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At least 13,917 Nigerians from across Africa and Europevoluntarily returned to the country between 2020 and 2022.This is according to data obtained from the InternationalOrganization for Immigration under its Assisted VoluntaryReturn and Reintegration programme for the years underreview.The reports captured the entire AVRR of the migrants, mostlyfleeing harsh conditions in their destination or transitcountries....

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has said a total of 339 million litres of petrol was distributed to 63 depots across the country in seven days.  Data from the NNPCL and the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority showed that the products were sent out between February 25 and March 3.  According to the Weekly National PMS Evacuation and Dispatch report, Lagos got the lion’s share of 1.73 billion litres.  Delta State got 610 million ...

President Muhammadu Buharihas commended his vice, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, for asterling service to the nation, as he turns 66.In a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media andPublicity, Femi Adesina, Buhari said Osinbajo has served thecountry “as an academic, Attorney-General of Lagos State,and Vice President.The statement said Buhari applauded the deft way Osinbajohas combined scholarship with govern...

The Nigerian Army has arrested a group of boys inpossession of 1,671 Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) InLagos State.Parading the suspects at 9 Bridgade Cantoment, thecommander, Brigade Commander, Isang Akpaumontia, saidthe arrest and recovery were made following a tip-off.Most of the recovered PVCs had the year 2022 as theregistration number, while others had years 2011, 2012 and2021 with all the owners being residents...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) haspostponed the governorship and state house of assemblyelections scheduled for Saturday, March 11.In a statement on Wednesday night, INEC NationalCommissioner for Voter Education, Festus Okoye, said theelections will hold on Saturday, March 18.Okoye said although the Presidential Election PetitionTribunal’s ruling would enable INEC to reconfigure the BVASf...

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The United Nations children’s agency has said that thenumber of pregnant women and nursing mothers sufferingfrom under nutrition has increased by 25 percent since 2020in 12 countries at the epicenter of the world food crisis,stressing the impact it is having on children’s health.The countries are Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia,Kenya, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan,Chad and Yemen.T...

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has made the case forthe decentralization of Nigeria’s security apparatus, ensuringbetter community participation to effectively tackle crime andcriminality across the country.Obaseki made the call while addressing journalists at thepremises of the Benin Division of the Court of Appeal.On decentralizing the security system, the governor noted thatEdo State have dealt with security ...

The chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission,Lauretta Onochie, has pledged to support the commission’sefforts to develop the capacity of women in the region.Onochie spoke at the NDDC headquarters in Port Harcourt,when she received members of the chairman’s team whichwon the MD’s Cup for female teams during the five-dayfootball tournament.This was contained in a statement signed by the NDDC...