The Federal Government on Wednesday said people were important towards achieving successful enumeration needed for planning and development in the nation.

The State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), in Sokoto State has urged contractors handling its Intervention projects to execute quality work, according to specifications.

An Islamic cleric in Nasarawa State, Malam Mohammed Sarki, has decried the rate of the quick-money syndrome among Nigerian youths.

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has warned motorists against drunk driving during Sallah celebration as it deployed radar guns, and breathalysers on major highways.

Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), Mr Solomon Arase, has formed a Retired Officers’ Consultative Forum.

The former Zamfara governor, Alhaji Abdulaziz Yari, on Wednesday distributed 338 cows to All Progressives Congress (APC) executives, supporters, and various categories of less-privileged persons in the 14 local government areas of the state for the Eid-Fitri celebrations. 

The Lilypond Export Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) processed 118,184. 96 metric tonnes of export goods with Free-On-Board (FOB) value of N86,426,279,070.59  ($204,656,119.04), from January to March.

The newly appointed Force Commander, Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF), Maj.-Gen. Gold Chibuisi, has taken over the command of the force from the erstwhile commander, Maj.-Gen. Abdul-Khalifah Ibrahim.