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By Sumaila Ogbaje The Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was on Friday gutted by fire EFCC Spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, said in a statement in Abuja, that the inferno affected only one of the buildings of the command. Uwujaren said that the incident, which occurredContinue Reading

  By Temitope Ponle Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) says it is facilitating the empowerment of women and strengthening the fight against gender-based discrimination through policies and programmes. The Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Mr Sidie Mohamed Tunis, said this at the ongoing ECOWAS Female Parliamentarians Association (ECOFEPA)Continue Reading

  PAP Interim Administrator, Retired Maj.-Gen. Barry Ndiomu (R) and the DG of NPA Mohammed Bello-Koko By Collins Yakubu-Hammer The Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) says it  has been repositioned to tackle unrest and unemployment in the Niger Delta by partnering with the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA). It said the PAPContinue Reading

Prof. Razaq Abubakre By Abigael Joshua. Razaq Abubakre, an Emeritus Professor and former Federal Commissioner, says LP Presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, couldn’t have defeated the President-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu, at the last presidential election. Abubakre, also a former Vice Chancellor of Al-Hikmah University Ilorin spoke with the News AgencyContinue Reading

FAME Foundation Executive Director, Ms Aderonke Ogunleye-Bello, By Deji Abdulwahab The FAME Foundation has warned against threats to life, stigmatisation, discrimination and cyber bullying of women journalists, urging government at all levels to protect them by all means. Its Executive Director, Ms Aderonke Ogunleye-Bello, gave the advice on Wednesday atContinue Reading

Some of the beneficiaries at the empowerment programme on Friday in Abuja   By Collins Yakubu-Hammer Strategic Outreach Support (SOS), an NGO, has given financial support to 500 rural and market women in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The spokesperson for the group, Mr Raqaz Ivori, told newsmen on Friday,Continue Reading