Participants at the Interfaith Mediation Center Monthly Forum with media on Peace Journalism has observed with displeasure the rate at which kidnapping, banditry and other forms of insecurity has increased, saying this has led to migration and upsurge …
Month: January 2021
Minister Tasks Town Planners On Urbanisation
The Minister of State in Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Dr Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, has called on members of the Nigeria Institute of Town Planners (NITP) to tackle the attendant multi-dimensional consequences of rapid urbanisation in most cit…
Nigeria’s Anti-Corruption Agenda On Course – Information Minister
Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has given assurances that the country’s anti-corruption agenda, which has placed great emphasis on corruption prevention measures and the building of integrity systems, remains on cour…
Renewed Smuggling Threatens 13 Million Jobs In Nigeria – Association
The Director-General of the Rice Processors Association of Nigeria (RIPAN), Mr Andy Ekwelem says renewed foreign rice smuggling into the country is threatening thirteen million jobs in the rice value chain.Mr Ekwelem, who disclosed this at a news confe…
Federal Government Faults Transparency International Corruption Rating Of Nigeria
The Federal Government has said Nigeria’s low rating in the 2020 Transparency International Corruption Perception Index (TI-CPI) does not truly reflect the great strides by the country in its fight against corruption.In a statement issued in Abuja on S…
Kwara State: Community Policing Takes Off With Over 800 Volunteers
Community policing has commenced with over eight hundred volunteers in Ilorin, Kwara State.The volunteers and all the Divisional Police Officers held a crucial meeting on Sunday in Okelele, Ibagun ward in Ilorin East local government area of the state …
Security: “No Cause For Alarm” – Kwara Government Assures Residents
The Kwara State Government has assured its residents that there is no cause for alarm saying measures have been put in place to prevent any crisis between host communities and herders in the state.This assurance is contained in a statement issued by th…
COVID-19: Presidency Cautions Nigerians Against Non-Compliance With Executive Order
The Presidency says it is worried by reports of non-compliance with the just signed Executive Order that makes safety protocols such as mask-wearing and observation of social distancing in the public mandatory.It is therefore appealing to Nigerians to …
Nigeria Records 1,883 New COVID-19 Cases
Nigeria has recorded 1,883 fresh infections of the coronavirus in the country.This was contained in a report published by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Saturday night.According to the agency, the total number of infections in the cou…
Dutch court orders Shell to pay Nigerian farmers over oil spills
THE HAGUE,A Dutch court ordered oil giant Shell to pay compensation in a case brought by four Nigerian farmers who alleged widespread pollution on their land. After 13 years of legal wrangling, an appeals court in The Hague ruled that Shell’s Nigerian branch must pay for damage caused by oil spills. It also […]