West African Activists Unite for Climate Justice, Demand Debt Payment
By Oluwakemi Kindness West African climate justice activists are intensifying calls for the recognition and payment of climate debt not aid from industrialized nations. Speaking on Tuesday at a regional roundtable in Abuja, stakeholders raised alarm over ongoing environmental exploitation that continues to endanger communities and ecosystems throughout the region. Coming ahead of the 30th […]
Remains of Former President Buhari Laid To Rest in Daura
By Aremu Toyeebaht Remains of the legend, former President Muhammadu Buhari, have been laid to rest amidst shades of emotional expressions and the outpouring of prayers for the repose of his soul. The funeral prayers, led by former Minister of Communications, Professor Ali Fantami, were observed by family members of the deceased, his relatives, the […]
Lagos Pushes Transport Innovation, To Launch CNG-Powered Ferries
By Aremu Toyeebaht The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA), in collaboration with the Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas (PiCNG), has announced a strategic push to deploy CNG-powered ferries across the state’s inland waterways. The project is part of a broader effort to reduce carbon emissions, lower operational costs for transporters, and improve the efficiency […]
Supreme Court Upholds Okpebholo’s Victory in Edo Governorship Election
By Aremu Toyeebaht The Supreme Court has brought an end to the legal battle over the 2024 Edo State governorship election, affirming the victory of Senator Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a unanimous judgment delivered on Thursday, a five-member panel of the apex court dismissed the appeal filed by the Peoples […]
Kogi Set to Transit to Contributory Pension Scheme — PENCOM Boss
By Chinedu Echianu Kogi State Pension Commission (PENCOM) says it is concluding plans to migrate from the Defined Benefits Scheme to the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) with full implementation expected to begin next year. The Director General of the Commission, Hajia Mariam Abedo disclosed this during an official engagement with the Special Adviser on Media […]
NILDS Emerges as Regional Hub for Legislative Development
By Aremu Toyeebaht The National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) has further cemented its reputation as Africa’s premier legislative think tank and training ground, with the hosting of lawmakers from Nigeria and Malawi at its state-of-the-art facility in Abuja. While the House Committee on Library, Research and Documentation, led by Hon. Yusuf […]
Malawian Parliament Begins Week-long Capacity Building Programme at NILDS
By Aremu Toyeebaht Director General of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) Professor Abubakar Sulaiman has reaffirmed commitment to strengthening parliamentary Institutions in Africa to meet the complex evolving challenges of governance in the 21st century. A statement signed by Mohammad Abdulkadri, Media Adviser to the DG, quoted him as making the […]
FG Unveils Nutrition 774 Plan to Curb $56bn Malnutrition in Nigeria
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Federal Government has officially launched the Nutrition 774 Initiative, a bold nationwide programme aimed at combating malnutrition and repositioning nutrition as a pillar of national development. The initiative, unveiled during the National Summit on Nutrition and Food Security held as part of theHouse of Representatives Open Week in Abuja, is designed […]
EU Unveils Child Protection Project in Nigeria
By: Julian Osamoto The European Union has unveiled an initiative that promises to reach over one million vulnerable children and their families across the country, to transform Nigeria’s child protection systems. Unveiled in Abuja, the three-year programme, “Strengthening Child Care and Protection Systems in Nigeria”, is a multi-state effort set to run in Borno, Edo, […]
US Imposes Stricter Visa Rules on Nigerian Travellers
By: Uju Nwachukwu The United States government, has revised its visa reciprocity policy for Nigeria, reducing the validity of most non-immigrant, non-diplomatic visas issued to Nigerian citizens to a single entry with a three-month validity period. The new policy, announced by the U.S. Department of State and confirmed in a statement by the U.S. Embassy […]