Some stakeholders have called on the Federal Government to constitute and inaugurate the National Working Group on Business and Human Rights (NWGBHR) to achieve meaningful progress.
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The British Deputy High Commissioner in Lagos, Jonny Baxter, said the United Kingdom issued visas to 132,000 Nigerians in the first half of the year.
ASHENEWS reports that the Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (MLSCN) has lauded the management of Parliament College of Health Science and Technology, Yauri, for providing an enabling environment to train medical laboratory technicians.
ASHENEWS reports that the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a drug kingpin identified as Ngene Emmanuel Onyedikachi for masterminding an attempt to smuggle 1.822kg and 1.50kg of Cocaine through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja Lagos.
ASHENEWS reports that the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted hard drugs including ephedrine, skunk, and nitrous oxide, popularly known as laughing gas.
Otuoke community in the Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa have called on the Federal and State Governments for intervention against predicted flooding.
Dr Hadiza Balarabe, the Deputy Governor, of Kaduna State, on Sunday commissioned a renovated Women and Children Shelter to provide support for victims of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV).
A former President of Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation (NIDO), Qatar chapter Victor Ikoli has described President Bola Tinubu’s recall of Nigerian envoys globally, including Qatar, a bold move for diplomatic rebirth.
The Nigerians Conservation Foundation (NCF) on Sunday called for the conservation of the declining vulture population in Nigeria to prevent extinction and looming epidemic.
The former Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Clem Agba, said that Benin-Auchi-Okene-Obajana Road has yet to be completed due to insufficient funds for the project.