The Director-General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Prof Fatima Waziri-Azi, has reported that Nigerian women working in Iraq are being exploited in various ways, particularly as domestic workers. According to her statement, many of these women are seeking assistance to return home. NAPTIP is investigating rogue labour recruiters […]
A group of 376 Nigerian students who were stranded in Sudan due to the ongoing conflict in the country have been brought back to Abuja. The students were transported via an Air Peace plane and a Nigeria Airforce Jet with the number NAF C-130, and arrived at the Pilgrims Terminal of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International […]
During a Workers’ Day celebration in Port Harcourt, Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers directed the State Civil Service Commission to promptly issue promotion letters to 4,000 eligible civil servants who were recently promoted in the state. The governor assured the completion of the entire promotion exercise for other categories before his tenure ends. He acknowledged […]
A suspected cyber criminal has been arrested in Port Harcourt by the Nigeria Police Force – National Cybercrime Center (NPF-NCCC) in collaboration with the National Central Bureau (NCB), according to a statement made by CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Force Public Relations Officer, on Monday in Abuja. The arrest followed a message received in July 2022 […]
The National Population Commission (NPC) has announced the postponement of the 2023 Population and Housing Census due to the government’s transition program and the post-election mood in the country. In a press conference held in Abuja on Sunday, Dr Inuwa Jalingo, the 2023 Census Manager and Director of the NPC, expressed the commission’s preparedness for […]
A suspected member of a ritualist gang, accused of murdering and dismembering Oyindamola Adeyemi in Ijebu-Ode on January 28, has been arrested by the Police Command in Ogun. The suspect was taken into custody on Friday in the Ijade-Iloti area of Ijebu-Ode following an intelligence-based investigation by detectives from the Obalende Divisional Headquarters. Other members […]
The Governor of Edo state, Godwin Obaseki, announced that his administration has allocated N6 billion to rebuild secondary schools in the state between May 2023 and September 2024. During the 2023 Edo Education Week, Governor Obaseki revealed his desire to leave a clear plan and direction for the state’s education system. The governor acknowledged that […]
Around 1,519 stranded Nigerians in Sudan are scheduled to depart from Khartoum to Port Sudan and other border points for their evacuation to Nigeria via hired buses, according to the Federal Government. The move comes after the Sudanese Armed Forces and Para-military Rapid Support Forces agreed to extend the ceasefire agreement by another 72 hours. […]
On Friday at around 11:30 pm, a building apartment situated within the courtyard of the palace of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, was engulfed in flames. This was confirmed in a press release issued by the Director of Media and Public Affairs at the Ooni’s Palace, Mr. Moses Olafare, on Saturday […]
According to a statement released by the Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami on Saturday, troops from Operation Whirl Stroke successfully raided a weapon fabrication factory in Wukari, Taraba State. Acting on credible intelligence, the troops apprehended two suspected gunrunners and recovered a cache of weapons.During the operation, which took place on Friday, […]