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By Bob Majiri-Oghene Etemiki Abuja, Nigeria – Nigeria’s Minister of State for Environment Sharon Ikeazor, who recently led the Nigerian delegation to the resumed Fifth United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA 5,2) in Nairobi, Kenya has said that Nigeria has taken decisions on behalf of the environment geared towards achieving the sustainable development goals of the UN. The United Nations Environment …

Owners of buildings in the Ugbor, Ogheghe, Amagba communities and environs in the Benin metropolis have been asked by Edo State Government to show their building certificates for recertification. The government said it has concluded plans to commence a recertification campaign to guard against building collapse and other hazards. Commissioner for Physical Planning, Urban and Regional Development, Isoken Omo, in …

• Strike will soon be truncated – Ngige• Utomi, ex-VCs, others warn on dangers of strike • Arewa leaders call for truce• ‘Successive govts have failed in education devt’• Strike lowering education standard, says ex-ACF chief• Senator Adeyemi asks ASUU, govt to come to middle ground As university students await return of academic activities after severe disruption as a result of last …

The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, on Thursday, gave reasons for initiating the moves to extradite, Abba Kyari, a suspended deputy commissioner of police (DCP), to face fraud charges in the United States of America. Mr Malami’s explanation, in a statement by his spokesperson, Umar Gwandu, came shortly after the news of the extradition application he filed at the …

PCC wades in as ERC condemns minister’s walkout on students The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has developed a charter of demands it will present to political office-seekers for the 2023 general elections. At the Workers’ Political Conference organised by NLC in Abuja, yesterday, the President of NLC, Ayuba Wabba, listed the charter to include equity, fairness and social justice. “Our …

The Federal Government has commenced moves to extradite a suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, to face fraud charges in the United States of America. Vanguard Newspaper reports that the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, filed an extradition application at the Federal High Court in Abuja following a request by the Diplomatic Representative of the U.S. Embassy in …

As HURIWA tasks Senate on attempts to sabotage bill The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) has accused some governors of plans to scuttle councils’ autonomy in the ongoing constitutional review in the National Assembly. Specifically, the union accused Chairman of Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF), Kayode Fayemi, of plans to truncate councils’ autonomy in the constitutional review in which …

The United Nations General Assembly Wednesday approved a non-binding resolution condemning Russia for the invasion of Ukraine and demanding an immediate withdrawal, Al-Jazeera reported. The vote saw 141 countries in favour, five against and 35 abstaining. “People in Ukraine desperately need peace and people around the world demand it,” UN chief Antonio Guterres said in an interview after the vote. Russia last …

The Bayelsa State Government on Wednesday directed chairmen of the eight local councils to create sub-committees to partner with its Anti-Open Grazing Law Implementation Committee to check the activities of errant herders. The Deputy Governor, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, gave the directive during a meeting at Government House, Yenagoa, with a delegation of women from Otuasega community, top security officers and others. The News …

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo and wife, Dolapo, have congratulated Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), on his 80th birthday. Osinbajo’s birthday message to Adeboye was conveyed in a tribute he personally authored on behalf of his wife, Dolapo, on Wednesday in Abuja. The vice-president said that Adeboye had impacted many lives and overseen …