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The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has issued a directive for the implementation of regular and continuous reorientation courses dedicated to enhancing administrative skills within personnel of the Nigeria Police Force. The Force spokesman, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, who disclosed this said, with a firm dedication to revitalizing the Force and aligning it with contemporary global standards, the IG has emphasized the significance of ongoing training and skills development for police officers […]

The Anti-Gas Flaring Prohibition and Enforcement Bill, on Thursday scaled second reading on the floor of the House of Representatives. The Bill sponsored by Babajimi Benson aims to mitigate the environmental, health, and economic impacts of gas flaring, aligning Nigeria’s oil and gas operations with international climate change commitments. Leading the debate on the Bill, he said the Bill seeks to prohibit the flaring and venting of natural gas, except […]

Israel has dismissed as “entirely false” an Amnesty International report on Thursday accusing it of committing genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Describing the Amnesty International report as entirely false, Israel’s foreign ministry in a statement said that it was Hamas’s unprecedented October 7, 2023 attack on Israel that was “genocidal”. Recall, the Amnesty revealed that its 300-page report was a “wake-up call” for the international community, and urged […]

The Federal Government has fired some civil servants with degrees from private tertiary institutions in Benin Republic and Togo, based on the inter-ministerial committee’s recommendation. The Director of Information and Public Relations in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Segun Imohiosen, confirmed the development to newsmen on Wednesday, while also disclosing that the directive affected federal workers who graduated from the institutions from 2017 to […]

A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Kassim Afegbua, has faulted the report by Athena Centre claiming the Edo governorship election was rigged. Recall that Athena Centre for Policy and Leadership, a non-partisan research institute, over the weekend, indicted the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on the conduct of the September 21st Edo State governorship election. The organisation, which conducted a review of the election that produced APC candidate […]