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Nigeria deserves UN Security Council’s Permanent Seat – Gambari


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The Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, says with Nigeria projected to be the third most populated nation in the world after India and China by 2050, the country deserves a permanent seat in the United…

Peace: Stakeholders call for Women participation in security resolution


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Stakeholders in Nigeria have called for women participation in security resolutions and to use creativity in attracting community interventions. They made the call at the end of a two-day Train-the-Trainer Localisation Workshop for the…

Anti-narcotic Agency arrests 2 Pakistani businessmen for cocaine trafficking


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Nigeria's Anti-narcotic Agency, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has arrested two Pakistani businessmen at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Lagos with 8 kilograms of cocaine concealed in a public address…

Girl Education: Nigeria boosts AGILE Project With $700m


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The Nigerian Government is boosting World Bank’s 500 million dollars funding for Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment, AGILE, project with 700 million dollars. The government says this boost raises the…

Flooding: Anambra State Emergency Agency, IOM distribute relief materials to victims


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Anambra state Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) and International Organization for Migration (IOM) have distributed relief materials to flood displaced persons at Crowther Memorial holding camp, Onitsha Local Government Area of the state.…

Anambra state waste management bill passes first reading


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A bill to amend the Anambra State Waste Management Authority law 2015 has passed through first reading at plenary in the state House of Assembly. Deputy majority leader Hon. Emeka Aforka moved a motion for the amendment of the…

Drug control Agency arrests 2 Pakistani businessmen for cocaine trafficking


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Operatives of Nigeria's Anti-narcotic Agency, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have arrested two Pakistani businessmen at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos, with 8 kilograms of cocaine concealed in a…

NYSC boss charges prospective Corp members on discipline


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The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Nigeria, Brigadier General Mohammad Fada has urged prospective Corps members (PCMs) deployed in the 2022 Batch 'C' to brace up for the demands of the service year. …

Town Planners call for proper urban planning in Nigeria


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The National President of the Nigerian Institute of Town Planners, Mr, Olutoyin Ayinde, has urged the federal government to give adequate support to the Institution in order to tackle the menace of improper planning in view of the fast…

Traditional rulers seek constitutional empowerment 


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The Shettima of Okuta Emirate of Kwara state, North Central Nigeria, Malam AbdulAzeez Arowona has suggested that the traditional institution needs to be constitutionally empowered to take active role in fighting insecurity in the country.…