Domestic tourism drive will create one million jobs- Tourism Minister
The Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Dr. Ibrahim Mohammed Awal, said the domestic tourism drive being pursued by government will create one million jobs for the sector. The Minister, therefore, called on stakeholders, especially the media and traditional leaders, to play a major role in empowering the citizenry to take full advantage of the […]
Parks and Gardens begins greening project
The Department of Parks and Gardens has begun a nationwide project to plant, nurture and sustain one million trees across the country in the next two years. The initiative Dubbed ‘Planting for Now and the Future’, forms part of efforts by the department to encourage more tree planting to preserve and protect the environment. As […]
Nigeria Government orders prosecution of violators of Twitter ban
Nigeria will prosecute anyone found to have breached the country’s ban on the social media firm Twitter, a government spokesperson has told the BBC. The government announced on Friday it was suspending Twitter’s operations in the country. Mobile phone networks blocked access after being ordered to do so, but some users are getting around the […]
Kenya detains Ghanaian accused of romance fraud
The Kenyan authorities have arrested a Ghanaian national who is alleged to have fraudulently obtained $83,000 (£58,490) from a woman in a romance scam. The police’s Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said a female manager at Tala, a digital lender that issues small loans to Kenyans, met the Ghanaian called Victor Anane through an online […]
