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In emergency response, localising disaster management has been a time-proven process that entails use of local responders embedded in communities, thereby ensuring faster response and in essence saving more lives and alleviating the suffering of victims. Keying into this, the South-west Zone of the National Emergency Management Agency has kicked off series of trainings for such local actors, writes Chiemelie Ezeobi One of the challenges emergency responders always face is getting to the scene o...

Spread the love (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says the duty rate on cars and other vehicles will soon be reduced. Kathleen Ekekezie, Assistant Comptroller-General, Zonal Coordinator, Zone `A’ Headquarters, NCS, made the disclosure while receiving the executive members of the Lagos State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in her office in Lagos on Wednesday. She said that the zone was waiting for the Federal Ministry of Finance to issue a circular for ...

Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has expressed concerns at the alarming rate which illegal immigrants pass

Peter Dada, Akure The Ondo State Governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, said it was foreign herders that were perpetrating crimes in the state forest rese...

Akeredolu raised the concern on Tuesday in Akure when playing host to Mrs Dora Amahian, Zonal Coordinator, Nigeria Immigration Service, Zone F, comprising Oyo, Osun, Ondo and Ekiti States. The governor said that Nigerians would be shocked to know the number of illegal immigrants who daily come into the country through the land borders. He said that there was a need for urgent action to tackle the issue of illegal foreigners becoming permanent residents of the country. "Something has to be done...

Oluwarotimi Akeredolu Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has expressed concerns at the alarming rate which illegal immigrants pass through the nation’s land borders to perpetrate crime in the country. Akeredolu raised the concern on Tuesday in Akure when playing host to Mrs Dora Amahian, Zonal Coordinator, Nigeria Immigration Service, Zone F, comprising Oyo, Osun, Ondo and Ekiti States. The governor said that Nigerians would be shocked to know the number of illegal immigrants who daily ...

TODAY January 28, 2021 The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has begun the recertification of emergency response officers in Lagos State to reduce casualty and loss of lives during emergencies. Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, Acting Zonal Coordinator, South West Zonal Office, NEMA, made this known on Thursday at a two-day Basic First Aid/Recertification Course organised for emergency responders in Lagos. Newsmen report that the participants included officers of NEMA, Federal Airports Authorit...

Daily Post Nigeria Published Okezie lkpeazu, the Governor of Abia State has assured members of the Nigerian Correctional Service of Government’s partnership and assistance in providing training expertise and materials that will ensure the success of their proposed shoe and garment industry. Governor lkpeazu, who gave the assurance during the groundbreaking ceremony of the Shoe and Garment lndustry at the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Aba, described the proposed project as an added impetus...

The factional leader of the Boko Haram insurgents, Sheikh Abubakar Ibn Al-shakawi popularly called Shekau, has said in a new audio message that, the new set of service chiefs will not do more than what their predecessor did in the fight against terrorism in the northeast Nigeria. The Boko Haram spiritual leader, calls on the chief of defence staff, Lt General Lucky Irabor to have sympathy on himself, repent and convert to Islam. Shekau, who spoke in about ten minutes, also called on the Chief o...

Akinwale Aboluwade A frontline Fulani cattle rearer group in the country, Miyetti Allah, on Saturday urged both the federal and the Oyo State governments to effect the arrest of Chief Sunday Adeyemo, a.k.a Igboho, for the eviction of the Seriki Fulani of Oyo State, Alhaji Saliu Abdulkadir. The state Chairman of Miyetti Allah, Alhaji Ibrahim Jiji, made the call during an interview with journalists in Ibadan, the state capital on Saturday, saying that the asualted Seriki Fulani must get justice. ...