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Abike Dabiri-Erewa, chairperson of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), has called for a lasting solution to the challenges of human trafficking in the country. Dabiri-Erewa spoke on Monday when she visited the Nigerian teenage girls trafficked for prostitution in Ghana. On Friday, some videos surfaced on X showing 10 teenage girls trafficked …

Some youths staged a protest in Akure, the Ondo State capital, on Monday against the raid by the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, who arrested 127 people at two nightclubs. The personnel of the commission on Saturday stormed the night clubs and arrested about 127 youths over …

The Nigeria Police Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has warned drivers who abduct policemen and other law enforcement agencies in the process of carrying out their duties to desist from such acts. Adejobi stated that under no circumstances should such be the norm. He added that drivers who …

Members of the tripartite committee, comprising the federal government and labour unions, have resumed talks on a new minimum wage for Nigerian workers. The committee reconvened at the Nicon Luxury Hotel in Abuja on Wednesday. Speaking with journalists after the meeting, Festus Osifo, president of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), …

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has said the issue of the travel ban between the United Arab Emirates, UAE, and Nigeria have been resolved.   Keyamo said the resolution would be disclosed in a few weeks. He disclosed this while addressing journalists at the welcome dinner …

The Central Bank of Nigeria has revoked the banking licence of Heritage Bank Plc, effective immediately. This decision was made due to the bank’s failure to improve its financial performance, posing a threat to financial stability. The apex bank’s Acting Director of Corporate Communication Department, Sidi Ali, disclosed this in …

President Bola Tinubu has signed the National Anthem Bill 2024, which reinstates the old national anthem, “Nigeria, We Hail Thee.” Senate President Godswill Akpabio made this announcement on Wednesday, May 29, at a joint session of the National Assembly that also commemorated the 25th anniversary of Nigeria’s Fourth Republic. According …

Kano State High Court presided over by Justice Amina Adamu Aliyu on Monday, May 27, ordered the commissioner of police in Kano to immediately evacuate Aminu Bayero from the Nasarawa palace where he is presently staying.   The court issued an interim injunction restraining Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero and four other …

President Bola Tinubu has officially flagged off the 700Km Lagos-Calabar coastal highway project, estimated to cost about N15 trillion.       Tinubu who cut the tape at exactly 6:03pm in Lagos was flanked by Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, Senate President Godswill Akpabio and about eight governors, including the …

Edo State Government has began the payment of the N70,000 new minimum wage to workers in the state this month in fulfillment of the promise to increase the minimum wage from May, 2024. It would be recalled that Governor Godwin Obaseki had, during the inauguration of the Labour House in …