By Oyintutu Oyinkolade Mr Oyetunde Ojo, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Federal Housing Authority (FHA), has bagged an Award of Excellence from the Anti-Corruption Academy of Nigeria (ACAN). The award was presented by ACAN in Abuja on Wednesday, in recognition of his support for anti-corruption reforms and promotionContinue Reading
By Talatu Maiwada The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Adamawa/Taraba Area Command, has intercepted the smuggling abroad of endangered wildlife products and petrol worth ₦362.2 million during anti-smuggling operations. The Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Mohammed Tako, disclosed this on Wednesday at a news conference in Yola. Tako said the seizures resultedContinue Reading
By Mukhtar Sagir Dambatta Musaddiq Kabir Adam, the Senior Special Assistant on Open Government Partnership (OGP) to the Kano State Governor, says that youth participation in governance has recorded steady progress under the administration of Gov. Abba Yusuf. Adam stated this in an interview with the News Agency of NigeriaContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) has unveiled a new National Diploma (ND) curriculum in Artificial Intelligence (AI) for polytechnics. The Executive Secretary of NBTE, Prof. Idris Bugaje, said at the unveiling in Abuja on Thursday, that the curriculum was developed in response to the growingContinue Reading
By Jumoke Olaitan The Federal Government says it will establish Autism Centres in the six geopolitical zones in 2027 to strengthen autism care and expand specialist training across the country. Minister of Education, Dr Maruf Alausa, disclosed this during an engagement with stakeholders in Abuja on Wednesday. Alausa said theContinue Reading
By Perpetua Onuegbu An NGO, IdeaPlus Foundation, says inadequate knowledge of tax laws is creating compliance challenges for non-profit organisations across Nigeria, urging stronger collaboration among stakeholders. Co-founder of the foundation, Mr Dayo Olaide, stated this at the National Policy Dialogue on Nonprofit Taxation in Nigeria on Tuesday in Abuja.Continue Reading
By Adeola Akinbobola The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has presented new licence certificates to insurance companies that successfully met the Commission’s new minimum capital requirements. The Commisoner for Insurance, NAICOM, Mr Olusegun Omosehin, said this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja. Omosehin said the issuance of the newContinue Reading
By Philomina Attah The Primate of All Nigeria (Anglican Communion), Most Rev. Henry Ndukuba, has urged Nigerian youths to resist being used as political thugs by self-serving politicians. Speaking with newsmen on the sidelines of the 15th Anglican Chancellors, Registrars, and Legal Officers Conference (ACRLOC) on Tuesday in Abuja,Continue Reading
By Philomina Attah Human rights lawyer, Mr Hamza Dantani, has urged security agencies nationwide to emulate the Department of State Services (DSS), by compensating innocent citizens wrongly arrested, detained, or injured during operations. Dantani made the call in a statement titled “DSS Compensation Initiative Sets Standard for Security Agencies,” issuedContinue Reading
By Perpetua Onuegbu Some civil society organisations (CSOs) have urged the National Assembly to reject bills capable of threatening civic space, constitutional freedoms and democratic governance in Nigeria. The CSOs stated this at a joint news conference on Monday in Abuja over what they described as growing restrictive and repressiveContinue Reading
