General News (Page 625)

  By Lizzy Okoji The Federal Government, in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), on Tuesday evacuated 151 stranded Nigerians from Benghazi, Libya as the government resumed its voluntary evacuation in Libya. Amb. Kabiru Musa, Charge D’affiares en titre of the Nigerian Mission in Libya, made this knownContinue Reading

By Olatunde Ajayi The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) in collaboration with the International and Ibero-American Foundation for Administration and Public Policies (FIIAPP) has called for strong action against the menace. The collaboration is aimed at addressing human trafficking said to be posing serious securityContinue Reading

Stakeholders, at a Moral Regeneration and Re-orientation meeting, organised by Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) in Abuja on Tuesday   By Funmilayo Adeyemi Stakeholders, on Tuesday, converged on Abuja to brainstorm on ways of tackling the menace of moral decadence in children and to enhance development and progress of theContinue Reading

By Ibironke Ariyo The Journalists International Forum For Migration (JIFORM) and the German Embassy in Nigeria will be partnering on a training programme for journalists on migration and economic issues. Dr Ajibola Abayomi, JIFORM President, in a statement said that his team was received by Mr Gerald Wolf, the DeputyContinue Reading

By Isaac Aregbesola Participants at the International Women Conference have urged the President-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu, to promote more laws, policies and special budgets targeting women and institutions that advance the cause of women. They made the call at the first International Women Conference, with the theme “Equity versus Equality,Continue Reading

Naira redesign and challenge of currency management By Kadiri Abdulrahman, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) When the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) introduced the Naira redesign policy in October, 2022, it informed the public that it was meant to check abuse of naira, contain inflation and ensure control of theContinue Reading