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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Edo Command and the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) have reaffirmed commitment to strengthening collaboration in the fight against drug abuse and illicit drug trafficking. They made the commitment on Thursday during a courtesy visit by the leadership of the PSN, Edo Chapter, and the Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) to …

Dr Mohammed Shehu, the Chairman of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) , has said that Nigeria spent N1.16 trillion on fuel subsidy in 2021. Shehu made this known on Thursday in Abuja in his presentation to the Senate ‘s Public Accounts Committee ( SPAC), probing 2021-2023 Audit reports on the oil and gas industry conducted by Nigeria …

Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have called for urgent, community-led action to contain the worsening Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). In a statement issued on Thursday, the agencies urged stronger early case detection, comprehensive contact tracing, improved treatment access, frontline health worker support and faster …

Independent UN human rights experts on Thursday condemned a fresh round of U.S. sanctions against Cuba, calling them an attempt to force change on “a sovereign State through threats and coercion.” The Human Rights Council–appointed group of experts warned that without swift action from the international community and civil society, Cuba risk becoming a “silent Gaza”. The comparison was recently …

Elders of Oke Oroma Community in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of Edo State are again raising the alarm over the alleged activities of the Profiling Committee assigned to profile the disputed land area on their ancestral land. The elders say they may be forced to invoke a subsisting restraining order against Governor Monday Okpebholo and his aides over their reported …

Abuja: The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Thursday, ordered the remand in Kuje Correctional Centre of a retired officer of the Department of State Services, Nwaogu Ihechimere Ezeakolam over his support for the outlawed Indigenous People of Buafra, IPoB. The retired officer was arraigned by the Department of State Services for, among other things, supporting the proscribed terrorist organization. …

ABUJA: Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has challenged President Bola Tinubu to direct the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission ICPC to release former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, arguing that if the president could order the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC to vacate its freeze on Osun State’s government account, he has no basis to claim …

  The President also instructed the anti-graft agency to discontinue all related actions connected to the freezing of the state’s accounts. President Bola Tinubu has directed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to immediately approach the court to vacate the order freezing the bank accounts of the Osun State Government, saying the timing of the action, coming just days …

President Donald Trump’s administration has detained dozens of parents and spouses of active-duty U.S. troops as it rolls back immigration protections for military families to pursue its mass deportation agenda, an Associated Press investigation found. More than 50 parents and spouses of active-duty service members have been detained since Trump took office for a second term, and at least six …

The Federal Government has assured federal civil servants that payment of the outstanding N35,000 wage award arrears will commence before the middle of August, saying the necessary release for the exercise is at the final stage, while outstanding promotion arrears are also being processed. The assurance came amid renewed concerns by organised labour over delays in the implementation of workers’ …