Children are increasingly bearing the brunt of humanitarian and natural crises across the globe, accounting for over 40 per cent of the refugee population. This has fuelled concerns from stakeholders …
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Fiscal stimulus, wage review add fresh uncertainty to inflation outlook
• Official data at variance with market realities • Stakeholders await kickoff of price stability plan • Cost of living crisis may fuel social unrest, labour experts warn • CPPE: …
Read More »Fubara orders audit of councils’ funds, advocates peace
• Tasks newly sworn-in caretaker chairmen to eschew violence • Says Rivers won’t set precedent on council tenure extension • Asks council bosses to pay entitlements of predecessors • APC’s …
Read More »Army troops apprehend mastermind of deadly attack on Taraba community
The troops of 6 Brigade, Nigerian Army, Jalingo, Taraba State, have arrested the alleged mastermind behind a recent attack on Mararaban Azagwa, Maihura, in Bali Local Council of Taraba State. The …
Read More »Cholera: LAWMA boss tasks residents on personal, domestic hygiene
The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), Dr Muyiwa Gbadegesin, has called on residents to observe best personal and domestic hygiene and proper waste management practices to …
Read More »Ebonyi leaders seek arrest of alleged sponsors of false alarm against ex-council boss
Leaders of the Ebonyi Community-based organisation, Ekoli Patriotic Front (EPF), yesterday, urged security agencies in Ebonyi State to investigate and prosecute those behind a fresh false alarm against a former …
Read More »Makinde okays Olakulehin as 43rd Olubadan
The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Wednesday, ratified the appointment of Oba Owolabi Olakulehin as the 43rd Olubadan of Ibadan land. Makinde, in a statement by his Special Adviser …
Read More »Nnamdi Kanu denounces S’East killings, seeks negotiation with FG
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, on Wednesday, denounced the killings in the South-East over the group’s agitation for secession. He also appealed for an out-of-court …
Read More »Binance chief loses suit against NSA, EFCC
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, dismissed the fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by the Africa Regional Manager of Binance Holdings Limited, Nadeem Anjarwalla (on …
Read More »S’West govts plan massive land clearing for farming
The South-West Governors, on Wednesday, agreed to strengthen farm security by creating specialised units within the Amotekun corps. This was part of the resolutions reached at the roundtable on food …
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