Only stringent laws by NASS can end kidnapping —IGP

Only stringent laws by NASS can end kidnapping —IGP

INSPECTOR-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, yesterday, attributed increasing rate of kidnapping in the country to weak laws, saying the menace could conveniently be brought to a permanent end, if the National Assembly comes up with stringent laws.
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CVR: INEC announces 68,825 new registered voters in Bayelsa

CVR: INEC announces 68,825 new registered voters in Bayelsa

THE Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, yesterday said that it recorded 68,825 new registrants at the close of the first phase of the Continuous Voters Registration exercise in the eight local government areas of Bayelsa State.

C-River Host Communities pledge support for Lafarge operations

C-River Host Communities pledge support for Lafarge operations

Elders and youths from the host communities of Lafarge Holcim Plc in Cross River State, have pledged their support for the smooth operations and activities in the plant as well as projects that cover their corporate social responsibility in the area.

EFCC recovers N329bn from 9 oil firms

EFCC recovers N329bn from 9 oil firms

Kano Zonal Office of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has recovered N328,988,296,990.62 from nine major oil marketers across the country.

Cement consumption decline continues

Cement consumption decline continues

CONSUMPTION of cement in Nigeria contracted by 28 percent in the second quarter of 2017 over the same period in 2016, Lafarge Africa Plc has stated.

Sagay seeks punishment for SANs frustrating major corruption cases

Sagay seeks punishment for SANs frustrating major corruption cases

Chairman of Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, Prof. Itse Sagay, has advocated stiff punishment for counsel, particularly Senior Advocates of Nigeria, SANs, who obstruct and frustrate proceedings on high-profile corruption cases in the country.

De-criminalise sex work in Nigeria, sex workers urge FG

De-criminalise sex work in Nigeria, sex workers urge FG

Ms Amaka Enemo, National Coordinator, National Sex Workers Association, has appealed to the federal government to de-criminalise sex work in Nigeria for effective control of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections.