By Emmanuel Oloniruha Nigeria’s prosperity depends on getting her power sector right, the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Richard Montgomery, declared in Abuja on Wednesday. Montgomery made the declaration at a roundtable on the Electricity Act 2023 with the theme: “Implications and Opportunities for State Electricity Markets’’. The two-dayContinue Reading
By Justina Auta The Federal and State Governments are to implement programmes targeted at advancing the rights and economical status of rural women nationwide. Uju Ohaneye, Minister of Women Affairs said this on Wednesday at a one-day strategic meeting with all state commissioners for women affairs in Abuja. Ohanenye saidContinue Reading
By Kingsley Okoye The Senate has urged the Ministry of Aviation to immediately begin process of upgrading the Muhammadu Buhari International Airport for international operations. The senate resolution followed the consideration and adoption of a motion on the need to upgrade the airport to begin international operations, at plenary onContinue Reading
By Justina Auta Stakeholders have met in Nigeria to restrategise on repositioning and increasing women participation in leadership and governance in the society. The stakeholders, at the seventh Voice of Women conference and awards (VOW2023) in Abuja, stressed the need for more women visibility to ensure good governance and developmentContinue Reading
By Ahmed Ubandoma A group, Advocacy for Women and Girls with Disabilities Initiative (AWWDI) has urged stakeholders to ensure full implementation of the African Union Protocol on the protection of the rights of Persons With Disabilities. Ms Bilkisu Yakubu, the National Coordinator of the group, disclosed this on Wednesday inContinue Reading
By Ebere Agozie Attorney-General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN has called for stakeholders’ collaboration in reviewing the implementation of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA). Fagbemi made the call at the three-day national stakeholders’ forum for the review of the implementation of the Administration of Criminal Justice ActContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The new Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) Registrar-General, Hussaini Magaji says he uncovered 189 fake companies positioned to defraud well-meaning Nigerians within one week after assuming office. Magaji told newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja that a syndicate of criminals that specialised in operating numerous unregistered companies was arrestedContinue Reading
By Itohan Abara-Laserian Justice Adenike Coker of an Ikeja High Court, on Tuesday, advised defendants in custody to show up for trial to facilitate justice administration. Coker said that some defendants tended to hide in custody and failed to show up in court due to fear, thereby prolonging their trial.Continue Reading
By Ahmed Ubandoma Dr Emem Omokaro, the Director-General, National Senior Citizens Centre (NSCC), has lauded President Bola Tinubu for approving the African Charter on the rights of older persons in Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by Tinubu, approved theContinue Reading
By Raji Rasak Oba Afeez Shittu, the Adeyemi1, Olu of Ibasa, Ijegun-Egba land, a riverine community in Ori-Ade Local Council Development Area (LCDA) in Lagos, on Tuesday decried lack of schools and health centre in his community. The traditional ruler said this in an interview with the News Agency ofContinue Reading
