Italian Cops Bust Nigerian Crime Network Forcing Women Into Prostitution
Italian authorities said the criminal network forced 41 Nigerian women into prostitution while nine were forced to beg for money on the streets. The exploitation stretched outside Italy into Germany and Libya. Italian police on Monday announced that they had broken up a Nigerian crime ring operating across the country with the arrest of some […]
MSF Treats Thousands of Children for Malnutrition as Conflict Surges in the Northwest
Doctors Without Borders has launched a new program to treat malnourished children in Katsina state, in the northwest of Nigeria, as conflict and insecurity surge in the region. We are working in collaboration with the Nigerian Ministry of Health to run a 62-bed inpatient therapeutic treatment centre (ITFC) in Katsina City, as well as five […]
Senate Wades Into Diplomatic Row Between Nigeria, UAE
The Senate Tuesday resolved to intervene in the diplomatic row between Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) following disagreements between both countries. This is just as the Red Chamber passed a bill providing legal framework for the administration of the country’s territorial sea and offshore activities. Senate’s decision to wade into the face-off between […]
Two Generals, 70 Others Killed in Nigeria Last Week As Insecurity Worsens
In all, there were 10 incidents spread across four geopolitical zones of the country resulting in 66 deaths. As the security challenges in Nigeria persist, at least 72 persons were killed last week (November 7-13) by non-state actors across the country. The figure consists of at least 12 security personnel including a serving brigadier general […]
NAPTIP Receives 88 Victims of Human Trafficking From Ivorian Govt
The National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), said it has received 88 rescued victims of human trafficking from the authorities in Côte d’Ivoire. Director-General, NAPTIP, Dr. Fatima Waziri, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sideline of a meeting at the Second Session of the […]
Ikoyi Building Collapse – Death Toll Rises to 20
Rescue officials have recovered 20 bodies buried under the rubble after a 21-storey building collapsed on Monday in the Ikoyi part of Lagos, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has said. The building, situated on Gerard Road, trapped about 50 persons under the rubble, witnesses said. Residents and family members of persons trapped under the […]
The Nigerian States Should Protect Girls by Ending Child Marriage
Over 10 million children are out of school in Nigeria and the global pandemic has only made it harder for young people to stay in school. There have been dire consequences for girls, who are at risk of being married off. In a recent report, the World Bank found that Covid-19 lockdowns have increased the […]
Children Learn In Class, And Outside
School is a key component of our societies. In school, children learn to read and write. And being able to read is meant to help people of all ages to think at a higher level and make their lives better. It is not surprising that literacy is thus an important goal for global development agencies. […]
Covid-19, Doctors’ Strike Combine to Render Sokoto Women Stranded
Many women couldn’t go for antenatal care and that the situation of child delivery in local health centres has equally been quite cumbersome. In the full glare of the afternoon sun, Rabiat Shafiu clung to her four-day-old daughter at the entrance of the emergency unit of the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital (UDUTH), Sokoto. Nervous […]
New Law Will Make Nigeria’s Petroleum Industry Attractive to Investors
Nigeria’s journey to the Petroleum Industry Act started in 2000 under President Olusegun Obasanjo, who inaugurated an oil and gas sector reform implementation committee. The committee’s report formed the basis of the first Petroleum Industry Bill eight years later. It was submitted to the National Assembly but not passed. Nor was it passed under the next president, Goodluck Jonathan. […]
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