The Police Service Commission has disowned multiple social media reports on the 2022 Recruitment exercise, especially on the imaginary scheduled date for training for shortlisted candidates. The Commission also condemned the use of the name of its Spokesman, Mr Ikechukwu Ani, on fictitious and phantom Press Statements calculated to deceive unsuspecting Nigerians on the […]
The House of Representatives at plenary today constituted a special joint investigative committee of the downstream and midstream petroleum resources to immediately embark on a deep rooted forensic investigative hearing, probe and stakeholders engagement towards finding a lasting solution to the issues and challenges affecting and deliberating killing the Nigerian downstream midstream petroleum sector […]
Cars stolen in Western countries are increasingly finding their way into Ghana, reports say. In October 2022, Logan LaFarniere, a Canadian resident, woke up to an empty driveway after his brand new Ram Rebel truck, which he bought a year and a half ago, was stolen by two hooded men. A few months later, […]
A bill seeking to create 74 seats for women in the national assembly has passed second reading in the house of representatives. The green chamber voted in favour of the bill during plenary on Tuesday, in a bid to encourage more female participation in politics. Sponsored by Benjamin Kalu, the deputy speaker, and 12 […]
President Bola Tinubu has approved the creation of a new Ministry of Livestock Development. This came as he inaugurated the Renewed Hope livestock reform implementation committee at the State House, Abuja, on Tuesday. The committee is mandated to provide sector-focused solutions to address the age-long farmers-herders crisis. On September 14, 2023, the National Livestock […]
Liberia’s President Joseph Boakai has voluntarily slashed his salary by 40 per cent. “In fulfillment of his commitment to fiscal integrity and national financial security, President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. has announced a voluntary 40% reduction in his salary,” a statement on the Liberian Government website read. Boakai said the move reflects his resolve […]
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has warned Nigerians against paying for electricity distribution infrastructures such as transformers, cables or poles. In a statement shared alongside a video on X on Tuesday, NERC emphasised that consumers should not be coerced into purchasing transformers, cables, or poles, as this responsibility lies squarely with the distribution companies. […]
The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr Yakubu Maikyau (SAN) has said that there is no provision in the SAMOA agreement which requires Nigeria to accept or in anyway recognise LGBTQ or gay rights as a pre-condition for a loan of $150 Billion USD. “Instead, the agreement was expressly made subject to […]
A major drug cartel behind the production and distribution of deadly psychoactive substance, methamphetamine, popularly called ‘mkpuru mmiri’, has been taken down by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), following the arrest of the leader of the syndicate, 42-year-old Joachin Mbonu. A statement by Director, Media & Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, on […]
The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, urged the Federal Government to suspend the implementation of the Samoa Agreement over the alleged Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender clause. This is as the legislative chamber directed its Committee on National Planning to investigate the agreement within four weeks and report back for further legislative action. The […]
