By Isaiah Eka The Nigerian Navy has inaugurated a fully furnished six-classroom block in honour of Rear Adm. Sunday Atakpa, an indigene of Ikot Ekpeyak Ikono in Uyo, Akwa Ibom. The six-classroom block, furnished with writing desks, staff room, sickbay and canteen, is part of the Chief of the NavalContinue Reading
By Ibironke Ariyo The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has called for stronger partnerships, evidence-based interventions and innovative responses to tackle the evolving global drug problem. The Deputy Representative of UNODC in Nigeria, Mr Danilo Campisi, made the call on Friday in Abuja, at a news conferenceContinue Reading
By Fatima Mohammed-Lawal The Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) has sealed 724 illegal pharmaceutical outlets in Kwara. The Registrar of PCN, Pharm. Ibrahim Ahmed, made this known in Ilorin at a news conference organised after a four-day operation across 10 local government areas of Kwara. Ahmed, represented by Dr SuleimanContinue Reading
By Ibironke Ariyo The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has announced weeklong activities to commemorate the 2026 World Drug Day (WDD). The announcement was made at a joint news briefing by NDLEA and UNODC at the agency’s headquarters on Friday in Abuja. Addressing newsmen, the NDLEA Chairman, retired Brig.-GenContinue Reading
By Muhammad Idris/Philomina Attah The Federal Government has appealed to Nigerian journalists to prioritise national stability and patriotism by keeping the activities of terrorists, bandits, and other criminal elements off their front pages. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, made the appeal in Abuja at a two-dayContinue Reading
By Hajara Leman, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Kalargo, a farming community located about 75 kilometres from Gombe, the capital of Gombe State, has a rich cultural history dating back more than 500 years. One of its most cherished traditions is a communal feast held before the start of aContinue Reading
By Josephine Miller/Michael Ajayi The Chief Executive Officer of Flutterwave, Olugbenga Agboola, has urged Nigerian youths to leverage consistency and excellence to dismantle structural economic barriers across Africa. Agboola shared his professional journey during the 2026 Youth Entrepreneurship and Empowerment Programme (YEEP) summit in Abuja, explaining how his background asContinue Reading
By Olatunde Ajayi An Assistant Controller of Corrections and Officer-in-Charge, Medium Security Custodial Centre, Agodi, Ibadan, Mr Sunday Adekunbi, has urged the government to remove the ‘stigma’ hindering released convicts from easily securing employments. Adekunbi made the call at the second edition of the Inmates’ Debate Competition organised by theContinue Reading
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Drugs and Narcotics, Senator Joseph Ikpea with the Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), retired Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa By Ibironke Ariyo The Senate Committee on Drugs and Narcotics has assured the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) of its full support inContinue Reading
By Aderonke Ojo The Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) has unveiled the Nigeria Safeguarding in Sports Policy, a framework designed to protect athletes and other sports participants from abuse, harassment, discrimination, exploitation, neglect and related misconduct. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the policy, unveiled in Abuja, is expectedContinue Reading
