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The Minister of Interior Rauf Aregbosola has assured the African Union delegations of Nigeria’s readiness to partner with the Union to ensure the free movement of persons within ECOWAS countries. Aregbosola, who gave the assurance when he played host to African delegations, urged the delegations to be rest assured that Nigeria is a partner in the realization of the protocol of free movement of persons across the sub region. He […]

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has revealed that strengthened collaboration among African countries will help surmount the frightening challenge of illicit drug trafficking and abuse. Chairman of the Agency, Buba Marwa made the revelation at the ongoing 30th Conference of Heads of Drug Law Enforcement Agencies Africa, in Nairobi, Kenya. He harped on the need for a national co-ordination mechanism that will ensure coordinated action against the menace. […]

Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has said Nigeria would soon get a national carrier. Sirika made this known when he appeared before the House of Representatives Committee on Aviation for the 2023 budget defence in Abuja. He revealed that the national carrier is on its way to be launched with 737 and would first concentrate on domestic operations before venturing into an international operation. The minister added that President Muhammadu […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has revealed that the commission will appeal the October 28 conviction of its Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa, for contempt of court. Spokesperson of the anti-graft agency Wilson Uwujaren, confirmed that the commission will appeal the ruling. A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory convicted Bawa, for contempt of court in relation to the anti-graft agency’s failure to comply with an earlier order of […]

The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq, has said Nigeria as of January 2020 had a total of 2,583,000 Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs. Farouq, disclosed this while flagging off the Psycho-Social support and empowerment training for a section of IDPs. She stated that displacement comes with a lot of incidents and experiences that leave the victims or affected persons traumatized. The Minister expressed sadness that […]