The Director General of National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Fatima Waziri-Azi, has said that most of the human trafficking and adoption crimes in Nigeria are committed by women. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the NAPTIP stated this on Thursday at a workshop organised for non-governmental organisations in…
The Paediatric Association of Nigeria (PAN) has called on state governments governments to domesticate the child rights act to protect children. The association also called quality investment in children and ensure a fruitful life for them. President of PAN, Prof. Olufemi Ogunrinde made the call in a statement in Kaduna to mark the world Children’s…
The Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has inaugurated a 1000 capacity mega Computer Based Testing (CBT) centre constructed by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) in Kaduna. Speaking while inaugurating the project constructed at the cost of N1.1bilion, El-Rufai, commended the federal ministry of education and JAMB for a good job. He said JAMB,…
The Department of State Services has disclosed that some elements are planning to disrupt the May 29, handover ceremonies in some parts of the country. In a statement on Thursday the service said the elements plan to undermine the efforts of the security agencies as well as cause panic among the citizens. The statement signed…
The Presidential Election Petition Court has dismissed the application seeking to allow live coverage of the ongoing election petitions proceedings by broadcast stations. The five-man panel led by Justice Haruna Tsammani dismissed the request which was made by the aggrieved parties and candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party (LP) as…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has condemned the mindless killings in communities in Mangu and Riyom local government areas of Plateau state. In a statement on Monday in Abuja, the CAN president, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, expressed sadness that the killings which started in Mangu villages on Monday, May 15, 2023, by so-called unknown gunmen…
