Kogi State Police Command, on Monday, disclosed that its men, in collaboration with local vigilance group, foiled an attack on the Command headquarters in Okene, Okene Local Government Area of the state, leaving one dead and some others injured. Confirming the incident, Police Public Relations Officer, (PPRO), SP William Ovye Aya,said the Commissioner of Police,…
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said sanctions and other measures will be ready in the event of a Russian attack on Ukraine, and his government will ask parliament for sanctions on Russian individuals and companies. Writing in The Times on Tuesday, Johnson said Britain is considering deploying Royal Air Force Typhoon fighters and Royal Navy…
In a flurry of diplomacy across two continents, President Joe Biden met with Germany’s new leader Monday and vowed the crucial Nord Stream 2 Russia-to-Germany gas pipeline will be blocked if Russia further invades Ukraine. Russia’s Vladimir Putin retorted that the U.S. and its allies are the only ones talking invasion. Putin and French President…
Russian President Vladimir Putin described Monday’s talks with French President Emmanuel Macron in the Kremlin as useful, substantive and business-like, and said that some of Macron’s ideas could form a basis for further joint steps. The French leader travelled to Moscow for talks amid an East-West standoff over a Russian military buildup near Ukraine and…
he House of Representatives Committee on Safety Standards and Regulations, has promised to ensure that safety standards and regulations are observed in public and private institutions. The committee Chairman, Rep. Ibrahim Hamza (APC-Kaduna) in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday said the committee would beam its searchlights on all institutions…
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called for accelerated social investments to end the practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in the country.The Officer in Charge of UNICEF’s Enugu Field Office, Mrs Maureen Zubie-Okolo, made the call in Enugu, on Sunday, at a media dialogue organised by UNICEF, in collaboration with the Broadcasting Corporation…
The Federal Government, on Monday, received two million doses of the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine donated by the European Union. The handover of the vaccines was done at the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), National Strategic Cold Store, Abuja. The EU ambassador, Mr Samuela Isopi, who presented the vaccines, said the…
No fewer than 175 employees of APM Terminals Apapa, have graduated as Lean Practitioners since the beginning of the Lean Academy in 2019. Mr Martin Kjeldsen, Way of Working (WoW) Project Manager, made this known in a statement made available to newsmen in Lagos, on Sunday. Lean thinking is a transformational framework that provides a…
North-East Women for Peace, a non-partisan group, has commended the Nigeria Armed Forces for the sustained raid on Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in the region. The group gave the commendation in a statement by its Coordinator, Mrs Fatima Bindir, on Monday in Abuja. Bindir said the renewed synergy between the three services…
