AKHIN
13 Apr 2024
In its bid to curb child labour in the country, a non-governmental organisation, AHKIN, which caters for homeless youngsters living on the streets and destitute, has enjoined government at all levels and members of the Nigerian community to uphold the rights of children.
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With Spanish champions Real Madrid and their arch-rivals Barcelona in Saudi Arabia for the Spanish Super Cup, Atletico Madrid's sights are firmly set on top spot in La Liga.
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Govornor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has inaugurated a 400-unit solar street light project in the Ndiowu community, Orumba North Local Government Area of the state. The streetlights, which will serve Agbata, Igweakpu, and Aboruhuana villages, were installed by philanthropist Mr Chibueze Eugene-Ike. Speaking on Thursday, Eugene-Ike, who had previously contributed to the community by…
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Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have nabbed the man behind the recent cloning of its website in which a notice was placed to falsely inform Nigerians that the agency was recruiting. A source disclosed that the 32-year-old Sylvester Victor Augustus, a native of Abak Local Government Area in Akwa-Ibom State, was reportedly…
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The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, says the new minimum wage will be reviewed in less than two years from now. Onyejeocha said this on Thursday in Umuahia, while addressing newsmen after a meeting with labour leaders in Abia. She said that President Bola Tinubu was committed to his promise to…
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The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Lagos State Council, has thrown its weight behind the proposed industrial action by workers of the Lagos State-owned media organisations. The proposed industrial action is set to begin on Monday, Jan. 13. In a letter jointly signed by the Lagos State NUJ Chairman, Mr Adeleye Ajayi, and the Secretary,…
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Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno has extended his sympathies to the Chadian President, General Mahamat Déby, over attack on Presidential Palace in N’Djamena on Wednesday, Jan. 8. This was contained in a statement signed by Prof. Usman Tar, the state Commissioner for Information and Internal Security, on Thursday in Maiduguri. The governor, however, eexpressed happiness…
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Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno, has condemned the recent attack on Sabongari community of Damboa Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. This is contained in a statement by Prof. Usman Tar, the Commissioner for Information and Internal Security, issued on Thursday in Maiduguri. The governor, who described the attack as a desperate attempt to…
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As Nigeria grapples with an inadequate police-to-citizen ratio, the need to reassign police officers currently providing personal security to high-profile individuals and strengthen security for the general public has been emphasised. The Director of Legal Affairs at the Initiative Against Human Right Abuse & Torture (INAHURAT), Maxwell Opara, made this call during a press conference…
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The last two years exceeded on average a critical warming limit for the first time as global temperatures soar "beyond what modern humans have ever experienced", an EU agency said Friday.
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Massive wildfires that engulfed whole neighborhoods and displaced thousands in Los Angeles have killed at least 10 people, authorities said, as California's National Guard soldiers readied to hit the streets to help quell disorder.