By Sumaila Ogbaje The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has reiterated the commitment of the Nigerian Army to enhance the welfare of personnel and boost the infrastructure in army barracks, units and formations. Lagbaja made the commitment on Thursday in Abuja at the Annual Command GuestContinue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh The COP28 presidency (UN Climate Change Conference) has set out plans to ensure indigenous communities will have their voices heard at November’s crucial climate summit in Dubai, UAE. The announcement was made by the UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for COP28, Ms Razan Al Mubarak. She stressedContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi The Oloja of Lagos, Prince Abiola Olojo-Kosoko, on Wednesday urged Nigerians to continue to uphold the legacies of his projenitor, late Morounfolu Eshinlokun, popularly called “Kosoko”. Olojo-Kosoko made the call when officials of the Lagos State Council for Arts and Culture paid a visit to his palaceContinue Reading
By Ahmed Kaigama The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Bauchi State Chapter, on Thursday condemned the alleged police torture of 28-year-old Aminu Abidina to death in Bauchi. Mrs Sadiya Saleh, Chairman of the Human Rights Committee (HRC) of the NBA, stated this in a statement made available to newsmen in Bauchi.Continue Reading
By Victor Adeoti Mr Sunday Agboola, the Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Osun, has assured residents of the state of improved service delivery by the Corps. Agboola said the command would continue to work harder to justify the trust reposed in the Corps byContinue Reading
By Fortune Abang Prof. Jonah Onuoha, a don, on Thursday, underscored the need to promote leadership development at the national level to ensure sustainable democracy in Africa. Onuoha said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. According to him, the thought by people to alwaysContinue Reading
By Ifeanyi Olannye Delta Government says it has recorded over 60 incidents and five fatalities caused by rabies disease due to dog bites in three months in the state. The Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr Perez Omoun, said this on Thursday in Asaba at the inauguration of sensitisation and campaign againstContinue Reading
By Tosin Kolade The Society for Water and Sanitation (NEWSAN) has called for the inclusion of its members in the implementation of the 700 million dollars World Bank- funded water, sanitation and hygiene Programme. The programme, called the Sustainable Urban, Rural Water Supply Sanitation and Hygiene (SURWASH) Project is beingContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Police Officers Wife Association (POWA) in collaboration with the UNESCO Read and Earn Federation (UNESCO-REF) and the House Committee on Diaspora has pledged to strengthen the agricultural value chain in the country. The President of POWA, Mrs Elizabeth Egbetokun, said in Abuja on Thursday thatContinue Reading
By Justina Auta The Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG), says strategic efforts are in place to galvanise actions that will address high unemployment and minimise brain drain in the nation’s economy. Ms Amina Maina, the Chairperson, Central Organising Committee at the NESG 29th Summit (NES 29) said this in aContinue Reading
