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The Comptroller General, Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) Isah Jere has given automatic promotion to 60 junior members of the Joint Task Force (JTF) in Maiduguri, Borno. Jere paid an unscheduled visit to the camp of the JTF in Maiduguri during his two
The Minister of Defence, retired Gen. Bashir Magashi, says the Nigeria Armed Forces is overburdened because of inadequate manpower and numerous security challenges confronting the nation. The Minister stated this on Monday in Abuja at the 25th edition of the President Muhammadu
The federal government has concluded plans to unveil a carbon tax policy and budgetary system to enhance revenue generation in the country. The Director-General of the National Council on Climate Change (NCCC), Salisu Dahiru, made this known on Monday when he briefed
Molly Phee, U.S Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, says her country has no preferred candidate in the Nigeria’s general election. Phee stated this when she visited the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu in his office on
The Lagos State Government has ordered a coroner’s inquest to ascertain the cause of death of the late Whitney Adeniran, a 12-year-old student of Chrisland School, who died during the school inter-house sports on Thursday. The Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Badagry Unit Command, on Friday, decorated 12 of its newly promoted officers with their new ranks. Addressing the newly promoted officers at the unit command’s office in Badagry, Mr Sulaiman Taiwo, the Unit Commander, said they
The Federal Government on Friday inaugurated three projects executed by the Federal Ministry of Transportation worth N300.67 million at the Seme-Krake Joint Border Post, Lagos. Inaugurating the projects, Prince Ademola Adegoroye, the Minister of State for Transportation, said the projects would provide
Yiaga Africa, a Civil Society Organisation has advised the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to rectify observed lapses at the recently concluded mock accreditation for a successful 2023 election. The Executive Director, Yiaga Africa, Mr Samson Itodo said this while presenting the
The newly-appointed Director-General,of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.-Gen. Yusha’u Ahmed has given assurance of safety to Youth Corps members during the general elections. Ahmed gave the assurance during his official visit to the Oyo State NYSC Orientation Camp, on Friday
The Journalist International Forum for Migration (JIFORM), has urged the Federal Government to address the “push and pull factor”, fueling irregular migration and human trafficking in Nigeria. The President of the Forum, Dr Ajibola Abayomi, made the call in a statement on