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A disturbing new relationship has revealed that almost three quarters of children and young adults held in the Borsal institutions of Nigeria are languishing in detention without trial, raising new concerns about the country’s juvenile judicial system. According to the report, entitled “An assessment of the situation of children and young adults deprived of freedom in Nigeria”, 74 % of …

The House of Representatives have begun an investigation of the implementation of the compressed natural gas policy of the Federal Government (CNG). In his remarks at the opening of the investigation session on Thursday in Abuja, the speaker of the DPR, Tajudeen Abbas, said the policy was a key component of the country’s energy transition initiative. The speaker, represented by …

The West Ham Lucas Paqueta midfielder was eliminated by the accusations of fixing commercials by an independent regulation commission, announced the club on Thursday. Brazil International has been accused of four alleged rules of FAI violation (FA) in relation to the matches involving the Premier League team. It was stated that the 27 -year -old tried directly to influence games …

Nigerian currency, Naira, appreciated the US dollar in an official window on Thursday. Foreign exchange data of Bank Nigeria Bank central bank (CBN) shows that Naira is closed on N1, 533.55/$ 1 compared to N1, 534.52/$ 1 which is traded on Wednesday. This is the advantage of N0.97 for local currencies against American Greenback. In the black market, Naira lost …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos has described the pride of the Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2027 general election as an empty illusion. APC Publicity Secretary in the state, Mr. Seye Oladejo, made this statement in a statement on Thursday in Lagos. Oladejo reacts to the new claims by PDP that only former ruling parties have a “structure …

The Police Services Commission (PSC) has moved away from a recently widespread advertisement that announces the beginning of the admissions in the twelfth graduation programs in the regular course of the Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil, Kano State. In a declaration issued on Thursday, the Commission sentenced advertising, which described as a clear violation of the constitutional procedures, underlining that it …

The Nigerian Navy has dismantled 10 illegal purification locations at Warri South Local Government Area in the Delta state. Commander Escravos Pangkalan Operations (FOB), Navy Captain Ikenna Okoloagu, revealed this in a statement on Thursday in Warri. He said the illegal purification site was deactivated in the Obodo Omadino community after a series of coordinated operations, guided by credible information. …

Investor at. The Nigerian equity market gained N370 billion at the close of trade on Thursday. This follows the surge in stock prices such as Wema Bank PLC, UAC from Nigeria and Guinness Nigeria PLC, among others, on the trading floor. The Benchmark All-Share Index (ASI) increased to 139,863.52 points from 139,278.67 points recorded on the previous day. After five …

The Northern Professionals and Academics Forum (NPAF) has expressed a strong support for the recent observations made by the Governor of the State of Kaduna, the Senator UBA SANI and the National Security Consultant (NSA), Malam Nuhu RIPADU, praising the development steps of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Northern Nigeria. Speaking at the opening of an interactive forum of two …

A prominent Nigerian cult group, EIYE’s brotherhood has taken a supremacy battle to Istanbul, the capital of Türkiye where they are reportedly involved in violence attacks that lead to various levels of injury. According to Naija Confra, an incident that once again exposed the courage of several Nigerians in foreign countries, was captured on CCTV recordings in what looked like …