Screening By Emmanuel Mogbede The All Progressives Congress (APC) says it has fixed Tuesday, March 24, for the screening of aspirants for its national offices ahead of its March 27 National Convention. A notice issued by the Secretary of the party’s Aspirants’ Screening Committee, Alhaji Isa Yuguda, on Sunday inContinue Reading
Price Crash: Cocoa Farmers Lament Financial Despair By Reporters Cocoa farmers in Ondo, Osun, and Ekiti states lament the massive crash in cocoa bean prices, which has plunged many into financial despair and eroded livelihoods. In separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), farmers said the shift fromContinue Reading
Food By our Reporters Prices of most food items, goods and services have increased in different markets in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and its environs, according to a survey by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). NAN study in Abuja on Sunday, showed that the increase in the pricesContinue Reading
Cybersecurity By Ijeoma Olorunfemi The Federal Government says it is determined to protect the privacy and rights of Nigerians in the digital space. To achieve that, it said it has developed several policy and regulatory frameworks to strengthen cybersecurity. Dr Ayodele Bakare, Assistant Director, Cybersecurity Department, National Information Technology DevelopmentContinue Reading
By Dorcas Elusogbon A 40-year-old woman, Akinibi Tosin, on Monday appeared before an Ile-Ife Magistrates’ Court over alleged theft of N1.7 million. Tosin, a sales representative, is facing a two-count charge of stealing and betrayal of trust. She pleaded not guilty. The prosecutor, Insp Odusina Olawole, told the court thatContinue Reading
Military By Sumaila Ogbaje A defence and security professional, Dr Zulaykhah Aileru, has urged Nigeria to prioritise domestic defence production in order to reduce reliance on foreign military equipment and strengthen national security capability. Aileru, a Public Safety and Certified Protection Professional, made the call on Monday in Abuja, whileContinue Reading
Electricity By Chimezie Anaso Anambra-owned FirstPower Electricity Distribution Company (FpEDC) has appealed to customers to bear with it over the poor power supply in the state, saying the problem is not its fault. FpEDC made the appeal in a statement signed by Mr Izunna Okafor, Head of Communications on ThursdayContinue Reading
Bodies The total of 18 bodies and no survivors has been recovered so far from the site of the aircraft collision near the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport outside Washington. CBS News reported on Thursday, citing a police official. On Wednesday evening, a military helicopter that was reportedly operated byContinue Reading
Poverty By Cecilia Ologunagba The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says 20 per cent children worldwide live-in extreme poverty, surviving on under three dollars a day, UNICEF, in a report, stated that nearly 90 per cent of those children are in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, adding that even inContinue Reading
Malami By Wandoo Sombo The Attorney- General of the Federation (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has taken over prosecution of former AGF, Abubakar Malami and his son, Abdulaziz over alleged terrorism and illegal possession of firearms charges. The Department of State Services (DSS) filed a five-count charge against Malami and hisContinue Reading
