Saudi Arabia impacts 4000 Lagos residents with eye care intervention

  By Oluwafunke Ishola The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) has extended the “Saudi Noor” ophthalmic volunteer programme to Lagos State, impacting more than 4,000 residents with eye care service.   Mohammed Alsahabi, Saudi Press Attaché in Nigeria, on Thursday, said the intervention was in continuation ofContinue Reading

Advisory group builds NPF’s capacity on weapons, ammunition management

By Angela Atabo The Mines Advisory Group (MAG), an international non-governmental organisation, has taken proactive steps to enhance the capacity of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) in weapons and ammunition management. Collaborating with the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW), MAG is working toContinue Reading

INEC creates AI division to harness elections

By Emmanuel Oloniruha The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has approved the creation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Division, under its Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Department. The commission disclosed this through Mr Sam Olumekun, the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, on Thursday in Abuja. Olumekun saidContinue Reading

36,359 Nigerian pilgrims transported as airlift operation ends May 30 – NAHCON

By Deji Abdulwahab The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) says it has successfully transported 36,359 Nigerian pilgrims to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, saying that the airlift operation will end on May 30. The commission made the disclosure via its Assistant Director, Information and Publication, Hajiya Fatima Usara, inContinue Reading