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Mr Babatunde Fashola, Minister of Works and Housing, has described the late Olukorede Adeyemi, pioneer Chief Operating Officer, Lagos Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Cooperative Society Ltd., as man who lived a life of positive impact.Fashola, represented by h…

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Kaduna State Command has received a new Commandant, Idris Yahya Adah.He took over the leadership following the retirement of the immediate Commandant, Dr. Godwin Miebi from service in May, 2022.This was co…

For the first time in over two years, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has increased the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) to 13 per cent.Mr Godwin Emefiele, Governor of the CBN, said this while reading the 285th communiqué issued at the end of the apex ban…

Families of passengers abducted by terrorists in March have called on the Federal Government to fast track the release of their relatives.The Representative of the families, Dr Abdulfatai Jimoh, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday that the…

Dr Fatima Waziri-Azi, Director-General, National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), has called for capacity building and collaboration among stakeholders to curb the menace of irregular migration and trafficking.Waziri-Azi made …

The African Development Bank (AfDB) says it is ready to help Nigeria return to the electronic wallet system of input distribution to farmers to boost agricultural production.The President of AfDB, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, said this on Monday, at a meeting…

An Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court on Monday sentenced a dismisses policeman, Mohammed Alidu, to life imprisonment for defiling a nine-year-old school girl in a barrackJustice Abiola Soladoye, in her judgment, held that Alidu was a …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday rearraign, former finance minister, Bashir Yaguda and four others in an FCT high court, Maitama for alleged misappropriation of N23.3 billion.Others arraigned are retired Col. Sambo Dasuki, …

Nigeria’s Department of State Services (DSS) has debunked a false online publication authored by one Adio Oluwole Bashir who alleged to be a former staff of the DSS.A statement signed by the Spokesman of the DSS, Mr Peter Afunanya, disclosed that Bashi…

They are treasured, catered for and trained. Their parents nurture them with the basic needs and characters to face the challenges of life with the hope that they become great leaders of tomorrow to pilot the affairs of the society at large.Understandi…