years and the Commonwealth’s contribution to the post-2015 development goals framework. Under the theme...
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) carried out the first in a series of airdrops to replenish rapidly diminishing food stocks for more than 100,000 people in South Sudan who have fled fighting in Sudan. On Wednesday afternoon, 32 metric tons...
Disaster risk management must become a central feature of development planning, the United Nations development agency chief declared today as she highlighted her agency’s intent to boost overall support for global disaster reduction. In a s...
The members of the United Nations Security Council strongly condemned the attack that killed a United Nations peacekeeper and injured another while they were protecting civilians in Nyala, South Darfur. According to a news release issued by the U...
The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has introduced the Lady Chauffeur Training Scheme (LCTS) in Imo, aimed at training female drivers to meet the demands of the labour market. The State Coordinator of the Directorate, Mr Roy Isaac, disclosed t...
South African Development Commission-appointed facilitator to the Global Political Agreement, President Jacob Zuma of South Africa, has acknowledged progress achieved by parties in the inclusive Government. He, however, said there were still &qu...
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) will soon commence the removal of abandoned aircraft from about eight airports, its General Manager, Public Affairs, Mr Akin Olukunle, has said. Olukunle told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday...
A businessman, Mr Okon Iyanam, has petitioned the Inspector-General of Police (IG), Mr Mohammed Abubakar, over alleged unlawful arrest and threat to life. In the petition, Iyanam accused the Chairman of the National Population Commission (NP...
An Ojokoro Senior Magistrates' court on Thursday in Lagos, sentenced a 23-year-old man, Ojo Agbaje, to 11 years’ imprisonment for rape. The convict was sentenced on a two-count charge of obtaining money under false pretence and having unlawfu...
The Special Task Force (STF) in Plateau said weapons and ammunition were recovered in the villages of Riyom and Barkin local governments of the state, where villagers were asked to vacate for military operations. The operations took place place la...