The Minister of Environment, Balarabe Abbas Lawal has revealed that Nigeria is presently working towards the transition to low-sulphur fuels.The Minister disclosed this in Abuja during the commemoration of the third International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies....
The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, Mr Muhammed Fall has emphasized the need for the effective implementation of the Disability Act to achieve desired set goals.He also stressed the need for rights-based implementation of the Disability Act to be guided by the principles of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disab...
Eighteen-year-old Faith Joseph, on Thursday, narrated how she refused to engage in prostitution in Mali after traffickers tricked her into believing that she was going to work in a supermarket in Lagos.Joseph said she was working as a maid in Afuze, Owan East Local Government Area of Edo State, when she was offered a salesgirl job in Lagos State....
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday convicted and sentenced Mahmud Usman, one of the commanders of Ansaru, a proscribed terrorist organisation, to 15 years imprisonment.Usman, who was arraigned by the Department of State Services (DSS), pleaded guilty to the charge of illegal mining activities....
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says that 14 associations have been cleared to proceed to the next stage of their applications to be registered as political parties in Nigeria....
The Edo State Special Security Squad, codenamed “Operation Flush Out Cultists and Kidnappers”, has intensified its crackdown on criminal elements across the State with a large-scale bush combing operation that led to the recovery of firearms and ammunition in strategic locations.The coordinated exercise was carried o...
