Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) has explained why proponents of the legalisation of cannabis sativa cannot have their way under the prevailing security situation in Nigeria today.

The Seventh Triennial Delegates’ Conference of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) on Thursday elected Chris Isiguzo for a second term in office as President.

The police in Zamfara have handed over a total of 187 rescued abductees, comprising males, female adults and children, to the state government, the Public Relations Officer of the command, SP Muhammad Shehu, said in a statement issued in Gusau, on Thursday.

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said that for the deficit in the country’s budget to be drastically reduced, concerted effort must be made by the Executive and Legislature to explore alternative sources of funding to reduce borrowing.  

Mr Felix Duke, President of Creative Industry Group (CIG), has expressed confidence that Nigerian youths would showcase their potential and skills at the forth coming “CIFEST 2021.”

President Muhammadu Buhari has presented a N16.39 trillion budget proposal for the 2022 fiscal year to the National Assembly. 

Some residents of Abuja on Thursday advocated inclusiveness of all categories of people in the governance of the country to address some of the social challenges facing the nation.

The Nigerian Army says its troops have arrested one Chiwetalu Agu while allegedly inciting members of the public and soliciting for support for the proscribed Indegenous People of Biafra (IPOB).

ActionAid Nigeria has called on the government to step up efforts to stamp out tax evasion by the elites

No fewer than 1.3 billion people are multi-dimensionally poor across 109 countries, while differences in multidimensional poverty among ethnic groups are consistently high, according to the global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) released on Thursday.

NLC chairman in Cross River, Mr Ben Ukpepi, said on Thursday in Calabar that the take-home N30,000 national minimum wage no longer takes Nigerian workers home.

The Inspector General of Police (I-G), Mr Usman Baba, has assured that there was no plan to reinstate the disbanded Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) into the Nigeria Police.

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has called on the Federal Government to support its on-going drive for a Media Stabilisation Fund, to assist ailing media organisations in the country.

A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday convicted and sentenced Faisal, son of the Chairman, defunct Pension Reformed Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina, to a 24-year imprisonment.