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By Michael Olugbode The federal government has launched the National Diaspora Policy (NDP) that would promote and harness the resources and capacity of Nigerians in the Diaspora for the growth and development of the country. The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Zubairu Dada, who launched the policy yesterday at the Third Summit of the States Diaspora Focal Point Officers and Standing Committee on Diaspora Matters in Abuja, explained that the NDP would engage, enable and empower...

By Michael Olugbode Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a container bearing about five million capsules of Tramadol weighing 2,498.2 kilogrammes at the Onne Port in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The drug law enforcement agency has also seized skunk of 218.6 kilogrammes in both Adamawa and Ondo States. A statement by the NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, on Wednesday said: “Efforts by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to block access and ...

Michael Olugbode in Abuja The federal government has disclosed that it has concluded a plan to restore mangrove ecosystems in Ogoniland and the rest of the Niger Delta region. This plan was revealed in a statement the Director of Press, Ministry of Environment, Saghir el Mohammed issued yesterday after an International Expert Meeting on Mangrove Restoration in the Niger Delta. At the opening session, according to the statement, the Minister of Environment, Dr. Mohammad Abubakar said the meeting...

Michael Olugbode The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has established a strike force division within the agency to effectively take on drug cartels and syndicates. The anti-drug agency has also reshuffled its directorate for maximum operational efficiency A statement issued yesterday by the spokesman of the agency, Femi Babafemi, said some of the directors of the NDLEA were reshuffled and a new directorate created to enhance efficiency and strengthen the operations of the leading na...

By Michael Olugbode A former Vice Chairman of Lagos Island East Local Council Development Area, LCDA, Asekun Kehinde Sakiru, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja, Lagos. Asekun, according to a statement on Wednesday by NDLEA’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi, is alleged to be a notorious drug baron and has been on the wanted list of the agency. The former council chairman made his way to the agen...

By Michael Olugbode and Kasim Sumaina In order to eliminate poisonous gaseous emission in the air, the Federal Government on Monday rolled out the National Action Plan (NAP) for the reduction and eventual elimination of mercury use in the artisanal and small-scale gold mining sector of the country. The government also unveiled the national policy on solid waste management and national policy on plastics waste management. The roll outs were done in collaboration with the United Nations Industria...

By Michael Olugbode The European Union (EU) has budgeted €210 million for humanitarian interventions for countries in the Sahel and Central Africa in the ongoing year 2021. The eight countries to benefit from the funding include Burkina Faso (€24.3 million), Cameroon (€17.5 million), Central African Republic (€21.5 million), Chad (€35.5 million), Mali (€31.9 million), Mauritania (€10 million), Niger (€32.3 million) and Nigeria (€37 million). A statem...

By Michael Olugbode The G7 has agreed to commit £276 million to humanitarian response in Nigeria’s troubled North East. The Group of Seven (G7) is an intergovernmental organisation consisting of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States. The heads of government of the member states, as well as the representatives of the European Union, meet at the annual G7 Summit. A press statement signed by the Policy and Communications Manager at the British High...

By Michael Olugbode The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has established a strike force division within the agency to effectively take on drug cartels and syndicates. The anti-drug agency has also reshuffled its directorate for maximum operational efficiency. A statement on Tuesday by the spokesman of the agency, Femi Babafemi, said some of the directors of the NDLEA were reshuffled and a new directorate created to enhance efficiency and strengthen the operations of the lead narcoti...

By Michael Olugbode The federal government has declared Wednesday 12th and Thursday 13th May, 2021 as public holidays to mark this year’s Eidul-Fitr celebration. The Minister of Interior, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, who made the declaration on behalf of the federal government on Monday in Abuja, congratulated the Muslim faithful on this occasion and called on all Nigerians, at home and abroad to use the period of this year’s Eidul-Fitr celebration to pray for peace, stability and economic transfor...