By Prosper Okoye The Network Against Child Trafficking, Abuse and Labour (NACTAL) has presented a civil society review of Nigeria’s anti-human trafficking response, saying the contributions of non-governmental organisations and development partners are not adequately captured in official reporting used for the annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) assessment. The review, compiled by NACTAL and presented...
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Faleye Mourns Enoghase, Daily Independent Business Editor, Consoles Family
The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer,Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Barrister Oluwaseun Faleye has expressed sadness over the death of the Labour Editor/Group Business Editor, Daily Independent Newspapers, Mr. Sylvester Enoghase. Barrister Faleye, in a personal condolence message, described the late editor as an exceptional journalist even as he consoled the family over the demise...
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Shaping Africa’s Future: Alake Outlines Strategic Policy Impacts of AFNIS 2026
The Honourable Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake, has expressed immense optimism that the fifth edition of the African Natural Resources and Energy Investment Summit (AFNIS) will fundamentally shape Africa’s policy and investment decisions for generations to come. Speaking on Wednesday at a pre-summit press briefing in Abuja, where he was represented by...
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Dr. Alake Seeks Global Support to Tackle Development Financing Gaps In Nigeria
Here is the rewritten story, organized into exactly seven paragraphs:The Honourable Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake, has called for stronger global cooperation to bridge the development financing gaps currently hindering emerging economies like Nigeria. Speaking virtually at the Green Guarantee Group (GGG) High-Level Stakeholders’ Roundtable in Abuja, Dr. Alake emphasized that collaboration...
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Kwara Communities Living in Fear, Government Must Do More — Kawu, Mourns Slain Monarch
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Kwara State, Engr. Sulaiman Bolakale Kawu, has expressed deep sorrow over the reported tragic death of the traditional ruler of Olayinka Community in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, Oba Salman Olatunji Aweda, in the hands of suspected criminals. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Engr....
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School Abductions Expose Children to Trafficking, NACTAL Warns
By Prosper Okoye School abductions across Nigeria are deepening children’s vulnerability to human trafficking, the Network Against Child Trafficking, Abuse and Labour (NACTAL) has warned, saying prolonged insecurity-driven school closures are expanding the pool of minors exposed to criminal recruitment. The warning came on Wednesday in Keffi, Nasarawa State, during a three-day training for civil...
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Kwara NSCDC Rallies Special Units, Intensifies Protection of Key National Assets
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kwara State Command, has intensified efforts to safeguard critical national assets and infrastructure across the state with a statewide show of force aimed at deterring criminal activities and strengthening security around strategic facilities. The exercise, conducted on Tuesday, was in line with the directive of the Commandant...
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Early Orders, Cheaper Fertiliser: How The Federal Government Shielded Nigerian Farmers From A Global Crisis
ABUJA, Nigeria* — While several countries across Africa grapple with fertiliser shortages and rising input costs triggered by fresh global disruptions, the Federal Government has secured Nigeria’s fertiliser supply for the 2026 wet season. Early procurement decisions by the FG have also saved the country over $42 million ahead of peak planting.‎‎The latest disruptions, linked...
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VCN Seeks Stronger Partnership with NDLEA as Marwa Assures Enhanced Collaboration
‎The President of the Veterinary Council of Nigeria (VCN), Professor Mathew Adamu, on Tuesday led a high-level delegation on a courtesy visit to the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brigadier General Mohammed Buba Marwa (Rtd.), at the Agency’s headquarters in Abuja.‎‎The VCN delegation was received on arrival by the...