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Point News247 reports that the leaders of the Nollywood industry under the aegis of Actors Guild of Nigeria, AGN, have declared support for the ongoing war against drug abuse in Nigeria even as they expressed their preparedness to join the crusade against the scourge. The body gave the assurance during a meeting with the Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) at the National Headquarters of the Agency in Abuja. This was contained in a statement by the Director, Media & Advocacy, NDLEA Headquarters, Abuja, Femi Babafemi. Marwa while commending the…

Point News247 reports that theLagos State government has lamented the incessant increase in out-of-school children in the state. The state government has, therefore, designed a programme to return the dropout children to school and most especially those affected by the current economic situation in the country. In this progression, the Lagos State government has implored communities in the state to enlist children who have stopped schooling and were formally in Primaries 1-5. The state government has promised to give the identified pupils school uniforms school, sandals, books, bags, etc while some of their parents as well will be empowered financially.…

Point News247 reports that the labour groups in the aviation sector have announced the suspension of their planned strike action. They made the disclosure on Tuesday, after signing a memorandum of settlement (MoS) with the Federal Government that they have shelved the action. The aviation workers had threatened to carry out industrial action over the government’s failure to fulfil its promise to implement the minimum wage and consequential adjustment since 2019 and the conditions of service since 2013. After the meeting, Chris Ngige, minister of labour and employment, emphasised that serious deliberations were made and the parties have agreed. He…

Point News247 reports that the Confederation of African Football (CAF) is to pay Senegal $5 million (£3.7 million) for winning the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON. CAF will also pay Egypt $2.75 million (£2 million) for coming second in the 2021 AFCON tournament and Cameroon $2.2 million (£1.6 million) for winning the third-place final (Bronze medal), according to The Sportsgrail. The AFCON 2021 final match ended in a 0-0 draw after 120 minutes. Senegal defeated Egypt 4-2 on penalties in the AFCON final on Sunday night, February 6, in Yaoundé’s Olembé stadium in Cameroon.Sadio Mane scored the winning penalty…

While relying on Intelligent information gathering and collaboration with sister agencies in the Apapa port, the Apapa Command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has Intercepted 9 container load of unprocessed and semi processed woods. Point News247 reports that the command also seized a container of unregistered pharmaceutical which was laden with 702 cartons of codeine syrup (each carton contains 200 pieces) and 347 cartons of Col caps (each carton contains 2,000 piece with a street value of ₦78,787,975.00. Giving a breakdown of the wood seizures which was intercepted at the point of loading into vessel, the Customs Area Controller of…

UNICEF has warned that female genital mutilation is on the rise among Nigerian girls aged 0-14. Rates have risen from 16.9 per cent in 2013 to 19.2 per cent in 2018, a “worrying trend,” according to UNICEF. Point News247 reports that the harmful practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) remains widespread in Nigeria. With an estimated 19.9 million survivors, Nigeria accounts for the third highest number of women and girls who have undergone FGM worldwide. While the national prevalence of FGM among women in Nigeria aged 15-49 dropped from 25 per cent in 2013 to 20 per cent in 2018,…

Ben Murray-Bruce, a former Nigerian senator, has condemned the growing tendency of ritual killings among young people. Point News247 reports that the former senator claimed in a tweet, on Sunday, that young people who are meant to represent the future “leaders of tomorrow now engage in unimaginable crimes just to become millionaires overnight”. “What has suddenly gone wrong with young people who now believe that rituals involving human blood will make them rich?” he asked. “So many Nigerians go missing daily, and while many are never found. Some are found dead with body parts missing. We must work to stop…

Point News247 reports that many residents of Tofar Magami district in Zamfara State’s Dansadau Local Government Area have reportedly fled their homes after being besieged by suspected terrorists. The residents were allegedly attacked by terrorists because they were unable to pay the tax placed on them. Many residents may have been slain, according to sources who talked to FIJ, but the exact number of deaths has yet to be determined. Terrorists assaulted three villages in three distinct local government units in the state just days before the current incident. During the attacks, 30 individuals were slain, including the head imam.…

Point News247 reports that a42-year old Zenith Bank Staff, Chikezie Mbonu, has displayed his boxing skills on his wife, Amaka, by raining fist blows and inflicting injuries on her over inability to meet up with his high sex libido in Lagos. According to FORENSIC news, it was alleged that the constant beating happened at Monsuru Bisiriyu Street, Ago Palace Way, Okota area of Lagos, where they reside with their two kids. According to their neighbours, the woman, Amaka, had been receiving constant beatings from her husband, Chikezie, over her inability to cooperate with him on the bed after exhaustive work…

Point News247 reports that is Ecobank Nigeria says its vision to use its agency banking scheme to drive financial inclusion is fast yielding fruits as it now has over 50,000 agents locations across the country. According to the bank apart from helping to drive its financial inclusion strategy in Nigeria, the agents are empowered to create wealth and enjoy financial freedom. Head of Agency Banking, Ecobank Nigeria, Olanike Kolawole, who stated this in Lagos said the customer experience is very good as customers can do simple deposit, withdrawal and transfers in their own neighbourhood rather than travel to a bank…