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To put smile on the faces of indigent people in the society, a non- governmental organisation (NGO), Touch of Love and Lifting Hands Foundation has empowered over 100 widows, vulnerable and less-privileged women in lfako ljaye local government area of Lagos State. Job The Founder of the NGO, Dr. Atinuke Wuraola Owolabi, said the event…

British American Tobacco (BAT) has said that it is committed to operation in compliance with Nigeria laws, days after news of its $110 million fine broke. Nigeria's Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) said on December 27 that the $110million penalty was imposed after a resolution of an investigation over a broad range of…

For the first time in the history of Zamfara State, Governor Dauda Lawal on Thursday ordered immediate payment of 13th month salary to all civil servants in the area. The development is contained in a circular by the Head of Service, Ahmed Aliyu Liman. A statement by the Governor’s spokesperson, Sulaiman Bala Idris, described the…

The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) on Thursday extended the deadline for companies to submit their annual returns from January 1 to April 1, 2024. CAC in a statement said the extension became necessary due to glitches presently experienced on the Company Registration Portal (CRP) and in deference to the Micro, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been asked to rename the Independent National Electoral Commission's Secretariat in the nation's capital after the late Ondo State Governor, Chief Rotimi Akeredolu, SAN. Human Rights Writers Association Of Nigeria (HURIWA), while condoling with the good people of Ondo State over the death of their governor, said the late governor,…

The UN human rights chief said Thursday he was "deeply alarmed" by the string of attacks on villages in central Nigeria, which left nearly 200 dead, according to local authorities. Armed groups launched attacks between Saturday evening and Tuesday morning in Nigeria's Plateau State, a region plagued for several years by religious and ethnic tensions.…

The Police Command in Lagos State said on Thursday that two brothers drowned at Ibeshe Beach on Christmas Day. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos that someone reported the incident to the police. He said that the incident happened at about 6.00 p.m. while…

Discordant compliance has continued to trail the 50 percent fare reduction proposed by the Federal Government as passengers have different stories to tell. The government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on 20th December, revealed companies that will be participating in the 50 per cent slash of inter-state transport fares. According to the Special Adviser to…

Niger governor Umar Bago has dismissed reports claiming that he had banned alcoholic drinks in the state. Bago, in a statement in Abuja on Thursday, said such a directive was neither from or his aides. “The public should disregard the report emanating from social media and blogs,” he said. “My attention has been drawn to…

President Bola Tinubu has been called upon to order the immediate handing over of all the indicted persons and entities to the Economic and financial crimes commission (EFCC) and other anti-graft agencies for immediate trial. A coalition of 259 anti-corruption, civil society and human rights groups, Coalition for Transparency and Economic Reforms (COTER) behind the…

The Minister of Steel Development, Prince Shuaibu Abubakar Audu, on Wednesday, felicitated with the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume CON on his 70th birthday. The Minister, in a statement by its Special Assistant on Media, Lizzy Okoji, lauded Akume’s leadership and dedication to nation-building, describing him as a true…

Community leaders, Muslim clerics and rights groups have canvassed the need for the government to provide the same measure of support being given to children in circular learning to the Almajiri.