The meeting of the ECOWAS Committee of Chiefs of Defence Staff ended with a call on member states to strengthen collaborations and partnerships to ensure peace and security in the region.
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President Muhammadu Buhari says it is now a crime for parents to deny their children basic education in the country.
The National Youth Service Corps has disclosed that it has withdrawn Corps members posted to areas affected by banditry attacks in parts of Niger State.
The National Emergency Management Agency has started input distribution of improved maize and rice hybrid seeds to 21,000 farmers affected by conflicts and floods in Adamawa.
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja stressed the importance of peace in neighbouring Benin Republic.
The Nigerian Army on Thursday in Abuja urged the Independent National Electoral Commission to work toward using science and information technology to conduct subsequent elections to reduce human interference.
Dr Tammy Danagogo, Secretary to the Rivers State Government on Thursday, said the state was among the most secured 10 states in Nigeria.
Nigerian Ambassadors have congratulated Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Prof. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, as the incoming President of the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly.
President Muhammadu Buhari has challenged state governors to pay more attention to the areas of security, health, education and agriculture so as to address the menace of poverty in the society.
Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River has called for a proper identification of refugees in the state.
Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State has renewed his administration’s commitment to safeguarding the welfare, lives and property of National Youth Service Corps members deployed to the state.
The Nigeria Prisons Service, Zone F Command, Ibadan, on Thursday decorated five newly promoted Controller of Prisons with a charge to be guided by the ethics of the profession.
The Nigerian Communication Commission on Thursday said it had established an Internet Industry Code of Practice for internet service providers in the country to secure the country’s cyber space.
The Nigeria Immigration Service will on June 25 roll-out the enhanced 10-year validity e-Passport at the Ikoyi Passport office, Lagos.
The Delta House of Assembly on Thursday confirmed the list of eight nominees submitted to it by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa.
A High Court sitting in Kano on Thursday, again ordered Governor Abdullahi Ganduje and Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi ll to maintain status quo in respect of the interim order issued against the governor on May 10.
The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie 0mo-Agege, has approved the appointments of some top aides.
The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-corruption Commission has withdrawn the letters of invitation issued to about 30 people in its ongoing investigation into the alleged misappropriation of N3.4 billion by the Kano Emirate Council.
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency said it had so far provided support to thousands of victims affected by the 2018 flood disaster in 18 states to ameliorate the plights.
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday met behind closed doors with President Patrice Talon of Benin Republic at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.