[ad_1] No fewer than 19 shops and one mosque were razed at Kasuwar Rimi market in Kano on Wednesday. The incident was confirmed by the State Fire Service through a statement issued by the Public Relations Officer, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, on Wednesday in Kano. Abdullahi said that the service received a distress call at 1:46 am…
[ad_1] The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD), a non-governmental organisation, has identified silence as a major bane towards eradicating Sexual and Gender-based Violence (SGBV) in the North-East. CDD gender adviser, Amina Nur-Alkali, stated this at a one-day community sensitisation organised to mark the 2023 International Women’s Day on Wednesday in Maiduguri, Borno State capital….
By Kazeem Akolawole The Court of Appeal has refused to restrain the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from reconfiguring the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) ahead of the governorship and state assembly elections. In the ruling delivered on Wednesday, a three-member panel of the court of appeal led by Justice Joseph Ikyegh, held that restraining…
. Nigerian women lead on the global stage, across different sectors – British High Commissioner By Kazeem Akolawole In commemoration of International Women’s Day, UK Foreign Secretary, James Cleverly launched the global Women and Girls strategy which will set out how the UK will work to tackle global gender inequality at every…
Dr. Uyi Iluobe Inspector General of Police Usman Baba …We’ve not gotten the main culprits but have their identities – Police …All of us are broken emotionally – Dr. Uyi’s grieving widow …
[ad_1] By AFP Cousins Moses Kiuna, 29, and David Gathu, 30, created their first prosthetic arm in 2012, after their neighbour lost a limb in an industrial accident. But their latest invention is a significant upgrade, according to the duo. The device uses a headset receiver to pick up brain signals and convert them to…
[ad_1] Oyinlola Sale is the founder of Women Connect, a platform that showcases women entrepreneurs and the impact they are making in society. Her initiative has helped over 100 women overcome social and economic barriers to business success. She has also created a thriving and sustainable community for women to network. In this special International…
[ad_1] The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), said the aggregate Value Added Tax (VAT) stood at N697.38 billion in Q4 2022. This is according to the VAT Q4 2022 Report released in Abuja on Wednesday. The report shows a growth rate of 11.51 per cent on a quarter-on-quarter basis from N625.39 billion in Q3 2022….
[ad_1] The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has confirmed that the new minimum wage for workers in Bayelsa State is now 100 per cent implemented by the state government. The outgoing chairman of the NLC in the state, John Bipre Ndiomu, who disclosed this on Tuesday during the 7th Quadrennial State Delegates Conference of the union,…
[ad_1] Famous Nigerian singer Simisola Bolatito Kosoko simply known by the stage name, Simi has lashed out at African leaders. According to the singer-turned-actress, she noted that most African leaders only love their ‘greedy bellies’. In a series of tweets, she opined that some African leaders do not love their country or people. She further…
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