Nigeria on Tuesday signed a multilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the UK to combat the menace of cybercrimes in the two countries. The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, also launched the Joint Case Team on Cybercrime (JCTC), in response to the need for a coordinated and robust…
The Minister of State, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Dr Mariya Mahmoud, says the FCT Administration has concluded plans to transform its six area councils to thriving tourism and investment hubs. Mahmoud stated this in Abuja on Tuesday, at the maiden edition of the FCT Area Councils’ Tourism and Hospitality Investment Carnival and Expo. Represented by…
The Federal Government on Tuesday condemned the terrorist attack in India. Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Kimiebi Ebienfa, quoted the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Yusuf Tuggar as saying this on Tuesday in Abuja The minister described the attack as unfortunate incident that resulted in the tragic loss of 26 innocent lives, mostly…
The Anambra State Government says it will commence the first round of the National Immunisation Plus Days against circulating Polio Virus Type-2 infection, on May 3. Mrs Chisom Uchem, the Executive Secretary, Anambra State Primary Health Care Development Agency (ASPHCDA), made the announcement at a stakeholders meeting on Tuesday in Awka. Uchem who was represented…
The Nigerian Technical Aid Corps (NTAC), says it is deploying 35 medical professionals to Zanzibar, Tanzania, to bridge both the educational and professional gaps in that country. Dr Yusuf Yakub, the Director General (DG) of NTAC speaking at the deployment of the professionals comprising nurses and doctors said on Tuesday in Abuja, that the exercise…
The Directorate of Road Traffic Services (DRTS), Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Tuesday, crushed 601 impounded motorcycles. Dr Elechi Chinedum, Mandate Secretary, Transportation Secretariat, FCTA, told journalists after the exercise that the motorcycles were impounded for violating traffic rules. Chinedum explained that the crushing exercise was backed by a regulation of the FCT Administration,…
Prominent Business Executive and Socialite, Aisha Achimugu, has declared “hunger strike” in the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) custody following her arrest by operatives of the commission. A statement by the legal team of Achimugu, led by Mr Chikaosolu Ojukwu, SAN, on Tuesday in Abuja said that their client was arrested at about 5…
President Donald Trump is pushing Ukraine to cede territory to Russia to end the war. He has threatening to walk away if a deal becomes too difficult and causing alarm bells in Europe about how to fill the gap. Ukraine’s European allies view the war as fundamental to the continent’s security, and pressure is now…
President Bola Tinubu has expressed sadness over the death of Sheikh Abdur Hadiyyatullah, the President of the Supreme Council for Shariah in Nigeria. Hadiyyatullah, also the founder and director of Sheikh Ibn Baz Shariah College of Nigeria in Iwo, Osun, died on Monday, Mr Bayo Onanuga, the President’s spokesman, said in a statement on Tuesday….
The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Unit (Taskforce) has arrested 71 suspects who specialise in robbing Lagos Island residents of their valuables. The Commissioner for the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this in a post shared on his official X handle @tokunbo_wahab on Tuesday. He said that the…
