September 2023 - Page 19 of 21 - ProbitasNews

Alhaji Moshood Ajao, a former deputy general secretary of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), has urged the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) leadership to stay out of the internal disputes of NURTW. Alhaji Ajao urged for peace within the ranks of the union after learning that one of the six demands the NLC made of the federal government was the purported “siege” of the NURTW national offices at Garki 2, Abuja. In a...

Dele Alake, the minister responsible for developing solid minerals, has forced all illicit miners in the nation 30 days to join artisanal corporatives or face the consequences. When the Agenda for Transformation of Solid Minerals for International Competitiveness and Domestic Prosperity was unveiled in Abuja on Sunday, the minister issued the ultimatum. He forecasts that 50% of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will come from solid minerals. Adding that the ministry would concentrate on...

Nigerians have been urged not to employ domestic helpers without conducting thorough background checks, according to Mr. Idowu Owohunwa, the commissioner of police for the state of Lagos. Before hiring a stranger as domestic assistance, he suggested that employers run a comprehensive background check on them. In order to prevent injury and crime in the house, according to Owohunwa, it is essential to thoroughly investigate potential employees. He made this statement while speaking on the...

The Commissioner for Information and Culture, Mannir Mu’azu Haidara, stated on Saturday that Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal would not negotiate with bandits but would instead back security forces in their efforts to eradicate banditry and other types of criminality. Additionally, he said that the state had long since fallen behind due to poor governance. He claims that the governor has begun carrying out a plan that will help the state end years of banditry...

According to a report by the News Agency of Nigeria, three people were confirmed deceased after a Toyota Sienna automobile crashed into a river on Saturday along the Sagamu-Benin motorway. Public education representative for the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, Florence Okpe, confirmed the occurrence. Okpe identified the victims as three adult males who died, while one other person was hurt. She stated: “The accident happened about 11:55 a.m., and it’s believed that...