Poised to building a vanguard of youths to help in sensitising Nigerians on their rights to assessing information from public institutions, as well as private institutions that offer public services, the Lagos State chapter of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), yesterday, inaugurated a new Community Development Service (CDS) group, the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Club, at its Surulere secretariat.

A young man, Mfreke Archibong Effiong, was yesterday paraded by the Akwa Ibom State Police Command for allegedly killing his father, Mr. Archibong Effiong in Ibesikpo-Asutan LGA of the state.

Conscious of the insinuations making the rounds that the present government of the All Progressives Congress, APC, led by President Muhammadu Buhari is devoting the whole time of governance fighting corruption to the detriment of other sectors of the economy, the party’s National Auditor, George Moghalu, has said that president Buhari won’t spend his whole first term for the course.

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has called on all eligible Nigerians and the people of Enugu State in particular to register with the National Identity Management Commission, NIMC,currently going on in the country with a view to obtain the national electronic identity card.

THE Holy Bible tells us that the devil has three major assignments, namely to steal, to kill, and to destroy, while Jesus Christ came to destroy every work of the devil, and to give life to mankind , and life in abundance. Jesus uses His Church, to do this work, and the church works with the Doctors and those in the health sector.

Lagos— The United States Assistant Secretary for African Affairs, Ms Linda Thomas-Greenfield, said, yesterday, that about 100,000 Nigerians were currently living outside as refugees in neighbouring countries.

KOGI State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has debunked reports that a former Chairman of Senate Committee on Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Senator Smart Adeyemi, is about to defect to the All Progressives Congress, APC.

The Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress have been kicking against it all week, but many Nigerians who are already feeling the bite of hike in electricity charges imposed by the ministry of power, works and housing. You’re most likely too busy hustling for your daily bread to embark on any protests, but here are some ways to make this new development easier on your pocket:

A seasoned administrator, Prof. Ayandiji Daniel Aina has been appointed as the third substantive Vice-Chancellor of Caleb University, Lagos, Nigeria.

THE Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, yesterday, called for stronger synergy among all the security agencies across the country.

European Union, EU, has pledged to assist Katsina State government to address the infrastructural decay that has been hindering development of the state.

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State, has abolished arbitrary deductions from the allocations of Local Government Councils in the state, thereby granting them financial autonomy.

THE Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) managers of Nigeria’s Sovereign Wealth Fund has entered into collaboration International Finance Corporation (IFC) in order to boost investment in the healthcare sector especially to develop private healthcare.

THE Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) wants the laws establishing the Federal Ministry of Finance, Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) and 29 revenue generating agencies repealed.

The Anambra State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Hosea Karma yesterday advised the new Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Anambra State, Dr Lawrence Azubuike to shun the overtures of moneybags and politicians if he hopes to succeed in the state.