The Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye has petitioned the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and sought a court injunction to stop the Speaker of the Niger State Assembly, Abdulmalik Sarkindaji from marrying off 100 orphaned girls.
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The Organised Labour has demanded the complete reversal of the power sector privatisation and recovery of all public electricity assets sold.
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has inaugurated special squads to curb open sales and consumption of illicit drugs in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.
ASHENEWS reports that the Niger state government has sought collaboration with the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) to provide support to women-owned businesses in the state.
ASHENEWS reports that the Niger state governor, Mohammed Bago says that discussions are ongoing between state governors to reintroduce the tolling system in the country.
ASHENEWS reports that the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) says its operatives have intercepted three trailers loaded with opioids conveying over three million pills of illicit drugs.
Fourteen students of Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara in Kogi, abducted by bandits on Thursday night, have been rescued, the police has confirmed.
In a bid to rid the country of fake and substandard products, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has dismantled an illegal alcohol factory in Badagry.
Some female residents in Lagos state have expressed frustration over the discriminatory practices of some landlords who refuse to rent their properties to single ladies and mothers.
Some of them see it as doing the masses a favour when they use government funds to deliver some services. A few years ago, we had one governor who christened himself Chief Servant, and whatever the state government did, he had no qualms claiming it was “donated by Chief Servant”