By Kelechi Ogunleye The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, says the Federal Government will accelerate the judicial process towards the speedy trials of inmates awaiting trial. Tunji-Ojo said this on Wednesday during an unscheduled inspection visit to the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Kuje, Abuja. He said government wasContinue Reading
By Peter Okolie Stakeholders at a meeting on the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) in Imo have raised concerns over what they deemed inadequate sensitisation and limited registration facilities for the exercise in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) convened theContinue Reading
By Martha Agas President Bola Tinubu has pledged to provide an inclusive economy for all Nigerians where industries process raw materials locally. The president made the pledge at the opening of the 10th edition of Nigeria’s Mining Week, themed `Nigeria Mining: From Progress to Global Relevance`, on Tuesday in Abuja.Continue Reading
By Emmanuel Yashim Mr Wang Genxiang, the Director, CIFAL Shanghai International Training Centre, on Tuesday said the development of high-tech industries could drive the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries. Wang said this in Shanghai when he delivered a speech during the opening of a seminar on High-tech Industry andContinue Reading
By Ebere Agozie Nigerian organisations experienced 4,388 cyber-attacks per week in the first quarter of 2025, the Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has said. Fagbemi disclosed this at the Annual Cybercrimes Awareness Campaign and the second National Consultation on the Cybercrimes Legal Framework in Nigeria on Tuesday in Abuja.Continue Reading
By Maureen Okon The Federal Government on Tuesday deployed 12 Technical Aid Corps (TAC) volunteers to Sierra Leone and Uganda. Dr Yusuf Yakub, the Director-General of the Nigerian Technical Aid Corps (NTAC) disclosed this in Abuja on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the volunteers comprise ofContinue Reading
Nearly 20 years ago, when Charlotte Songue first arrived in Kisangani, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s eastern Tshopo province, she was a young Cameroonian lawyer driven by dreams of justice and solidarity. Today, as a senior women protection advisor and gender coordinator at the UN JointContinue Reading
In the 21st century, building a better life is impossible without the all-round progress of women’s causes, and it requires women to contribute more wisdom and strength. Gertrude Mongella, secretary-general of the Fourth World Conference on Women held in the Chinese capital Beijing in 1995 said this on Monday inContinue Reading
As world leaders and senior officials gather in Beijing for the Global Leaders’ Meeting on Women from Monday to Tuesday, Irina Bokova, former UNESCO director-general, called for renewed commitment to gender equality and voiced hope that China would continue to play a leadership role in this global endeavour. “As theContinue Reading
By Segun Giwa and Ayodeji Alabi, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) The Idanre Hill or Oke Idanre is a mysterious hill located in Idanre town, the headquarters of Idanre Local Government Area of Ondo State. The town is about 20 kilometres South-East of Akure, the state capital. Getting to theContinue Reading
