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Senator Ike Ekweremadu has called for the decongestion of Nigeria’s correctional facilities through improved and faster dispensation of justice and special interventions by governments, charitable organisations and well-meaning Nigerians. Sen Ekweremadu made the call Friday when he visited the Enugu Correctional Centre…

The Nigerian government has increased the hazard allowances applicable to health workers in federal government-owned healthcare facilities across the country. The government increased the allowance for doctors from N5,000 to between N32,000 to N40,000, while other health workers are to receive between N15,000…

The joint committee tackling violation of consumer rights in the money lending industry will shut down illegal businesses at the commencement of its enforcement, the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission says. Mr Babatunde Irukera, the Chief Executive Officer of FCCPC, told…

The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Dr. Matthew Kukah, yesterday expressed fresh frustration at the unrelenting security challenge in the north where he said a “catalogue of unprecedented cruelty has been unleashed on innocent citizens.” He feared the region could soon become Arewanistan…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed that in 24 hours, more than 4,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases have been recorded across the country. The NCDC stated that the recent spike in COVID-19 cases across the country is as a result of…

The Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, has procured four sets of brand new Diesel Multiple Units, DMUs, Rescue Cranes, and Rail Grinding Machines to ensure the restoration of the Abuja Rail Mass Transit service. The Secretary of the FCT Transportation Secretariat, Zakari Angulu,…

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has approved N290 million for the payment of bursaries and scholarships to Lagos students in tertiary institutions. A spokesman for the National Union of Lagos State Students (NULASS), Hassan Abdusalam, on Thursday, said the students were grateful for the…