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Protests on Sunday rocked Kastina State over the abduction of many schoolboys from the Government Science Secondary School, Kankara in the Kankara Local Government Area of the state The protesters, mostly women, demanded the prompt rescue of students abducted by bandits on Friday night. Carrying placards, the protesters went around the school’s premises and some […]
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari and Mr Timipre Sylva, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources to use their leadership positions “to urgently probe how N116 million was spent by your Ministry to buy biros, letterhead, and toners in 2015, and to disclose the amount spent on the same items […]
Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari has confirmed that three hundred and thirty-three students are missing following an attack on Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina on Friday night. The governor gave the figure when he received a Federal Government delegation led by the National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno on Sunday. As was published in Channels […]
The Rapid Response Squad (RRS) has revealed that no fewer than 26 robbery cases were foiled and 17 robbery victims rescued by its operatives in the last one month. The Commander, Lagos RRS, DCP Olatunji Disu, who disclosed this in the November 2020 monthly report of the Agency, added that the squad effectively foiled an […]
The National Programme Manager, Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption (RoLAC) Programme of the British Council, Mr. Danladi Plang, has called for an effective justice system to help in curbing the menace of rape and sexual assault which is on the increase. Plang made this call at the 6th National Conference of the Sexual Assaults Referral […]
The Ministry of Justice Jigawa State, has secured the conviction of Ibrahim Yusuf, Dauda Malam Mato, Rabiu Usman and Adamu Abdullahi for 21 years imprisonment respectively and life for Adamu. They were all convicted of rape and act of gross indecency. The victims of the crimes are minors. According to a press release from Zainab Baba Santali, Public […]
As part of efforts to contribute to the growth of entrepreneurship and boost job creation in Nigeria, Unity Bank Plc has announced the third edition of its Entrepreneurship Development Initiative, also known as Corpreneurship Challenge for the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC 2020 Batch B, Stream 1B corps members. Unity Bank Corpreneurship Challenge features […]
The need for Nigeria to develop the capital market in a bid to accelerate economic growth and tackle the infrastructural challenges bedevilling the nation, has again been emphasised. Chairman House of Representatives Committee on Capital Market and other Institutions, Mr. Babangida Ibrahim stated this during a visit to the Lagos Commodities and Futures […]
The Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer, Skystone Capital & Investment Ltd., Mr Ola Olabinjo, has identified debt capital financing as the major solution to the country’s infrastructure deficit. Olabinjo explained that the country’s infrastructure deficit and needs cannot be addressed with yearly budgetary allocations. Olabinjo said at a meeting in Lagos that the quest by […]