Why kidnappers target NYSC members — Security experts
The abduction of 20 prospective members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, in Imo State has brought into sharper focus the growing danger facing young Nigerians travelling to or from orientation camps and places of primary assignment.
Fubara approves N85,000 Minimum Wage for Rivers workers, payments begin November
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has approved an increase in the minimum wage for civil servants in the state to N85,000.
Public office holders must be held accountable —Makinde
GOVERNOR ‘Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, yesterday, charged media practitioners to be transparent in discharging their duties as the watchdog of the society, noting that journalists must hold political office holders accountable in the public’s interest.
Stakeholders move to stop NASS’ probe of oil industry — Sources
THERE are strong indications that major stakeholders are fighting hard to stop probe of the oil sector by the National Assembly.
World Food Day: Nigeria’s post-harvest losses hit N3.5trn annually — ActionAid
WITH unabating hunger across the country, ActionAid Nigeria, AAN, yesterday, asserted that Nigeria’s post-harvest losses have hit N3.5 trillion annually, threatening national food security.
1bn people living in acute poverty — UN Report
More than one billion people are living in acute poverty across the globe, a UN Development Programme report said yesterday, with children accounting for over half of those affected.
