Newscenter Media News United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has said the move by the Nigerian Senate to impose the death penalty on drug trafficking offenders will not yield the desired result. …
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Niger Delta stakeholders urge FG to reject oil firms’ divestment plan
Niger Delta stakeholders have urged the Federal Government to reject the divestment plan and sale of onshore facilities by Shell and other International Oil Companies (IOCs) until community concerns are …
Read More »Join sweeping changes across Africa, Chidoka charges youths
Former aviation minister and Chancellor of Athena Centre for Policy and Leadership, Osita Chidoka, has called on African youths to join and participate actively in the wind of change on the …
Read More »Dana Air workers protest lay-off, allege ill-treatment
No fewer than 300 workers of Dana Airline have been disengaged. The post Dana Air workers protest lay-off, allege ill-treatment appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and …
Read More »Police arrest suspect for defrauding Thai citizen
Detectives of the State Criminal Investigative Department (SCID), Lagos State Police Command, have arrested one Chimereze Chinedu for defrauding a citizen of Thailand of $216,000 and N30 million, respectively. The post Police …
Read More »FG, stakeholders decry high salt consumption by Nigerians
The Federal Government has expressed worry over the high salt intake by Nigerians, lamenting that Nigerians consume between 5.8 to 25 grammes of dietary salt daily, significantly higher than the recommended maximum …
Read More »ACMPN to induct new members, hold mental health awareness week
The Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy of Nigeria (ACMPN) has concluded plans to host its yearly mental health awareness week and induction/cocktail ceremony. The post ACMPN to induct new members, …
Read More »Scout Movement produces better leaders for society, says Chapman
Chairman of the World Organisation of Scout Movement (WOSM), Andrew Chapman, has explained why scouting has the potency to produce better leaders that will take society to greater heights. The …
Read More »Police arraign Lagos cleric for posting woman’s pictures on Facebook
The police in Lagos, yesterday, arraigned a 48-year-old cleric, David Olasupo, before a Badagry Chief Magistrate’s court for allegedly posting a woman’s pictures on Facebook and tagging her ‘ritualist’. The …
Read More »Lagos remains hub of human trafficking, says NAPTIP
Lagos State has been declared the biggest transit and destination hub for internal or external human trafficking in Nigeria with about 2,074 persons trafficked in the last five years, while 27 …
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