No fewer than 6,000 Nigerian refugees from Chad and Cameroon would be repatriated. Tijani Ahmed, Federal Commissioner of the National Commission for Refugee, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), disclosed this in Abuja on Tuesday at the end of a Technical Working Group (TWG) meeting on the voluntary repatriation of Nigerian refugees. Ahmed said 6,000 people would be returned from Chad while the number to be repatriated from Cameroon would be determined before the start...
Climate change, unsustainable agricultural practices, and population growth have been identified as challenges facing the Northern region. This is contained in a communique read by the chairman of the Northern States Governors Forum and governor of Gombe State, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya at the end of the NSGF meeting in Kaduna on Tuesday. Part of the communique reads: “The Forum noted that Human Capital Development is critical to the progress and prosperity of the region and...
To guarantee registration and legal identity for all children in Nigeria, aligning with the vision set forth by the United Nations (UN) organization for 2030, the National Orientation Agency (NOA) is seeking a robust collaboration with UNICEF. Director General of the NOA, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, stated this during a visit by UNICEF, led by Ibrahim Siseh, Chief Child Protection Officer in Abuja. “The primary focus of the meeting was to establish a strategic alliance aimed...
The Federal Government of Nigeria requires 10 billion dollars in annual investment to revive the power sector for the next 10 years. Minister of Power, Mr. Adebayo Adelabu disclosed this at a one-day investigative hearing on halting the electricity tariff increase by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, in Abuja on Monday organised by the Senate Committee on Power. The minister said the major challenge in the sector was the absence of liquidity, stressing that...
The Chairman of the Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC), Isiaka Olagunju has declared candidates of the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) winning all 33 chairmanship seats and councillorship positions. Mr Olagunju said a total of 19 political parties fielded candidates for various positions across the 33 local government areas. Saturday’s election was said to have been characterized by low turnout, late arrival of electoral officials, and absence of electoral officials at some polling units....
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) shared on its official X handle @naptipnigeria on Sunday that female circumcision was a crime, which attracted a four-year jail term. The agency made this known in a post it shared on its official X handle (Formerly Twitter) @naptipnigeria on Sunday. According to NAPTIP, Female Circumcision (FC) is a crime under the Violence Against Persons Prohibition Act, (VAPP) 2015 and various states’ VAPP Laws. It says anyone who incites,...
The Mining Marshals of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC Nasarawa State Command has arrested four Chinese nationals at an illegal mining site where lithium is sold at Karu Local Government Area of the State. The Federal Government had vowed to stamp out illegal mining activities across the country and end the menace of mineral theft plaguing the solid minerals sector of the nation’s economy. Babawale Afolabi, Spokesman of the NSCDC, disclosed this...
The Project PinkBlue and Diabetes Association of Nigeria (DAN), on Friday protested at the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) headquarters in Abuja over the inclusion of sugar in baby formula in the country. The protesters carried placards calling for clear nutrition labels on the products and stronger regulation by concerned authorities. Ms Omei Bongos-Ikwue, spokesperson for the National Action on Sugar Reduction (NASR) said the protest came in response to...
The Netherlands will activate $250 million worth of new investments in Nigeria over the next few months, including a $100 million investment in a waste-to-wealth industrial facility in Lagos State. Netherlands Prime Minister, Mark Rutte disclosed this when he received President Bola Tinubu in The Hague, also acknowledged President Tinubu’s economic reforms. “You are promoting democratic governance and dealing with problems of development. “I saw you take the courageous decision to deal with fuel subsidies...
Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC has secured a court order to arrest former Director General of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies, Prof Ladi Hamalai, for failing to appear in the corruption case. A statement by spokesman of the Commission, Mr. Demola Bakare says the Federal High sitting in Apo, Abuja presided over by Justice C. O. Oba issued the bench warrant for the arrest of Professor Hamalai following...
