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Progressives Youths within the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) met in Lagos at the weekend at a parley which had in attendance young business stakeholders, political aspirants, and other young stakeholders within the government and party system. The conference, tagged the “Pre-festival business meet”, was organised with a view to ensuring adequate representation of young people in the new leadership …

The Management of the Police Service Commission (PSC) says recruitment of police officers from the rank of Constables to Cadet Inspectors and Cadet Assistant Superintendents of Police (ASPs) are the Constitutional responsibilities of the commission. Ikechukwu Ani, the Head of Press and Public Relations of the commission, said this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. He said the clarification followed publications …

•Empowers Anambra APC members with materials for self-sustenance Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige has said he is making consultations with political leaders and would make his intentions on the 2023 presidency known by Easter. The minister who spoke at the Anambra office of the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment in Awka at the weekend also distributed …

Washington D.C. – Tens of thousands of pro-life Americans from across the country recently attended the 2022 March for Life in Washington, D.C. As they flooded past the Supreme Court — the end point of the march — they were greeted by more than a half dozen women personally haunted by abortion. Each held up a sign, reading: “I Regret …

By Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku Abuja, Nigeria – Market Traders Association of Nigeria (MATAN), a group in Abuja representing market women in the 36 states of Nigeria has said that it will collaborate with the Nigerian Women Trade Exhibition (NAWTE) to flag off the registration of 10million women traders in Nigeria for capacity building in 2022. Sameera Abubakar Abdullahi, Coordinator, told …

Ogun State Police Command has arrested the fleeing suspect who reportedly masterminded the killing of his girlfriend, Soliu Majekodunmi. According to the PUNCH, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi, in an update on the killing of a girl identified as Rofia by four teenagers in Abeokuta, said the leader of the gang has been arrested. Oyeyemi …

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has amended the operational guidelines of the Global Standing Instruction (GSI) to allow for continuous and unrestricted loan recovery by Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) and financial institutions in the country. The GSI creates a contractual mandate from an individual borrower, in favour of a creditor bank to apply monies standing to the credit of …

The Nigeria Police Force spent over N3 billion on controversial contracts and unexecuted projects in 2019, an audit report has revealed. About one-third of the money was paid for 10 contracts awarded to three firms owned by the same person, without proper disclosure, the report stated. These were part of the findings of the Office of the Auditor-General of the …

Amidst doubts by sections of the country over the preparedness of the South East to contest for the presidency next year, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has declared that Ndigbo is today better prepared than the North in 2015 when Presidency was given to them.ADVERTISING Ohanaeze however said that as much as the  Igbo are ready; leaders are always instrumental to the emergence …

The staff of the Police Service Commission under the workers union on Thursday declared a 3-day warning strike over the alleged takeover of the recruitment of 10,000 Constables by Force headquarters. The workers shut down the PSC headquarters in Abuja and forced the Permanent Secretary, Chief William Alo and directors out of their offices. The staff were protesting the alleged …