By Femi Ogunshola The Federal Government College (FGC), Idoani, Ondo State Alumni Association, has reiterated commitment to give back to its alma mater through shared value and collective responsibility. Mr Temitope Akinlonu, the President of the association, made this pledge on Sunday in Abuja at the 2023 Annual General MeetingContinue Reading
By Abujah Racheal, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) In every profession the practitioners are bound to make mistakes. A tailor, out of negligence, may make a mistake while cutting materials same as a plumber while fixing the pipes. However, while some mistakes and negligence in some professions can be tolerated,Continue Reading
By Fatima Mohammed-Lawal Hoteliers in Kwara appealed to Gov. Abdulrahaman Abdulrazaq on Saturday to save them from harassment, coercion, intimidation, extortion and unlawful locking up of their facilities by the state’s revenue agency. They alleged that officials of Kwara Internal Revenue Service (KWIRS) regularly locked up their hotels without courtContinue Reading
By Grace Alegba The Lagos State government on Saturday began clearing shanties and reclaiming Right of Way (RoW) of the Red Rail project corridor from Agbado, Ogun, to Ebute Metta, Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the enforcement team was led by the Commissioner for Physical PlanningContinue Reading
By Deji Abdulwahab The Confederation of All Progressives Congress (APC) Support Groups has called on the Federal Government to diversify the nation’s economy from oil to agriculture revenue earnings. It urged the government to go back to 1960s, where government invested heavily in agriculture and used its earnings to financeContinue Reading
By Ginika Okoye The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) says it has opened investigation into an alleged healthcare neglect by Maitama District Hospital, Abuja, which led to the death of one Ms Greatness Olorunfemi. FCCPC, in a statement by its Executive Vice Chairman, Mr Babatunde Irukera, on Saturday,Continue Reading
By Olatunde Ajayi The Action Health Incorporated (AHI), an NGO in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), has reiterated its commitment to stop Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Nigeria. The Programme Coordinator, AHI, Ms Fatima Idris, who spoke on the sideline of a three-day capacity building on theContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has built the capacity of journalists to effectively report the defence and security sector. Senior Programme Person, Peace and Security CISLAC, Bertha Ogbimi, made this known at a one-day Media Dialogue on “Effective Oversight and Defence Anti Corruption Reportage” inContinue Reading
By Oluwafunke Ishola The founder and Chief Executive Officer of Erisco Foods Ltd., Chief Eric Umeofia, says that a powerful syndicate keen on killing his company is behind the “false and malicious’’ social media post against the company. Speaking to newsmen on Saturday in Lagos on the raging Facebook controversy,Continue Reading
By Justina Auta and Sumaila Ogbaje The Northeast Civil Society Network, an NGO, has tasked the Federal Government and the Northeast Development Commission (NEDC) to fund humanitarian and development needs in the region. The call was made on Friday at a one-day retreat for CSOs, government agencies, humanitarian actors and relevantContinue Reading
