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3 casualties as Lagos boat capsizes
The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) says a boat mishap in Ikorodu, Lagos State, on Monday night resulted in three casualties.
Eleven others involved in...
Stampede: NCS suspends distribution of rice
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has suspended its food disposal initiative following a stampede that claimed seven lives on Feb. 23.
The unfortunate incident occurred...
KDSG urges pregnant women to demand free supplements
The Kaduna State Government on Monday tasked pregnant women in the state to always demand free multiple micronutrient supplementation (MMS) during their antenatal care...
SOAR Initiative changing the narratives on child sexual abuse in Abuja...
Pigba Kasa community in Apo District, Abuja, says the intervention of Sexual Offences Awareness and Response Initiative (SOAR Initiative), an NGO, is changing the...
NGO trains ASUP, NURTW members on combating sexual harassment in Kaduna
An NGO, Empowering Women for Excellence Initiative (EWIE), has trained the members of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) and the National Union...
Protest: Police assure Kogi workers of adequate security
The Kogi Police Command has assured workers of adequate protection during Tuesday’s protest over economic hardship in the country.
The State Commissioner of Police, Mr....
Kwara CP warns NLC against violent protest
The Commissioner of Police in Kwara, Mr. Victor Olaiya, has warned the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and other unions against violent protests in the...
NLC protests: Enugu CP orders security deployment, cautions against inimical conduct
The Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, Mr. Kanayo Uzuegbu, has ordered adequate deployment of police operational and intelligence resources to ensure security and...
NSCDC deploys intelligence to stop hoarding in Katsina State
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says it has deployed a special intelligence team to monitor and stop illegal movement and hoarding...
NLC Protest: Police ready for peaceful protest in Kano – CP
The Police Command in Kano has placed its security personnel on red alert ahead of Tuesday and Wednesday’s proposed protest by members of the...
Sugar Sweetened Beverages tax ‘II reduce excessive consumption, diseases – FG
The Federal Government has described Sugar Sweetened Beverages (SSBs) tax as most effective way of reducing excessive consumption of SSBs and incidences of Non-Communicable...
FEC approves merging, scrapping of MDAs
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the merging, scrapping and subsuming of some Ministries, Departments and Agencies of government in line with its...
180 bag first class as BUK graduates 11,000 students
The Bayero University Kano (BUK) Kano says it has concluded arrangements to graduate 11,000 students during its 38th staggered convocation.
The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof....
I am not leaving PDP – Ortom
A former governor of Benue, Dr. Samuel Ortom, has debunked rumours making the rounds that he is leaving the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for...
Equity market drops N51bn
The market capitalization of the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) dropped by N51 billion on Monday.
Specifically, the market capitalization opened at N55.861 trillion and closed...
Police, Hunters rescue 40 kidnapped Victims in Taraba- CP
The Police Command in Taraba says its men, in collaboration with local hunters, have rescued 40 kidnapped victims in Yorro Local Government Area of...
Police deploy personnel ahead of proposed protest by Labour
The Police on Monday, said they have deployed personnel and placed them on red alert ahead of the Feb. 27 and Feb. 28 proposed...
