Day: March 9, 2022

Seven Officers Injured As NDLEA Arrests Taraba Drug Kingpin

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested Micha Godwin, a notorious drug dealer at Nukai market, along Jalingo-Wukari road in the Taraba state capital, Jalingo. A statement released on Wednesday by the Spokesperson of the Agency, Femi Babafemi, said during the incident, the anti-narcotic officers came under attack and at least…

IWD: Unity Bank, AltSchool Africa Partner to Empower Female Software Engineers

In commemoration of International Women’s Day, IWD 2022, Nigeria’s retail lender, Unity Bank Plc is partnering AltSchool Africa to sponsor female students towards the acquisition of specialist software skills – an empowerment initiative to boost the capacity of the female gender. AltSchool Africa is a school for individuals looking to gain technical skills and kick…

Senate Rejects Amendment to Electoral Act

The Senate, on Wednesday, rejected the Executive request by President Muhammadu Buhari to amend the Electoral Act signed into law on the 25th February, 2022. This followed the failure of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill to scale through second reading on the floor during plenary. The move to reject the bill was signaled by a…