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By Mark Longyen British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Richard Montgomery, has said that Nigeria is one of the countries that benefited the most from Britain’s exit from the European Union (EU), better known as Brexit. The High Commissioner stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)Continue Reading
By Angela Atabo/Perpetua Onuegbu The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD-West Africa) has expressed concern over five million uncollected Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) in Nigeria. Director, CDD-West Africa, Dr Dauda Garuba, said this while unveiling the new Chair of the CDD Election Analysis Centre (EAC) in Abuja on Tuesday. AccordingContinue Reading
By Olasunkanmi Onifade President Bola Tinubu says a harmonised national identity system will contribute enormously to the nation’s security and socio-economic development. Tinubu said National Identity Number (NIN) had become a critical tool in promoting good governance, security and access to opportunities for Nigerians. Tinubu spoke on Wednesday at theContinue Reading
By EricJames Ochigbo The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Sen. Atiku Bagudu, has said that Nigeria must attract at least 100 billion dollars investments annually to become a middle income country by 2050. Bagudu made this statement on Tuesday at a one-day policy dialogue on “Deepening Legislative-Executive Synergy forContinue Reading
By Jessica Dogo The National Cybersecurity Coordinator, Office of the National Security Advisor, Sa’ad Abubakar, says that age verification is a potential solution for online child protection. Sa’ad said this at a roundtable focused on identifying and addressing harmful online contents, particularly around Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TFGBV) on Tuesday inContinue Reading
By Taiye Agbaje The Federal Government, on Tuesday, filed a suit against politician Omoyele Sowore, Facebook’s parent company Meta, and X Corp. for allegedly cyberbullying President Bola Tinubu. The suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CR/484/2025, was filed at the Federal High Court, Abuja, by the Director of Public Prosecutions in the Federal MinistryContinue Reading
By Ahmed Abba The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) on Tuesday in Nguru distributed improved crop seeds to farmers in Maja-kura community and announced plans to establish a seed bank. Mr Harry Junior, Coordinator of the NCF Hadejia-Nguru Wetlands Conservation Project, said the activity was part of a United Nations DevelopmentContinue Reading
By Abigael Joshua The Nigerian Environmental Society (NES) has called on government authorities to continue engaging with it as a critical partner in environmental planning and implementation. Dr Efegbidiki Okobia, National President of NES, made the call at a news conference on Tuesday in Abuja to mark the Society’s 40thContinue Reading
By Olasunkanmi Onifade FENAC Secure Solutions, a West African provider of home automation systems, has partnered with South Africa’s NICE Automation Systems to expand smart living and security technologies in Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the collaboration is aimed at scaling up the deployment of intelligentContinue Reading
By Abigael Joshua The Federal Government says it is committed to promoting climate-friendly alternatives and energy-efficient technologies to safeguard the environment. Malam Balarabe Lawal, Minister of Environment, stated this on Tuesday in Abuja at the 40th Anniversary of the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer and theContinue Reading
