The Nigeria Police Force command in Kogi State has pledged to sustain aggressive operations aimed at dismantling criminal syndicates and preventing the movement of illicit substances through the state. The Commissioner of Police, Naziru Bello Kankarofi, made the pledge while addressing journalists in Lokoja on Tuesday following the arrest of a 52-year-old man with 339 wraps of substances suspected to be cannabis. The suspect, the commissioner said, was arrested during a stop-and-search operation in Kabba, Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area. Kankarofi said the operation was carried out on May 9 at about 2:00 p.m. following intelligence-led policing and proactive crime prevention…
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The Board Secretary of the Lagos State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, Mr AbdulHakeem Ajomagberin, says all 1,600 pilgrims from the state have been successfully transported to Makkah for the 2026 Hajj exercise. Ajomagberin said this in an interview with reporters on Wednesday in Makkah. He said the board was meticulous in ensuring that all necessary processes were completed for the seamless airlift of the pilgrims. “It has been a tremendous task moving this number of people from Lagos to Saudi Arabia, but we did a great job. “We completed all the necessary processes, including obtaining visas, conducting medical screenings and…
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has deployed a cloud-based call centre system to strengthen pilgrims’ welfare services during the 2026 Hajj operations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Speaking during the unveiling of the facility in Makkah, Head of ICT, Shehu Raji, said the system provides a two-way platform for making and receiving telephone calls directly from pilgrims. Raji said the system would also enable real-time monitoring of received, missed and abandoned calls through a dedicated dashboard. According to him, the call centre currently operates with five active workstations, with room for expansion based on operational needs. “The…
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the Federal Government, and the Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprises Niger-Delta (LIFE-ND) Project have enrolled and trained 697 young farmers in Ondo State to help tackle food shortages in the country. Dr Olawale Ademola, IFAD State Project Coordinator, disclosed this during a learning route for trainees in the additional financing phase of the project, held at Nibanola Farms in Ondo Town on Wednesday. Ademola, represented by Mr Gbenga Agbotoba, IFAD State Knowledge Management and Communication Officer, said the 697 trainees were drawn from 49 communities across nine Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Ondo State.…
The United States says it is “rapidly supporting” the Ebola outbreak response by funding up to 50 treatment clinics in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda. The U.S. Department of State said it is actively responding to the outbreak in the affected regions of both countries. It is also funding associated frontline costs in Ebola-affected areas. “These rapidly deployed clinics would enable implementing partners to establish clinical care and containment perimeters around affected areas. Clinics will provide emergency Ebola screening, triage, and isolation capacity,” the department said. The U.S. said its funding commitment will accelerate the delivery…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it has recorded more than 500 suspected cases, including 130 suspected deaths, in the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). WHO’s representative in DRC, Dr Anne Ancia, told reporters in Geneva on Tuesday that only 30 cases had been confirmed so far. She said the agency was working closely with Congolese authorities and rushing more testing kits to eastern DRC to confirm infections of the Bundibugyo virus, a strain of Ebola for which there are currently no approved vaccines or therapeutics. “We have significant uncertainty about the number of infections…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it is intensifying efforts to support the Democratic Republic of Congo’s government in containing an Ebola outbreak in the north-eastern Ituri Province. In a statement on Tuesday, the UN health agency said more than 35 experts and first responders from WHO and the Ministry of Health had been deployed to the field. WHO said it had rapidly established and scaled up critical measures to control and halt the spread of the disease. Following the declaration of the outbreak on May 15, 2026, WHO delivered 11.5 tonnes of vital medical supplies and equipment within 72…
The Enugu State Government, in partnership with Chinese firm Haier Factory, has launched a digital training programme for secondary school students across the state. The programme aims to equip students with practical technological skills for self-reliance and entrepreneurship after graduation. Tagged “Enugu-Haier Joint School-Enterprise Cooperation Training Programme (JSECT-P)”, the initiative was organised by the State Ministry of Education in collaboration with Haier Factory on Tuesday in Enugu. Speaking at the event, the State Commissioner for Education, Prof. Ndubueze Mbah, represented by the Permanent Secretary, Mrs Nkechi Ewoh, said the programme is part of the state government’s broader reforms to transform…
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said Lagos has strengthened its position as Africa’s digital economy hub through deliberate investments in technology and enabling infrastructure. Sanwo-Olu spoke during the inauguration of the Kasi Cloud Hyperscale Data Centre Campus in Lekki on Tuesday. He described the facility as a major contribution to Nigeria’s digital infrastructure and economic transformation. The governor urged foreign investors and development partners to take advantage of Lagos’ investment-friendly environment and support infrastructure projects in the state. “Lagos is open for infrastructure investment, and we honour the commitments we make. If you are building cloud infrastructure, Lagos wants to work…
Experts have recommended practical biotechnological preservation methods that can be adapted to existing rural infrastructure to reduce post-harvest losses in Nigeria. They made the call during interviews with reporters on Tuesday in Abuja. Prof. Charles Adetunji, a biotechnologist, identified bio-preservation as Nigeria’s most viable immediate solution because it requires limited electricity and affordable local materials. Bio-preservation uses beneficial microorganisms and natural compounds to delay spoilage in fruits, vegetables, and grains, which are commonly wasted after harvest. Adetunji said farmers could adopt microbial coatings and bio-based preservatives without needing sophisticated machinery that is unavailable in many rural communities. According to him,…