UNICEF’s Child Protection Specialist, Dr. Wilfred Mamah, has appealed to the Kaduna state government for more funding for the implementation of the child right protection law. Mamah made the appeal at the weekend in an interview with journalists in Kaduna during the training of lawyers for the implementation of the law. Kaduna state passed the…
The deputy comptroller in charge of revenue at the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Essien Etop Andrew, is dead. Andrew slumped and died on Tuesday when he appeared before members of the house of representatives committee on public account. He was rushed to the national assembly clinic where he was confirmed dead. Chairman of the committee,…
Full text of an open letter to ECOWAS by eight leading northern civil society groups (CSOs), cautioning against the proposed economic and military actions in the efforts to resolve the political crisis in Niger Republic. 5th August 2023 HE Bola Ahmed Tinubu President, Federal Republic of Nigeria And Chairman of ECOWAS, Presidential Villa Asokoro Abuja. Your…
The Nigerian Army has allegedly killed over 70 residents of Mbator in Shangev-Tiev, Konshisha Local Government Area of Benue State. DAILY POST reports that the soldiers allegedly invaded the community following the killing of about 10 personnel who were on stabilisation operation in the state over the communal clash between Konshisha and Oju Local Government…
The Presidency has taken a swipe at the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, for his continuous criticism of President, Muhammadu Buhari and his administration. In a statement on Monday in Abuja, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu asked Kukah to consider joining partisan politics and see how…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has given Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC)Limited and other stakeholders in the downstream sector 48 hours to end the lingering fuel scarcity across the country. Addressing journalists at the DSS headquarters in Abuja on Thursday, its spokesperson, Peter Afunanya, said they held a closed door meeting with stakeholders who…
