By Ibrahim Kado The Public and Private Development Centre (PPDC), an NGO, says it has provided over 5,000 pro bono legal services to various detainees in Adamawa since 2024. Mrs Lucy Abagi, the Centre’s Chief Executive Officer, disclosed this at the police duty solicitor scheme awareness engagement and scorecard presentationContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Oloniruha No fewer than 69,376 voters completed online pre-registration within seven hours of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) resuming its nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR). INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, disclosed this on Monday in Abuja. Olumekun explained that theContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi The Nigerian stock market bounced back on Monday, wiping out three straight sessions of losses as investors regained N60 billion in value in a single day. Specifically, the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) market capitalisation, which opened at N91.501 trillion, increased by N60 billion or 0.07 per centContinue Reading
By Aderogba George The Federal Capital Territory Chapter of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA-FCT) has appealed to the Federal Government to honour the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) reached with medical doctors in July. Dr Emeka Ayogu, Chairman of NMA-FCT, made the appeal at a news conference on Monday, held asContinue Reading
By Bukola Adetoye The Ogun Government has declared Aug. 20 a public holiday to commemorate the annual Isese Day celebration. The date was conveyed by Mr Kayode Akinmade, the Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to Ogun Governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Monday in Abeokuta. “It will be recalled that theContinue Reading
By Okeoghene Akubuike The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) has issued guidelines to govern the development and implementation of all Public-Private Partnership (PPP) projects in Nigeria. The move, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports, is in a bid to overhaul Nigeria’s infrastructure delivery processes through PPPs. Dr Jobson Ewalefoh,Continue Reading
By Maureen Okon Mr Mehmet Poroy, the Turkish Ambassador to Nigeria, on Monday sought partnership with the Nigerians in the Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) to strengthen bilateral relations on diaspora engagement between the two countries. The envoy said this when he paid a courtesy visit to the Commission’s Chairman/CEO, Mrs AbikeContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) are strengthening their collaboration to enhance oversight and ensure compliance within the country’s Free Trade Zones (FTZs). Dr Olufemi Ogunyemi, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of NEPZA, said this during a meeting withContinue Reading
By Joshua Olomu Organisers of the annual Nollywood Cultural Heritage Festival say plans are underway to stage the cultural fiesta in Belgium and other cities in Europe. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Chief Agility Onwurah, founder of the prestigious festival, stated this when he led his teamContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo Prison Fellowship Nigeria (PFN) has advocated the adoption of restorative justice as a critical solution to decongest correctional centres across the country. Dr Jacob Tsado, Executive Director of PFN, a Christian Non-governmental Organisation, made the call at the opening of the Fellowship’s 2025 Prayer Week in Abuja.Continue Reading
