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The Presidency has listed measures and initiatives so far taken to address the spate of crime and criminality in the country, assuring that the perpetrators will be brought to book in no time. Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to ...

Vice President Yemi Osibanjo has directed the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) to further extend the registration of business names at N5, 000 by 90 days from May 13 (today) to August 13, 2019. This is to give Micro, Small and ...

For a lasting peace between the Jukun and Tiv ethnic nationalities, the Federal Government has been urged to immediately implement the “1922/1923 boundary demarcation agreement between Taraba and Benue states.” The Jukun under the auspices of Abiu Bauka noted that ...

The Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Otunba Gani Adams, has cautioned President Muhammadu Buhari against the reported N100 billion allocation to the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) for alleged security purposes. He warned that such financial mobilisation would ...

The National Association of Resident Doctors of Nigeria (NARD) has threatened to embark on an industrial action if arrears of members were not cleared in 40 days. A communiqué issued by the president and secretary general, Drs. Olusegun Olaopa and ...

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCT) is seeking N500 billion to resettle original inhabitants of 13 villages within the Abuja city. It also advanced poor funding for the parlous infrastructure in some of the districts captured in Phases II, III ...

The Federal Government has concluded plans to assert independence of the legislature and judiciary in the 36 states of the federation and Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Ita Enang, ...

Former militant leaders have vowed to resist further protests against Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Professor Nelson Brambaifa and Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Professor Charles Dokubo. The ex-militant leaders who convened at ...

The Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS) has urged the Federal Government to establish a National Reconciliation Ministry in Nigeria to enhance peaceful coexistence and encourage youth volunteer groups to participate in humanitarian activities. Anambra State Chairman of NRCS, Professor Peter ...

To effectively combat crimes, the Anambra Police Command has launched Operation Puff Adder at the Okpoko Divisional Office in Ogbaru Local Government Area of the state. While launching the security outfit yesterday, Commissioner of Police (CP), Mustapha Dandaura, disclosed that ...