Day: June 21, 2024

We can no longer plan our meals, FCT residents

A cross section of residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), says they can no longer fend for their families due to the rising cost of foodstuff .

The residents, who spoke in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Frida…

UN, NHRC advise youths against inciting hatred

The United Nations (UN) and the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) have urged young people not to allow themselves to be used to incite and deepen hatred in Nigeria.

The organisations gave the advice at the commemoration of the third Internatio…

ILO urges media practitioners to combat child labour

The International Labour Organisation has urged journalists to create awareness to combat the menace of child labour in the country.

Dr Vanessa Phala, ILO Country Director for Nigeria, Ghana and Sierra Leone, said this at a three-day Communication T…

Video and Audio: Rare great Ape caught on video in Cross River

Mr Adekambi Adeyinka, a Masters student at the University of Calabar, has captured stunning footages of the world’s rarest great ape, the Cross River gorillas, in the Afi Wildlife Sanctuary.

Adeyinka of the Department of Forestry and Wildlife, discl…

DEPOWA President pledges continuous support for military widows

Mrs Oghogho Musa, the President, Defence and Police Officers Wives Association (DEPOWA), on Friday, pledged continuous support for wives of fallen heroes of the Armed Forces of Nigeria.

Musa said this at the commemoration of the 2024 International W…

LASG arraigns ex-Punch worker over alleged N998m fraud

The Lagos State Government on Thursday arraigned a former employee of Punch Nigeria Ltd., Olusegun Ogunbanjo, charged with N998 million stationary fraud.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ogunbanjo, whose residential address was not prov…

Abuse: Stakeholders seek forensic interview protocol

Stakeholders in law enforcement and criminal justice for child sexual abuse survivors have called for the adoption of the ‘Child Forensic Interview Protocol’ to ensure that justice is served.

The stakeholders, including the Lagos State Government, t…

2024 World Intelligence Expo kicks off in Tianjin

The 2024 World Intelligence Expo (WIE) commenced on June 20th in Tianjin. Themed ‘Intelligence: Expansive Development Space, Sustainable Growth Driver,’ the expo was co-hosted by the people’s governments of Tianjin and Chongqing municipalities.

Chin…