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Kolawole Adewoyin, the authentic National President of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), has urged the Supreme Court in Abuja to dismiss the application for enlargement of time to which to appeal brought by Alhaji Engineer Sanusi Abdul-Fari, Alhaji Debo Ahmed and the Registered Trustees of Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN). Adewoyin in a counter-affidavit sworn to and signed by him in Appeal No. SC/CV/234/2023, a copy of which was seen by our correspondent, urged the court to dismiss the application filed by the appellants, on the ground that it is another attempt by the appellants to continue to elongate their tenure in office and seeking judicial backing to their act of illegality. He added that a copy of a Motion on N...

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says 78 million children in Nigeria are at risk of three water-related threats. UNICEF listed the threats as inadequate water, sanitation, and hygiene-related diseases and climate hazards. This is contained in a statement signed by UNICEF Nigeria chief of WASH, Jane Bevan, on Monday. “In Nigeria, one-third of children do not have access to at least basic water at home, and two-thirds do not have basic sanitation services. Hand hygiene is also limited, with three-quarters of children unable to wash their hands due to lack of water and soap at home,” said the statement. UNICEF added, “As a result, Nigeria is one of the 10 countries that carry the heaviest burden of child deaths from diseases caused by inadequate WASH, such as diarrhoea...