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NAPTIP, Taraba govt return 10 trafficked children to families By Sylvanus Viashima, Jalingo The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) in…

10.6m Nigerians Use Cannabis, NDLEA Warns No fewer than 10.6 million Nigerians use cannabis annually, while about 8,900 hectares of land are currently under illicit cannabis…

TETfund turns sod of Abuja leadership centre, inaugurates 467 projects The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) on Tuesday turned the sod for the construction of the…

2023 Adamawa election an assault on democracy – Fintiri Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa has described the 2023 governorship election in the state as a serious setback for…

Okonjo-Iweala tasks Nigeria on local manufacturing of renewable energy technologies The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has urged…

NDLEA intercepts Brazil returnee with cocaine The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has arrested a Brazil based Nigerian businessman at the arrival hall of the…

Buni inaugurates town donated by Yobe Philanthropist A renowned philanthropist in Yobe, Alhaji Balarabe Abdullahi, has built a settlement and donated it to Rugar Mamuda community in…

Yobe governor praises Machina Cultural Festival Gov. Mai Mala Buni has praised the annual Machina Cultural Festival, describing it as vital to preserving Yobe’s cultural heritage. …

Police seek rescheduling of FCT workers’ protest The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has appealed to the FCT Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to…

Google unveils WAXAL to amplify African voices in AI Google, partnering leading African research institutions, has launched a project to give over 100 million Africans a voice in…