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The Economic Community of West African states Centre for Renewable and Energy Efficiency has reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring sustainable energy across the ECOWAS member-states by 2030. Executive Director, Francis Simpore, made this known during the closing ceremony of the seventh edition of ECOWAS Sustainable Energy Forum 2022 in Abuja. According to him, the agency was reaffirming its commitment to ensuring the sustainability of renewable energy by bringing together key […]

The Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, has approved the deployment of Olukayode Egbetokun as the new Assistant Inspector General, Zone 7, Abuja. He was until his present promotion and posting, the Commissioner of Police Administration, Falomo Lagos. Egbetokun promised to work harmoniously with the commissioners of police and other relevant stakeholders within the zone to scale up service delivery.

The Minister of Defense, Bashir Magashi has said Nigeria needs prayers from the United States government and not a terror alert. Magashi made the assertion while responding to questions from members of the House of Representatives Committee on Defense at the budget hearing on Tuesday in Abuja. The minister revealed that intelligence agencies have provided useful information that would guide the government on addressing the terror alert, adding that the […]

Nigeria Union of Journalists has called for the protection of journalists to enable them to perform their constitutional duties without fear or favour. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the chairman Comrade Emmanuel Ogbeche and secretary Ochiaka Ugwu, in commemoration of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists in Abuja. According to the statement, the union noted that journalists have become increasingly endangered for reporting […]

Abia State Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has charged students of the Abia State Polytechnic, Aba, to always hold the management of the institution accountable. Ikpeazu stated this while receiving report on the restoration of accreditation of the polytechnic at the Governor’s Lodge, Aba. According to him, major challenges facing the polytechnic were the inability of the management to match their expenses with their income, and the need to consistently increase the […]

The Federal Government has warned politicians against making inciting and unguarded utterances capable of fanning embers of discord. Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, gave the warning at a 2-day seminar on the 2022 International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists. Malami noted that supporting a fair, credible and violence-free electoral process in the country is one of the cardinal themes of the Federal Ministry of Justice […]

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has called for the arrest of leaders of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore over allegations that he is profiling Fulanis and confiscating their cattle. Ortom made the call in a statement issued by his Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Terver Akase. The statement alleged that the group had marked the Governor, not only for victimization and vilification, but also for elimination. It stated that the Governor […]

Report says at least nine persons were injured and one person confirmed dead when fire gutted a bank building under construction on Adeola Odeku Street in the Victoria Island of Lagos State. According to the report, Investigation gathered at the scene revealed the fire emanated from the generator house. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency revealed that the nine persons, all male adults, suffered burns and injuries and were taken […]