The Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Health Sciences, Otukpo, Prof. Innocent Ujah has expressed the resolve of the institution to collaborate with the Benue State Community Volunteer Guards (BSCVGs), on the security of staff and students of the university. Ujah, who made this known when he received the zonal leadership of the security outfit at the institution in …

An Ekiti State High Court in Ado Ekiti on Thursday sentenced two men — a 63-year-old cleric, Adereti Ebenezer, and 68-year-old chief, Akinyede Joseph — to three years imprisonment each for forgery. They were arraigned before Justice Lekan Ogunmoye on 18th October 2021, on four counts bordering on conspiracy, forgery, false sworn declarations, and making documents without authority. According to …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said that it would remove the former Director-General of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council, Dr Doyin Okupe, from its watchlist following his arrest by the Department of State Security Service at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos on Thursday. Okupe was detained by the Department of State Services (DSS) on …

Sahara Foundation and Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF) have announced a strategic partnership geared towards rolling out a series of recycling exchange hubs across 12 Local Government Areas in the state. This project, which is being implemented by Wecyclers, a social enterprise with expertise in recycling, is aimed at promoting responsible environmental stewardship and encouraging the adoption of recycling …

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) and the Indonesian Hajj Mission on Wednesday agreed to exchange ideas to strengthen the Information Technology and financing for service delivery during this year’s Hajj. Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NAHCON, Alhaji Zikrullah Kunle Hassan, who led the delegation to the meeting, said that ICT and Hajj funding are crucial to the success of …

Lagos State Ministry of Local Government and Community Affairs has empowered fruit and vegetable vendors in Igando-Ikotun Local Council Development Area (LCDA) to cut down on post-harvest loss. The Permanent Secretary, Mrs. Kikelomo Bolarinwa said that sellers were provided with generating sets, fruit blenders, and refrigerators. Bolarinwa said the event was organized in collaboration with the LCDA following the training on …

The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola has ordered the closure of the Second Niger Bridge and sections of other major roads earlier opened to ease traffic for the 2022 Christmas celebrations. Giving the directive in Abuja on Wednesday, Fashola said that this is to enable contractors to return to the site to complete work on the various …

The Nigerian Immigration Service ( NIS) on Tuesday said about 140,000 international passports are still uncollected nationwide. The service spokesman, Deputy Comptroller of Immigration Service, Mr Tony Akuneme, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria when he paid an official visit to the Alausa Passport office, Ikeja, Lagos state. Akuneme also said about 40,000 of the …

The Lagos State Government has advised students in schools across the state to shun bad gangs and cultism and exhibit diligence in their academics. The guidance was given, according to a statement on Tuesday, during the monitoring and compliance exercise on school resumption for the second term across the state by the Commissioner for Education, Mrs Folasade Adefisayo. Adefisayo, who …

The Rivers State government has filed a fresh criminal charge against a former governor of the state, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi. Amaechi, who was also Minister of Transportation, was sued alongside governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, Tonye Cole for allegedly selling off state assets. The state’s Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Zacchaeus Adangor, confirmed …