The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Osun Command, says it has arrested 315 drug-related offenders and seized a total of 4,776.38kg of illicit drugs in the state from June 2022 to June 2023.Mr Nnadi Chidi, the State Commander of NDLEA, made the disclosure in a statement to mark the 2023 International Day Against Drug…
The Niger Government says it has begun house-to-house sensitisation for its residents to prevent flooding across the state.Permanent Secretary of the state Ministry for Environment and Forestry, Dr Lucky Barau, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday in Minna.“The issue of flash flooding has become an occurrence decimal in Niger State, owing…
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Trade Union Congress, TUC, and civil society organisations, CSOs, yesterday rejected the planned 40 per cent hike in electricity tariff, which takes effect on July 1, calling on government to shelve the increase.While the NLC described the proposed increase in tariff as insensitive and callous, TUC said it is the…
Suspected terrorists have invaded Chisu village in the Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State, with 11 persons burnt to death in the Tuesday night attack.A resident of Chisu community, Michael Bulus, who escaped the attack, confirmed the death of the villagers to The News providers in Jos on Wednesday.The victims were said to have…
The Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has approved a 114 per cent increase in the salaries of elected politicians, including the President, vice president, governors, lawmakers, and judicial and public office holders. The RMAFC urged the 36 states’ Houses of Assembly to hasten efforts on amendment of relevant laws to give room for…
The United Nations (UN) has allocated $20 million dollars to urgently ramp up the response to the alarming food security and nutrition crisis in the north-east of Nigeria.UN Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq disclosed this at a news conference on Tuesday at UN headquarters in New York.With nine million dollars from the Central Emergency Response Fund…
Abdulrasak Asiru, Yagba East council chair, confirmed the abduction and described it as “very shocking” and “sad.”Mr Asiru said he was in shock over the incident, which had not happened in the area for almost two years.“I, as the council chairman and the people of Yagba East, are in great shock over the kidnap of…
In a highly anticipated announcement, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto, declared June 28 as the official date for the celebration of Eid al-Adha, widely known as Sallah. The national moonsighting committee issued a statement on Sunday evening, June 18, 2023, conveying the Sultan’s announcement. In the statement, the Sultan extended his heartfelt wishes…
