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The Federal Government has announced plans to build 10,000 housing units under the Renewed Hope Medic Cities initiative.The project, which is being led by the Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development in collaboration with the Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria, the Federal Ministry of Health, and the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria, aims to provide affordable and decent housing for medical professionals...

The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Thursday, made an order proscribing the Lakurawa sect.The court also proscribed other similar groups in parts of Nigeria, especially in the North-West and North Central regions of the country.Justice James Omotosho made the declaration while delivering a ruling in a motion ex parte originating summons filed by the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justic...

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons said its operatives have rescued nine pregnant women from a baby factory in Abuja.This is contained in a statement by the Press Officer, NAPTIP, Mr Vincent Adekoye. He revealed that the baby factory is situated at one of the sprawling estates in the Ushafa area in the Federal Capital Territory.He also disclosed that the raid on the facility ...

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, on Thursday, destroyed fake, adulterated, and unregistered foods, drugs, and cosmetic products worth approximately N1,367,000,000 seized in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.The products were destroyed at the Kuje dumpsite in the territory.In a brief remark during the exercise, the Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, said t...

Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have rescued Mrs Folasade Odumosu, the wife of the former Assistant Inspector General, Hakeem Odumosu.The Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, confirmed this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja.Adejobi said with the support of the Force Headquarters technical intelligence platforms, the Ogun State police operatives engaged Odumosu’s abductors in a gun...

The Lagos State Government has pledged to continue to promote an inclusive education for students with disabilities.The General Manager, Lagos State Office for Disability Affairs, Adenike Oyetunde-Lawal, stated this while celebrating students in junior inclusive high schools for their triumph at the grand finale of an interactive quiz competition.Represented by the Director of Admin and Human Resources of ...

Vice President Kashim Shettima yesterday joined other world leaders to push for the full implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) with a target to boost Africa’s economy to $29 trillion by 2050.He reiterated Nigeria’s readiness to spearhead the AfCFTA and take advantage of the market potential of the sector for digital transformation and economic integration of the African continent....

The operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested a total of 962 suspects across the country for various years since the commencement of the year.The police also recovered 56 stolen vehicles and rescued 302 kidnap victims in 22 days.A breakdown of the number showed that 179 suspects were arrested for armed robbery, 100 for kidnapping, 152 suspects for murder/homicide, 34 suspects for unlawful posses...

Mpu community in the Aninri Local Government Area of Enugu State erupted in jubilation, on Wednesday, over the return of  Mrs. Beatrice Ekweremadu, wife of former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, from a United Kingdom prison.Our correspondent gathered that Mrs. Ekweremadu, who was sentenced to five years in prison in May 2023 for her involvement in an organ trafficking plot, returned to Nigeria on Tuesday....

The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People has flayed its exclusion from the meeting of some Ogoni stakeholders with President Bola Tinubu on the proposed resumption of oil production in Ogoni.MOSOP faulted the composition of those invited for the meeting, describing it as inappropriate and expressed surprise that no invitation was extended to the body, which championed the cause of the Ogoni struggle....