Mixed reactions have trailed a court judgment permitting female National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), members to wear skirts for religious reasons, with supporters hailing it as a win for rights and critics warning policy erosion. The News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN) reports that in a judgment delivered on June 13, Justice Hauwa Yilwa declared that…
The Katsina State Police Command has confirmed the killing of three persons by suspected bandits in separate attacks, even as its operatives successfully rescued 28 kidnapped victims in Sabuwa Local Government Area. This was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Abubakar Aliyu, in Katsina. According to Aliyu,…
The Federal Government has launched the Accelerated Basic Education (ABE) programme, a bold initiative aimed at reaching over 80 million non-literate Nigerians, particularly youths and adults who remain outside the formal education system. The initiative, unveiled during a National Stakeholders Engagement Meeting on Youth and Adult Literacy held in Abuja on Wednesday, seeks to provide…
The Niger State Police Command has arrested a 10-member international human trafficking syndicate operating in Minna, under the pretense of being travel agents. The group is suspected of trafficking individuals to various foreign countries. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, revealed that the arrests were made on…
The University College Hospital (UCH) chapter of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) has joined the ongoing seven-day nationwide warning strike declared by the association’s national headquarters. The strike, which began at midnight on July 29, followed the Federal Government’s failure to meet long-standing demands raised by the association. Speaking after the…
An Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun State has sentenced a 38-year-old self-proclaimed Muslim prophet, Azeez Aboderin, to two years in prison for defrauding a woman of N2.2 million under false pretence. The convict, whose address was not disclosed, was found guilty of two counts: fraud and obtaining money under false pretence. He initially pleaded not…
Senator David Mark, Interim National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has declared a zero-tolerance stance on candidate imposition, anti-party activities, and other forms of indiscipline within the party. Speaking at a National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting in Abuja, Mark pledged to lead the ADC with integrity, transparency, courage, and vision, promising an era…
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, said President Bola Tinubu has fulfilled most of the promises he made to the North and would do more. Idris stated this on Tuesday when he featured on a live Hausa language phone-in programme “Hannu Da Yawa” on Radio Nigeria Kaduna and monitored by the…
Vice-President Kashim Shettima said Nigeria has already committed $538.05 million to the first phase of the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) programme. Shettima made this known on Tuesday at the United Nations Food Systems Summit Stocktake (UNFSS+4) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that SAPZ is a flagship initiative aimed…
The Senate Committee on Public Accounts has given the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) a three-week deadline to respond to 19 audit queries relating to N210 trillion in unaccounted funds covering the financial years 2017 to 2023. The audit queries, according to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), stem from reports issued by the…
