The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a new policy framework for the Independent Recourse Mechanism (IRM). The IRM provides individuals or communities who are adversely affected by bank-financed operations with an independent mechanism through which they can raise their concerns. They can also seek redress and hold the […]

Music is generally believed to play a big role in influencing people, consciously or unconsciously, especially children, adolescents, and youths

Articulated vehicle drivers on Friday blocked all roads in and out of Bida town in Niger, causing road users travelling to Abuja, Lagos and other destinations to suspend their journeys as there was no alternative route. The drivers used their vehicles to block the roads while protesting the blockage of  Bida/Minna road by the Niger […]

A Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court on Friday remanded a dismissed Police Sergeant, Samuel Philips, in prison custody for allegedly killing an 18-yesr-old girl, Monsurat Ojuade.

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has urged the striking members of National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) to call off their ongoing strike and embrace dialogue. Abubakar III made the call during the opening ceremony of the 20th Conference of the National Pediatric Surgeons of Nigeria (APSON) on Friday in Sokoto. He […]

The Executive Director of the Patriots for the Advancement of Peace and Social Development, PAPSD, Dr Abdulahi Shinkafi, on Friday, debunked media report that he was arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over alleged N1billion fraud.

The Minister of Defence, retired Maj.-Gen. Bashir Magashi, says all hands must be on deck to harness the rich intellectual and professional potential among security agencies to secure the country from insurgency. Magashi stated this at a roundtable on the crisis situation in Afghanistan and its implications for Nigeria and Africa. READ ALSO:Intelligence remains effective […]

WORRIED by growing insecurity in the country, especially in the Northern region, the Kano State government has announced stringent measures to stem the tide of criminality and restore some sense of orderliness in the state. Among the new measures is the banning of movies at cinemas promoting kidnapping, hooliganism, drug abuse and phone-snatching. The Executive […]

The Federal Government said it has granted no fewer than 12,000 Expatriate Quota licences to foreigners seeking to work in Nigeria whilst it has treated applications from 2,000 companies within the last two years.

Governor Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State, says the relative peace being enjoyed in the state in spite of its central position in the North East is a result of strategic planning. Yahaya stated this at the roundtable on the crisis situation in Afghanistan and its implications for Nigeria and Africa, organised by the Alumni Association […]