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In a historic event, the Tungan Maje community and its environs welcomed their first Divisional Police Officer (DPO), CSP Nyako H. Musa. This achievement marks the culmination of a three-year journey led by Chief Dr. Amb. Ebosetale David Aigbefoh Esq. and Prof. Sunday Ichado, who dedicated themselves to establishing a Divisional Police Headquarters for the betterment of the community. Chief Dr. Amb. Ebosetale David Aigbefoh Esq., despite having no personal business interests in Tungan Maje, facilitated the acquisition of approximately 3,200 square meters of land and spearheaded the construction of the headquarters. His selfless commitment to Nigeria's welfare is commendable and deserving of national honour. The formal welcome of CSP Nyako H. Musa on July 9, 2024, at the Tsumaje of T...

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) recorded a total of 106, 604 complaints of human rights violations in the month of June. This was made known on Monday by the Commission ' Executive Secretary , Dr Anthony Ojukwu, SAN at the presentation of the Commission 's 6th dashboard report on human rights violations. He said that, the increase is disturbing though not unexpected in view of the circumstances of the situation in the country. " Over the last six months, the dashboard has provided us with critical insights into the evolving human rights landscape in Nigeria. " It has illuminated areas of progress and highlighted the challenges that still lie ahead. " The dashboard has equally proven instrumental for the Commission’s programming. " By identifying key trends an...

By Joan Nwagwu The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged the Federal Government to implement the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Convention 190 (C190) on violence and harassment at workplace. Mrs Roselyn Anarah, NLC National Administrative member made the plea on Monday in Abuja, at a two-day workshop organised by the NLC Women Commission. The workshop was attended by representatives from Solidarity Centre, a US based international workers’ rights organisation. Adopted in June 2019, C190 is the first international treaty to recognise the right of everyone to a world of work free from violence and harassment, including gender-based violence and harassment. The Federal Government ratified the convention on Nov. 8, 2022. Anarah expressed worry over the delay in th...

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has seized cartons of aphrodisiac products and sex-enhancement drugs worth N12 million in Sokoto.On Monday, the NAFDAC coordinator in Sokoto, Garba Adamu, said that the agency’s patrol team made the seizures during routine patrol operations across markets in Sokoto and its environs. Mr Adamu explained that the products were unregistered, highly unsafe due to dangerous ingredients used in the preparations, and an eyesore because of the blatant use of pornographic pictures on the packages. He appealed to the public to desist from buying such products from unlicensed premises and only patronise registered and safe products from licensed outlets. “We also call on the general public to always report hawkers and ...

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority says a truck crushed a female riding a motorcycle to death on Monday. The LASTMA spokesman, Adebayo Taofiq, confirmed this in a statement. Mr Taofik said the crash occurred at about 6:15 a.m. at Sifax inward Iganmu Bridge. The LASTMA official, however, stated that the agency and other emergency responders had recovered the body of the victim trapped under the truck. According to the statement, the truck driver “lost control while in motion, and the truck fell on a female biker while descending Iganmu Bridge.” LASTMA added that the truck driver, who was speeding, lost control and caused the truck to fall on the female biker.” The driver afterwards fled the scene. LASTMA personnel called emergency responders, including the LA...

Education commissioners in the country will engage with the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) in Abuja to strategise on the best way to address the pervasive issue of sexual harassment in tertiary institutions. The meeting, which is expected to focus on sexual harassment in tertiary institutions, will be convened by the ICPC and Gender Mobile Initiative (GMI). Omowumi Ogunrotimi, GMI boss, said the engagement would focus more on prevention frameworks rather than punitive measures. “Development partners, education regulators, student groups and civil society organisations will engage and commit to the state-level adoption and implementation of sexual harassment prevention frameworks,” she said. According to Ms Ogunrotimi, the engagement ...

The Federal Government, on Sunday, July 7 2024 said it has activated the various emergency centres across the country to help in tackling the flood situation in states. It also urged residents living in flood-prone locations to move away from floodplains, stressing that responses from citizens in some of the affected states had been below expectation. The National Emergency Management Agency, Some state governments also announced the commencement of river dredging in their domains, while others ordered residents in flood-prone areas to evacuate. On Friday, the Federal Government said no fewer than 10 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, had either experienced various degrees of flooding or recorded casualties as rains intensified. The report stated that the Mini...

Meanwhile, the AU has said that the said withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger is not acceptable. AU said it believed in the unity of ECOWAS and would support all efforts to ensure the region's prosperity. Moussa Faki, Chairperson of AU Commission also commended the efforts of ECOWAS at addressing insecurity in the region. Besides, Faki who was represented by Ambassador Adeoye also described ECOWAS as a pace setter in the area of security and constitutional transition of government as exemplified in the recent elections in the region. "African Union is very proud of ECOWAS. We advocate and fully support unity of ECOWAS."The withdrawal of the three countries is not acceptable to African Union." He therefore assured ECOWAS that AU will continue to support all its efforts...

… Appoints Senegal’s President, Faye, Special Envoy to discuss with Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was on Sunday, July 7 re-elected to serve another year as Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Tinubu was first elected to the position in Guinea-Bissau on July 9, 2023. President Tinubu was re-elected during the 65th Ordinary Session of the Authority, held at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja,. In his first statement, he appointed the President of Senegal, Bassirou Faye, as Special Envoy of the ECOWAS Commission, alongside President Faure Gnassingbé of Togo, to mediate with the leaders of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger Republic. The three countries hadannounced thei...

No fewer than five fuel tankers have been detained and three filling filling stations sealed in border towns by the Federal Government. The action was part of measures to stop the smuggling of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol from Nigeria to neighbouring countries. NewsSpecng also gathered that the continued anti-smuggling operations of the Federal Government through the Nigeria Customs Service had made fuel supply to various border communities to decrease from 32 million litres daily to about 25 million within two months. This implies that about 420 million litres of PMS valued at N294bn (using the average price of N700/litre) did not go to the border states during the period. The decrease in PMS evacuation to border states by about 21.86 per cent was confirmed b...

The Rwanda High Commission in Nigeria on Saturday in Abuja, celebrated its 30th anniversary of liberation known as Kwibohora 30. The celebration marks the end of genocide and the defeat of the government that executed it on July 4, 1994. This year's celebration themed, "Rwanda's Journey Continues," signifies that while the nation has made significant strides in reconciliation, justice, economic growth, and social development, the journey towards a prosperous and united nation is far from over. According to Amb. Christophe Bazivamo, Rwanda High Commissioner to Nigeria, Rwanda recovered its independence on July 1, 1962 but the recovery did not translate into national harmony and cohesion, as all post-independence governments chose to base their rule on ethnicity, divisiveness, and ...

The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, has urged women to be at the forefront of the Food Security Campaign in the country. Mrs Tinubu said this while unveiling her vegetable garden in the State House Residence, encouraging first-time women farmers to join the ongoing #EveryHomeAGarden competition. According to her, the winner of the competition will receive a N25m cash prize. The first lady, who planted spinach, waterleaf, bitterleaf, ewedu, lemon grass, scentleaf and okro, said a little effort on the part of every individual will go a long way in ameliorating food insufficiency. “This little garden will be able to provide healthy vegetables enough for my household and I would definitely be able to let some of my staff have as well. “The solution to any problem lies in every...

By NAN  In a landmark judgement delivered by Justice K.N. Ogbonnaya of the High Court 16, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, the court ruled deisively in favor of the Claimant, Mr. Aigbefoh E. David, Esq., trading under the name and style of David Aigbefoh & Co (Lex Dominus Chambers), in the suit numbered FCT/HC/GWD/CV/141/23. The case pitted Mr. David against Engr. Prabhakar Routhu Anjaneyulu and three corporate entities: Aravind Metalic Nig. Ltd, Aravind Architectural Aluminium Nig. Ltd, and Pan Africa Facade Solutions Int'l Ltd.  The origins of the dispute trace back to the professional relationship between Mr. David and the Defendants. Mr. David was instrumental in incorporating Aravind Metalic Nig. Ltd and Aravind Architectural Aluminium Nig. Ltd, facilitat...

Offiong Edem, a five-time Olympian and Nigerian table tennis star, has called for a functional table tennis league in the country to enable players to prevail in international competitions. She said this in an interview with journalists on the sidelines of the ongoing ‘Fourth Offiong Edem Table Tennis Competition’. The competition is being held in the Canaan City Table Tennis Hall, UJ Esuene Stadium, Calabar. According to her, it will be difficult for the nation’s table tennis players to compete favourably outside the country without a functional league at home. Ms Edem is ranked number one in Nigerian female table tennis and 113 in the world. She is one of the players who will represent Nigeria at the 2024 Olympics in Paris. According to her, the Nigeria Table Tennis Fe...

The Ekiti Police Command has banned any unlawful gathering in the state following reports of a plan by a cult group to celebrate its anniversary on July 7. In a statement on Saturday, the state commissioner of police, Akinwale Adeniran, said the police received information that the cult group had made preparations for the celebration of July 7, popularly called 7/7. “Information at our disposal is that on that day of celebration, new members will be inducted, and there will be a renewal of covenant, as well as supremacy battle, which is usually characterised by violence and bloodshed. “The command, therefore, warns members of secret cults and other criminal elements in the state to shun such illegal and unhealthy celebration or any such plan or action that could cause unnecessary...

The Ondo State government has released N1 billion for the payment of arrears of gratuities of local government workers and primary school teachers who retired in 2012. The Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Amidu Takuro, stated this on Saturday while speaking to reporters in Akure. Mr Takuro said the gesture was a continuation of the gradual defrayment of gratuity arrears for retired local government officers and primary school teachers. The commissioner said that the payment, which would be the second batch, would commence on July 9. “Being a government that is sensitive to the plight of the people, the Aiyedatiwa-led administration has decided to pay the gratuities of retirees en bloc rather than paying piecemeal,” said Mr Takuro. The commissioner ...

The Nigerian Army has assured corps members in camp and others serving in different parts of Ondo State of their security. The brigade commander, 32 Artillery Brigade, Owena Cantonment, Akure, Brig.-Gen. John Lar gave the assurance on Saturday at the permanent orientation camp, Ikare-Akoko, while addressing the 2024 Batch ‘B’ Stream 1 corps members Mr Lar charged corps members to be law-abiding and discharge their duties faithfully to the best of their abilities. The brigade commander urged corps members to be alert and security conscious at all times, urging them to report promptly any threat to lives and properties to security agencies around them. He said his command’s security architecture at the NYSC orientation camp was adequate and top-notch. In his welcome address, ...

(L-R) Sales & Business Development Manager, FrazEnergy Ltd. (A subsidiary of Oilserv Group) Chris Onyebueke; General Manager, FrazEnergy Ltd, Mr Osi Okonkwo; Commercial VP Africa/Mena/Asia Pacific, Gabriel Lorenzi of Galileo Technologies and Commercial Manager, FrazEnergy Ltd., Olugbenga Ashiru, during the signing agreement between FrazEnergy Ltd. and Galileo Technologies at the Nigeria Oil & Gas (NOG) Energy week in Abuja. By Emmanuella Anokam Abuja, July 5, 2024 (NAN) The FrazeEnergy Limited, a subsidiary of Oilserv Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Galileo Technologies to facilitate establishment of five million cubic feet (mcf) gas plant in Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the MoU aimed at boosting the country’s econom...

By Emmanuella Anokam Stakeholders in the oil and gas industry have urged the Federal Government to reverse the zero per cent import duties placed on the importation of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinders, to encourage local producers. The stakeholders spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday at the 2024 Nigeria Oil and Gas (NOG) conference in Abuja, in an effort to encourage local content and grow the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Mrs Nkechi Obi, Group Managing Director (GMD), Techno Oil Limited, urged the government to reverse the zero import duties placed on the importation of LPG cylinders and restore the initial 40 per cent import duties, to discourage importation. “We need policy reversal on that to encourage local producers. “The unofficial ...