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Hameed Ali, Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC) has directed Area Comptrollers to grant Senate Ad Hoc Committee access to warehouses across the country for inspection. Joseph Attah, Public Relations Officer of Nigeria Customs Service on Friday, said the CGC gave the directive when the Ad Hoc Committee visited to intimate him about the commencement of the inspection of customs warehouses across the country. Hameed Ali, Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC) has directed Area Comptrollers to grant Senate Ad Hoc Committee access to warehouses across the country for inspection. Joseph Attah, Public Relations Officer of Nigeria Customs Service on Friday, said the CGC gave the directive when the Ad Hoc Committee visited to intimate him about the commencement of the inspection of customs warehouses across the country. He quoted the CGC as saying “customs has nothing to hide: our books are open and Area Comptrollers have been directed to open warehouses for

The Federal government has inaugurated a steering committee in Kano State to fight against sexual assault and gender-based violence. Inaugurating the committee in Kano yesterday, the Technical Assistant to the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, Hajiya Hadiza Aminu Dorayi, said that the fifteen-member committee was set up to help in dealing with cases of sexual assaults and gender-based violence against children and women in the state. According to Hajiya Hadiza, Kano and Kaduna were the two states that was chosen in the northwest zone for the programme. Hajiya Hadiza added that Kano was chosen because of its population and the concern its people showed on assault against children and women. She said, “I have inaugurated the steering committee and met with its members in Kano and very soon, I will meet with members of the wider committee which has 30 members. Our aim is to reduce the rate of assault and violence against children and women in the country.” he te

Do you often ask yourself, "Why am I so tired all the time?" If so, this article may be the perfect read for you; we have compiled a list of some of the most common reasons for tiredness and what you can do to bounce back into action. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), around 15.3 percent of women and 10.1 percent of men regularly feel very tired or exhausted in the United States. Tiredness can cause an array of problems. For example, around 1 in 25 adult drivers report falling asleep at the wheel each month. About 72,000 crashes and 44,000 injuries each year are a result of drowsy driving, and that's not to mention the estimated 6,000 fatal crashes caused by drowsy drivers. Everyone feels tired at some point in their lives — whether it's due to a late night out, staying up to watch your favorite TV show, or putting in some extra hours at work. Often, you can put your finger on the reason you're not feeling yo

A hospital built under 20m (60 feet) of rock in a rebel-held part of central Syria has been wrecked by a powerful air strike, medical sources say. They say the hospital in Hama province - regarded as one of the best protected in the country - was put out of service by Thursday's strike. No casualties are reported but aid workers say it is the worst in a wave of attacks against hospitals in Syria. Meanwhile the UN says aid is no longer getting through to besieged areas. The Al Maghara cave hospital in the town of Kafr Zita was hit by five missiles in Thursday's strike, says the Union of Medical Care and Relief Organizations (UOSSM), an international coalition of medical charities. "It's widely believed to be the most secure hospital in Syria," UOSSM spokesman Avi D'Souza said. Mr D'Souza said the reason there were no deaths seemed to be that staff and patients left when they heard incoming jets. The group says the facility - which serve