Day: April 19, 2024

NBS: 24.6m Children In Child Labour — Cross River, Yobe Top Chart

ADEOLA YUSUF

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says 24.6 million children in Nigeria are engaged in child labour. NBS disclosed this in a report titled ‘Nigeria Child Labour Survey 2022’ on Thursday. The report showed states like Cross River, Yobe and Abia lead the chart with scores above 60 percent. According to the bureau, child labour is any work that robs children (under 18) of their childhood, potential, and dignity. READ ALSO: Lagos Govt To Extend Blue Rail Line To Ogun Over 577 Sight Impaired Candidates To Sit For 2024 UTME…

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Lagos Govt To Extend Blue Rail Line To Ogun

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Lagos State Government has said the ongoing construction of the Blue Line Phase 2 project being handled by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) may be extended to Agbara in Ogun State. Mr Olasukanmi Okusaga, the Director of Rail Transport, Lagos Metropolitan Area Transportation Authority (LAMATA), stated this on Tuesday in Lagos. He added that the state government is currently in discussions with the Ogun government to extend the Blue Rail Line further down to Agbara Okusaga was on an inspection tour of the ongoing construction of the second…

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Money Laundering: EFCC Declares Kogi Ex-gov, Yahaya Bello Wanted

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has declared former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello wanted. This followed the inability of the former governor to appear before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court Abuja on Thursday for his arraignment over alleged N84bn money laundering. In a post on its official Facebook page on Thursday, the anti-graft agency urged Nigerians with useful information about Bello’s whereabouts to report to the nearest police station. The post reads, “EFCC Declares Former Kogi Governor Yahaya Bello Wanted. Former Kogi State Governor,…

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Over 577 Sight Impaired Candidates To Sit For 2024 UTME Nationwide

ADEOLA YUSUF

…Oloyede offers best deal in Africa for blind UTME candidates- Okebukola     No fewer than 577 blind candidates are set to take the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, in eleven centres nationwide. Chairman of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board,JAMB Equal Opportunity Group ,JEOG, Emeritus Professor Peter Okebukola made this known on Thursday while addressing newsmen in preparation for the 2024 UTME for blind candidates and others with special needs assigned to JEOG. Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede set up the JAMB Equal Opportunity Group in 2017…

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