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The Senate on Wednesday urged the Federal Government to declare a State of Emergency on the protection and welfare of the girl-child in the country to effectively shape the future of the nation. It also urged state governments yet to domesticate the Child Rights Act to do so with the attendant eradication of harmful traditional practices like female genital mutilation. The resolutions was sequel to a motion sponsored by Ireti […]

The Police Command in Enugu State has detained one Emmanuel Ugwumba, 52years, of Ezimo-Agu community in Udenu Local Government Area for alleged child trafficking and forgery. The Command’s Spokesman, Daniel Ndukwe disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday. Accordjng to the statement, his arrest followed the interception of a public notice on an abandoned child he made and endorsed in the name of the Enugu State Ministry of Gender […]

Factional Secretary-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Okechukwu Isiguzoro, has urged Ndigbo to mark the 2024 Igbo Day which is slated to hold from 27th to 29th of September, as a time of solemn reflection and profound remembrance for its fallen heroes. In a statement he issued on Friday, the secretary-general who revealed that the theme of this year’s celebration is Ozoemela, stated that this year’s celebration would pave the way for […]

Federal government is set to drastically reduce Nigeria's dependence on food imports, according to the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, who outlined a bold strategy to boost domestic agricultural production and increase food security. Edun, who spoke at a press conference in Abuja on Thursday to mark the country’s 64th Independence Day, declared that the era of heavy food importation must end, positioning this […]

Anambra State Independent Electoral Commission (ANSIEC) has disclosed that it would not use the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System for the Local Government elections on slated for September 28th, stressing that it is not reliable. ANSIEC Commissioner in charge of Information and Logistics, Anthony Nnalue, made the disclosure at a sensitisation programme organised by the International Peace and Civil Responsibility Centre, on Thursday in Awka. Nnalue sstated that the commission would […]

The Nigerian government has secured a $600,000 relief fund and commitments from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The donation was announced when Vice President Kashim Shettima met with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation led by its head of the Global Development Programme, Christopher Elias, on the sidelines of the 79th United Nations General Assembly in New York. The relief fund is to “hasten relief efforts for victims of […]

The Federal Government has disbursed N24.78bn under the National Cash Transfer programme to 991,261 poor households as part of efforts to alleviate poverty in Nigeria. The cash transfer initiative, spearheaded by the National Social Investment Programme Agency, had beneficiaries across all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, according to a statement from National Social Investment Programmes Agency (NSIPA) on Thursday. NSIPA National Coordinator and Chief Executive Officer, Badamasi Lawal, […]

The first lady of Akwa Ibom state, Patience Umo Eno has died. The state Commissioner for Information, Ini Ememobong, made the announcement of the first lady’s death in a statement issued on Friday (today). Ememobong said the first lady died on Thursday in a hospital in the presence of her family. He said further details will be provided in due course while expressing the appreciation of Governor Umo Eno to […]