By Alaba Olusola Oke The Federal Government through the Nigerian Export Promotion Council ( NEPC) says that 85 per cent of mining activities in the country are not registered. The NEPC,therefore, enjoined stakeholders in the solid minerals sector to formalize their activities for national development. Mrs Oyinkan Duke, the ChiefContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen The ECOWAS Court of Justice has called on member states to cooperate with the court for the effective enforcement of its judgments especially on human rights issues. The President of the court, Justice Ricardo Gonçalves, made the appeal on Wednesday in Abuja at a ceremony to markContinue Reading
By Deji Abdulwahab Nasrul-Lahi-l-Fatih Society (NASFAT) says its upcoming 8th Biennial Conference and Annual General Meeting aims to develop sustainable solutions for health, youth development, livelihood, education, and “Dawah’’ The National President of the Society, Alhaji Ayodeji Abdulwahid, said this at a news conference to announce the Biennial Conference scheduledContinue Reading
NPC chair seeks population fund to end census delays By Folasade Akpan The Chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC), Mr Aminu Yusuf, says he will propose the creation of a Population Trust Fund to prevent funding gaps that repeatedly disrupt Nigeria’s census cycle. He stated this on Wednesday inContinue Reading
By Fatima Mohammed-Lawal The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in collaboration with the Kwara Government, on Wednesday in Ilorin, empowered 30 youth innovators in entrepreneurship and other skills to establish their businesses. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the programme is the Young Africa Innovates (YAI), Kwara StateContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) has called for stronger collaboration among security agencies, telecom operators and the media to enhance Nigeria’s national response to the growing menace of kidnapping. Maj.-Gen. Adamu Laka, National Coordinator of NCTC, made the call in Abuja at the opening of aContinue Reading
By Ibironke Ariyo Prominent human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, on Wednesday called for urgent security action to protect children and citizens in Northern Nigeria. Falana made the call in his keynote address at the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Human Rights Institute event commemorating 2025 International Human Rights Day inContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo Stakeholders at a high-level meeting have called for a coordinated national volunteer framework, stressing that Nigeria’s democracy and nation building efforts depend heavily on structured civic participation. The High-Level Stakeholders’ National Dialogue with the theme “The Role and Development of Volunteerism in Deepening Democracy and Democratic Governance”,Continue Reading
By Angela Atabo The African University of Science and Technology (AUST) and the Regional Scholarship and Innovation Fund (RSIF) have built the capacity of students and staffers on sexual harassment prevention and safeguarding. Prof. Azikiwe Onwualu, President of AUST, made this known at the RSIF Refresher Workshop on “Preventing SexualContinue Reading
Defence experts have called for radical transformation of the Nigerian Armed Forces through integration of modern technology, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and local capacity development to enhance national securityContinue Reading
