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ALAUSA ANNOUNCES PLANS TO REGULATE INTERNET ACCESS FOR UNDER-16S By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, says the Federal Government plans to regulate internet access for children below 16 years as part of efforts to strengthen online protection
NFIU MOBILISES PRIVATE SECTOR TO TACKLE FINANCIAL CRIME By:Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit, NFIU, has mobilised private-sector stakeholders to strengthen financial intelligence sharing and combat illicit financial activities in the country. The initiative was discussed at a high-level engagement
NCFRMI URGES STRONGER MIGRATION COORDINATION IN SOUTHEAST By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons, NCFRMI, has called for stronger coordination of migration governance across the Southeast. The Federal Commissioner of the Commission, Dr Aliyu Tijani
FG BEGINS PLANS TO ROLL OUT 112 NATIONAL EMERGENCY NUMBER By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Federal Government has begun moves to operationalise Nigeria’s 112 national emergency number nationwide. Vice President Kashim Shettima directed relevant agencies to develop a roadmap for the rollout
EDO GOVT EXTENDS SACHET ALCOHOL ENFORCEMENT TO SEPTEMBER 20 By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Edo State Government has extended the deadline for enforcement against the sale of sachet alcoholic beverages to September 20, 2026. The Edo State Consumer Protection Committee said the
NNPCL DISTANCES ITSELF FROM TRUCK WITH 2,145KG CANNABIS IN ONDO By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has said a truck intercepted with 2,145kg of cannabis in Ondo State does not belong to the company. The truck, which
KANO GOVT DEMANDS JUSTICE OVER ATTACK ON JOURNALISTS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Kano State Government has called for an investigation into the reported attack on journalists shortly after they covered the All Progressives Congress (APC) rally at the Sani Abacha Stadium,
ANAMBRA POLICE ARREST 26-YEAR-OLD MAN OVER NURSING STUDENT’S MURDER By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a 26-year-old man, Kosisochukwu Ibekwe, over the alleged murder of 23-year-old nursing student, Miss Vivian Chilaka, in Alor, Idemili South Local Government
ABDULRAZAQ PRESENTS EIGHT MOTORCYCLES TO KWARTMA, DEMANDS PROFESSIONALISM By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Kwara State Governor, Mallam Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, has presented eight operational motorcycles to the Kwara State Road Traffic Management Authority (KWARTMA) to strengthen traffic management and road safety operations across the
KANO HEAD OF SERVICE INAUGURATES COMMITTEE TO DRIVE ANTI-CORRUPTION REFORMS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Kano State Head of Civil Service, Bilkisu Shehu Maimota, has inaugurated a steering committee to oversee the implementation of the Kano State Anti-Corruption Strategy (KANSACS). The committee,