Drug abuse spike: Groups take ‘Say No’ to drug campaign to Plateau school children
By Marie-Therese Nanlong AS the problem of drug abuse escalates across the country, a group, Young African Leaders Initiative, YALI, has taken a campaign to dissuade children from consuming illicit drugs to schools in Jos, the Plateau State capital. YALI, an association of the Mandela Washington Fellowship Alumni in Nigeria, working in collaboration with the […]
4,000 children orphaned in Nigeria by COVID-19, highest in West Africa — World Bank
The World Bank has said an estimated 4,000 Nigerian children lost one or both parents between March 2020 and July 2021 due to COVID-19-associated death.
EXTRADITION BATTLE: Sunday Igboho back in cell as Beninese court adjourns
The Cour D’Appel De Cotonou in Benin Republic, yesterday, adjourned the case involving Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, fondly called Sunday Igboho, till today.
Investment announcements down 13.4% to $10.1bn in H1’21 — NIPC
Investment announcements in Nigeria dropped 13.4 percent to $10.1 billion in the first half of 2021, H1’21. This economy development indicated recorded $11.68 billion in the second half of 2020, H2’20.
Security agencies must inform me before any operation in Oyo —Makinde
GOVERNOR Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, yesterday, said the state will hold on to the firearms seized during the invasion of Igangan by men of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, until the Federal Government gives him audience to address the issue. The raid led to the death of the commandant of the Oyo State Security […]
Olympic Games: World must unite to triumph over COVID-19 — WHO
The Director-General of the World Health Organisation, WHO, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, on Thursday said the start of the Olympic and Paralympic Games was a chance to spread hope to the world even as he insisted that the world must unite with “determination, dedication, and discipline” to triumph over the COVID-19 pandemic
2023: APC approves lobby committees for youth inclusion
The national leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has authorised the party’s youth wing to set up zonal strategic lobby committees at the State and Ward levels, ahead of the 2023 general elections
Non-Fungible Tokens, The Future?
Non Fungible Tokens seem to be the Future! If you are an artist, graphic designer, animator or someone that spends a considerable amount of time on the internet, you may have heard about Non Fungible Tokens, a digital asset that represents real-world objects like art, music, in-game items and videos.
Bagudu led progressive governors on sallah homage to Buhari in Daura
By Haruna Aliyu, Birnin Kebbi The Chairman, Progressives Governors’ Forum, Kebbi State Governor, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, Thursday led other APC Governors’ to felicitate with President Muhammadu Buhari on the occasion of Eid-El-Kabir celebration at his country home in Daura, Katsina State . President Muhammadu Buhari gladly received the APC Governors who were in Daura […]
ECTDA apprehends 7 fake revenue collectors in Enugu
Enugu Capital Territory Development Authority, ECTDA, on Friday arrested seven fake revenue collectors operating within Enugu North Local Government Area.
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