The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has released, Ahmed Idris, the suspended Accountant-General of the Federation. Idris was arrested for alleged involvement in N174 billion fraud. He was released on bail from the custody EFCC on Wednesday night in Abuja and has since been reunited with his family. Spokesperson of the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren,…
The Kaduna state commissioner of business innovation and technology, Patience Fakai, has said that the state is building three world-class skills cities. Fakai spoke on Saturday at the second edition of the Kaduna career fair, organised in collaboration with Jobberman and Mastercard Foundation. She said the initiative is part of the efforts by the state…
Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has sacked all the members of the State Executive Council and other political appointees in the state. The sacking was announced on Monday by the governor at the end of an expanded Exco meeting at the Government House, Lafia. Sule expressed gratitude to all the political appointees for their sacrifices…
Two nurses have been abducted by bandits following an attack on Idon General Hospital, Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna state. The incident, according to the Medical Director of the Hospital, Dr. Shingyu Shamnom, occurred in between 12 midnight and 1 am on Thursday. Shamnon said the bandits gained access to the premises of the…
L- R: Director of Media and Advocacy, National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency ( NDLEA), Femi Babafemi, Secretary NDLEA, Shadrah Haruna, Chairman NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa(rtd), Special Adviser to the Chairman Col. Yakubu Bako, Special Adviser on NDCMP to the Chairman Otumba Ipinmisho, during a press Conference on the recent burst of Method Clandestine Laboratories…
Africa is entering another dangerous cycle of food insecurity, and this week’s Security Update reveals worsening indicators across Nigeria and the continent. According to Reuters, 35 million Nigerians are now at risk of severe hunger, driven by escalating insurgent attacks, shrinking humanitarian funding, and the collapse of farming activities across major food-producing regions. In Nigeria,…
