By Victor Okoye The Nigeria Boxing Referees/Judges Association has rejected the move by a former president of the Nigeria Boxing Federation (NBF), Kenneth Minimah, to withdraw Nigeria from the International Boxing Association (IBA). This is contained in a communique signed on Monday in Abuja by Etim Okon, the association’s president,Continue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has revealed that Nigeria currently boasts an enrollment of 45 million children in basic education. UBEC Executive Secretary, Dr Hamid Boboyyi told a one-day meeting between UBEC and the organised private sector that the N100 billion the Federal Government spent annuallyContinue Reading
By Obinna Unaeze In a significant move to expedite justice for victims of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV), the Niger State Government has initiated plans to set up family courts. Hajiya Hadiza Shiru, the Permanent Secretary in the State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, revealed that the establishmentContinue Reading
By Femi Ogunshola The Chartered Institute of Treasury Management (CITM) said that the proposed bill on the Public Finance Management (PFM) reforms, would reduce manual errors and elevate the level of accountability in financial transactions. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Office of the Accountant General ofContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje Women for Society Enhancement (WSE), a women advocacy group, has commended the President, Defence and Police Officers Wives Association (DEPOWA), Mrs Oghogho Musa, for her initiative to tackle breast cancer among barracks’ women. This is contained in a statement by the Convener of the group, Mrs ModeleContinue Reading
by Ebere Agozie The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola says the Supreme Court handled 1,271 cases including motions and appeals in the 2022/2023 Legal Year. Ariwoola said this at the opening of the 2023/2024 new legal year and the conferment of the prestigious rank of Senior AdvocateContinue Reading
By Taiye Agbaje A civil society organisation (CSO), Sustainable Gender Action Initiative (SGAI), has trained no fewer than 50 youths on checking cyber-facilitated sexual and gender based violence (CFSGBV). The Executive Director of SGAI, Mufuliat Fijabi, in her address of welcome, said the participants were selected across the country throughContinue Reading
By Justina Auta, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) It was the rainy season when Maryam Musa and her escaping family left Gwoza, walking through kilometers of forests and Savannah on foot, sleeping in the open field as they sought to escape from invading Boko Haram terrorists. Finally, they arrived atContinue Reading
By Chinyere Joel-Nwokeoma Some capital market experts have expressed optimism that the primary market segment of the nation’s stock market will witness increased activity with the planned recapitalisation of banks by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). They spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos,Continue Reading
By Dorcas Jonah Civil Society Groups for Good Governance (CSGGG) has called for a robust synergy among security agencies in tackling security challenges in the country. The President of CSGGG, Chief Ogakwu Dominic, stated this while addressing newsmen on Monday in Abuja. He said that the lack of inter-agency collaborationContinue Reading
