By Sumaila Ogbaje The UNDP says Nigeria is making huge efforts in partnership with relevant stakeholders to substantially reduce violent extremism in the country. The UNDP Deputy Resident Representative, Mr Lealem Dinku, said on Monday, that Nigeria has been confronting the problem for 14 years and working to address it.Continue Reading
By Kadiri Abdulrahman The Director-General, Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP), Mamman Ahmadu, has urged procurement officers to ensure integrity and transparency in their procurement dealings at all times. In a statement issued by Janet McDickson, BPP’s Head of Media on Monday in Abuja, Ahamadu made the call while addressing participantsContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris Mr Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, on Monday urged the Labour Party (LP) Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to “prove his belief in Nigeria.” In a statement titled: “Peter Obi should find better vocation instead of casting aspersions on the Judiciary”, OnanugaContinue Reading
By Deborah Coker Mr Solomon Folorunsho, Camp Coordinator, Home for the Needy Foundation, Uhorgua, Edo has called for support for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the camp. Folorunsho stated this in an interview with the News agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja. He made the appeal following theContinue Reading
By Taiye Agbaje Avocats Sans Frontieres (ASF) France, on Monday, said it would develop a platform, through its e-rights project, where incidences of digital rights violation can be reported and tracked in order to have verifiable statistics in Nigeria. Angela Uzoma-Iwuchukwu, the Country Director, ASF France, also known as LawyersContinue Reading
Dr Dele Alake, the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, has emphasised the significance of technology in sanitising and repositioning the mining sector for greater productivity to attain its full potential. A statement by Segun Tomori, Special Assistant on Media to the minister, said that Alake made this known on MondayContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Mogbede The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has advised Nigerians to report incident of extortion or harassment in the course of enrolment for National Identification Number (NIN) to its offices. The NIMC Acting Director-General, Mrs Abisoye Coker-Odusote said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. “NIMC hasContinue Reading
By Razak Owolabi The United Kingdom-based leadership development organisation TEXEM UK has urged business and political leaders in Nigeria to be strategic to effectively transform the society In a statement on TEXEM’s website (www.texem.co.uk), Caroline Lucas, Director of Special Projects, says that in today’s swiftly evolving glocal (global and local)Continue Reading
By EricJames Ochigbo The Coalition for Social Justice and Good Governance (CSJGG) has called on the President of the Court of Appeal to set up a panel to review the judgment in the Abia Central Senatorial seat dispute. The Co-Convener of the coalition, Mr Ciroma Ahmed, made the call inContinue Reading
By Victor Okoye The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Referees’ Development Committee/Unit have placed 14 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) referees on preliminary suspension over poor officiating. This is contained in a letter by Faith Irabor, Head of NFF’s Referees’ Development Committee/Unit and addressed to Davidson Owumi, NPFL’s Chief Operating OfficerContinue Reading
