The Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, has cautioned parents against giving out their children as domestic helpers or for adoption.
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The International Labour Organisation (ILO), Federal Government and other stakeholders are collaborating to eliminate child labour in agriculture and ensure decent work environment free from exploitation.
The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared ₦1.127 trillion revenue among the federal government, states and local government councils (LGCs) for the month of December 2023.
Blinken’s plane touched down at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja at 4.40 pm local time, 35 minutes beyond the expected time of arrival.
ASHENEWS reports that President Bola Tinubu has directed the management of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) to expand its focus area by extending interest-free loans to Nigerian students interested in skill-development programmes.
ASHENEWS reports that the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) will undergo major reorganization as the federal government has approved a new organizational structure for the agency.
The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) BEECROFT handed over more than 60 bags of seized Indian hemp with estimated street value of N120 million to the NDLEA on Monday in Lagos.
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said that it would sustain existing strategies to ensure sharp reduction in road crashes in the country in 2024.
“It is worth noting that the movement of service chiefs out of station (Abuja) is with the prior knowledge of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), the Honourable Minister of Defence (HMOD), and the presidency. So, why was a meeting scheduled for about the same time that the late COAS was to have departed for (or arrived) Kaduna and why the insistence that he (COAS) should not be represented?”
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said that no fewer than 5,082 people were killed in Road Traffic Crashes (RTCs) in 2023 across Nigerian, representing 21 percent in reduction.