Day: June 2, 2022

A teenager (name withheld) on Thursday appeared before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly defiling a 12-year-old girl.The police charged the 15-year-old with defilement but the Chief Magistrate, Mrs Ejiro Kubeinje, did not take his plea.Sh…

A former Minister of Interior, retired Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau, has call for urgent cleanup of weapons and drug among the Fulani youth as part of practical solutions to the ugly trend of kidnapping in the country.Dambazau made the call in his pap…

The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), has reiterated the need for viable and bankable projects that will be delivered through PPP, especially in the critical sectors.The Acting Director-General, ICRC, Mr Michael Ohiani, said this …

The Nigerian Army says that an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed wing, Eastern Security Network (ESN) has exploded, inflicting injuries to its members.The exploded IED caused se…

The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has raised Nigeria’s oil production quota from the 1.772 million barrels per day (mbpd) target approved in June to a new target of 1.799mbpd for July.A statement issued on Thursday by OPEC sa…

An NGO, Building Blocks for Peace Foundation has stressed the need to address what is called “structural” barriers that limit the meaningful inclusion in young people across the country.The Lead Researcher of Baseline Study on the implementation of the…

An Islamic Cleric, Sheikh Abubakar Gumi, has called for the establishment of Ministry of Nomadic Affairs to address the grievances of armed herdsmen terrorizing the country.Gumi made the call at the Pastoralists and Fulbe Security Conference on Wednesd…

Panelists at a workshop in Lagos have called for value re-orientation to shift the attention of young engineers from quick money syndrome to capacity building to boost local content in project execution.The panelists made the call on Wednesday at a spe…

Nigeria and Spain have canvassed a global action to avert looming food crisis especially in wheat production occasioned by the ongoing war in Ukraine.President Muhammadu Buhari and His Royal Majesty, King Felipe VI of Spain made the call when the two l…

The Kaduna State Urban Planning and Development Authority (KASUPDA) has banned the use of analogue billboards within the state capital, Kaduna.The Director-General, KASUPDA, Umaru Dikko, made the announcement while presenting a digital installation co…