The Lagos State Task Force on Environment and Special Offences has arrested six individuals, including two women, for allegedly selling petroleum products illegally by the roadside. According to the agency’s spokesperson, Mr. Gbadeyan Abdulraheem, the arrests were made during a sweeping operation conducted at various locations, including Fadeyi, Maryland, Charity Bus Stop, and Airport Road….
A recent report by SBM Intelligence reveals that from July 2023 to June 2024, over 1,000 Nigerians lost their lives in kidnapping incidents, while their captors demanded nearly N11 billion in ransom. This period saw at least 7,568 individuals abducted in 1,130 separate incidents across Nigeria, the report disclosed. According to SBM Intelligence, kidnappers sought…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has accused the federal government of betrayal following a covert increase in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS). In a press statement released on Tuesday, NLC President, Comrade Joe Ajaero expressed deep dissatisfaction with the government’s actions. “We are filled with a deep sense of betrayal,” Ajaero stated,…
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) will host a five-day Research Exhibition from November 17 at Eagle Square, Abuja, showcasing cutting-edge research and innovations. This event will gather researchers, inventors, and creators to present their pioneering projects and ideas. Speaking in Abuja on Tuesday, the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman stated, “We are engaging…
The Jigawa State government has reported a remarkable improvement in immunization coverage over the past five years. Speaking on Tuesday at a two-day workshop aimed at strengthening primary healthcare systems in the state, Dr. Kabiru Ibrahim, the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Health, highlighted the progress made in this area. Dr. Ibrahim, represented by…
A recent report by Smart DNA, a testing centre located in Lagos, has indicates that over 25% of Nigerian men who took paternity tests were not the biological fathers of the children in question. The 2024 report, analysing DNA testing trends from July 2023 to June 2024, shows that 27% of paternity tests returned negative…
The Federal Government has reiterated its dedication to working alongside the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) to address the increasing occurrences of building collapses in Nigeria. Vice President Alhaji Kashim Shetima expressed this commitment through Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Musa Dangiwa, during the 32nd Engineering Assembly held by…
Is Nigerian Federal Government at Crossroads regarding its new educational policy that bans under 18 from WASSCE and SSCE examinations? Juliet Jacob probes further as controversy over the government’s decision to stop anyone yet to attain 18 years from participating in the aforementioned exams. The recent decision by Nigeria’s Federal Government to enforce an 18-year…
Motorists in Jigawa State are expressing deep frustration over soaring fuel prices, with some even describing their dire situations in stark terms. Malam Abubakar Idris, a local driver, claimed that the economic hardships brought by President Tinubu’s administration have led him to subsist on food so unpalatable it’s fit only for animals. Since last Thursday,…
Vice-President Kashim Shettima; former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas, Governor Umar Dikko Radda, and the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi, were among the dignitaries who attended the funeral service of the mother of former President Umar Musa Yar Adua. Others were…
