The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has commenced a comprehensive training programme for its counselors nationwide, aimed at standardizing operational protocols and strengthening clinical competencies in line with global best practices for drug demand reduction. The training, which commenced at the NDLEA Academy, Jos, Plateau State, is being coordinated
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) says four adult males died in a fire incident at Power Line Bus Stop, Ikola, Alimosho. The Permanent Secretary of LASEMA, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. Oke-Osanyintolu said the agency received a distress call about the incident at
The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, Mr Fatai Tijani, has urged the leadership of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) and Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN), to ensure that garages and motor parks were not used for political violence before and during the 2027 general
Edo State Governor, Sen. Monday Okpebholo, has congratulated Edo people at home and in the diaspora on the 35th anniversary of the creation of the state, describing the occasion as a celebration of unity, resilience and shared progress. The governor, in a message to the people, reaffirmed his administration’s commitment
The Edo Government says about 60 per cent of reported child abuse cases handled by its Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development involve incest, particularly father-daughter sexual abuse. The Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Mrs Eugenia Abdallah, said this in an interview with the News Agency of
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Taiwo Oyedele, says Nigeria’s economy has stabilised. Oyedele stated this on Thursday while briefing State House correspondents after the 158th meeting of the National Economic Council (NEC) in Abuja. He, however, said the priority was now to transform economic
The Forum of President Bola Tinubu’s Chief Executive Officers (PBAT CEOs) has pledged to mobilise support for the re-election of the president in 2027 and the sustenance of the Renewed Hope Agenda. The Convener of the forum and Director-General/Chief Executive Officer of the National Board for Technology Incubation (NBTI), Dr
Director-General of APC Presidential Campaign Council, Sen. Abdul’aziz Yari, says youths remain critical to communicating President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda across Nigeria. A statement issued by Yari’s media office on Thursday said the former Zamfara governor stated this when he received Seyi Tinubu, the Minister of Youth Development, Ayodele
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has expressed support for the proposed National Affordable Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Transit Programme (NACTP) to reduce transportation costs and cushion impact of fuel subsidy removal on Nigerians. The forum expressed this in a communiqué signed by the NGF Chairman, Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara,
Gov. Monday Okpebholo of Edo on Thursday swore in Mr Terry Igiebor as Chairman of the Ecological Funding and Management Commission, while Prof. David Osifo was sworn in as a member. Okpebholo also sworn in Dr Shittu Shaibu as Chairman of the Edo State Electricity Regulatory Commission, with Mr Thomas