1,100 inmates await trial, 144 convicted in Agodi Correctional Centre -NCoS

By Olatunde Ajayi Abduljelil Odunlami, a Deputy Controller of Corrections (DCC), Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), says 1,100 inmates from the Agodi Correctional Centre in Ibadan are currently awaiting trial for various offences. Odunlami, while visiting the Ibadan Branch of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), said the facility currently housed a totalContinue Reading

Blue economy will offer 350 million jobs if adequately harnessed — NIMASA DG

By Gabriel Agbeja Dr Bashir Jamoh, Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), says the blue economy will offer 350 million jobs to Nigerian citizens if adequately harnessed. Jamoh, who was represented by the Acting Coordinator of NIMASA, Abuja Office, Hajia Rakiya Lamai, made this known during the NIMASAContinue Reading

Community participation, key to disaster risk reduction – FEMA

By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), FCT Administration, says community participation in emergency management is crucial to disaster risk reduction in the country. Mrs Florence Wenegieme, Director, Forecasting, Response and Mitigation, FEMA, stated this on Friday in Abuja during the agency’s ongoing sensitisation campaign inContinue Reading

FCTA arrests 2 land racketeers, says no compensation for victims

By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Thursday arrested two suspected land racketeers for selling plots of land illegally to unsuspecting residents of Ungwan Zaki, in Jahi District, Abuja. Mr Mukhtar Galadima, Director of Development Control, FCTA, who stated this in Abuja, during the demolition of illegalContinue Reading

FEMA harps on inclusive approach to disaster risk reduction in FCT

By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), FCT Administration has stressed the need for an inclusive approach to disaster risk reduction, response and management in the territory. Mrs Florence Wenegieme, Director, Forecasting, Response and Mitigation in the Agency, gave the charge during a sensitisation campaign to commemorateContinue Reading