Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers abducted three students of the Federal College of Agriculture, Akure (FECA), Ondo State, over the weekend. The victims, who were Industrial Training (IT) students on a farm, were abducted on Saturday evening while returning from the farm, not far from Akure Airport. The kidnappers also abducted a farmer and a…

The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has raised concerns over the recent introduction of a 4 per cent Customs Administration Charge on the Free on Board (FOB) value for imports, warning that it will drive duty payments up by 80 per cent for industries reliant on imported raw materials. The association cautioned that the policy…

The management of University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, on Sunday, debunked a report circulating that patients brought generating sets to the hospital to receive healthcare due to power challenges. ‘Funmi Adetuyibi, the Public Relations Officer of the institution, stated this on behalf of the Chief Medical Director (CMD), Prof. Jesse Otegbayo, in a statement made…

A factional youth leader of the apex socio-cultural Igbo organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Igboayaka O. Igboayaka, has allegedly been kidnapped by unknown gunmen. The Guardian gathered that Igboayaka was taken by his abductors in Owerri, the Imo State capital, on Saturday evening. However, several quarters believe that Igboayaka was rather arrested by police operatives following a…

The Governor of Ebonyi State, Francis Nwifuru, has said the killings at Amagu Nkalaha Local Government Area of the state, which happened on February 2, were not carried out by herdsmen but by criminal elements within the community. According to the governor, he came to this conclusion following investigations by security agencies into the attack,…