By Abigael Joshua The Nasarawa State Government has developed a comprehensive strategic framework to combat climate change. Dr Margaret Elayo, the state’s Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, made this known at a Stakeholders Dialogue on the Development of Nasarawa State Waste Management Policy on Tuesday. “The state government developedContinue Reading

By Nefishetu Yakubu   A group, Team Rebuild Nigeria, has called on a technocrat, Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, to contest the 2027 presidential election, citing his experience, integrity, and capacity to address Nigeria’s pressing challenges.   The call followed Hayatu-Deen’s recent defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the African DemocraticContinue Reading

By Ehigimetor Igbaugba The Government of Cross River has reported an occurrence of COVID-19 in the state, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Dr Henry Ayuk, the state’s Commissioner for Health, made the announcement at a news conference on Tuesday in Calabar. According to him,  the first reported caseContinue Reading

By Tosin Kolade Stakeholders across West Africa have commenced deliberations in Abuja on a new implementation plan to drive water security and sanitation under the Africa Water Vision 2063. The meeting is convened under the framework of the African Ministers’ Council on Water (AMCOW) in collaboration with the Federal GovernmentContinue Reading

By Bayo Onanuga Some Nigerians and armchair analysts are often quick to criticise the Federal Government for perceived shortcomings in security, highlighting isolated incidents such as kidnappings, improvised explosive devices, suicide bombings, and attacks in parts of the country. Such perceptions, however, tend to downplay and discount the heroic exploitsContinue Reading

By Tiamiyu Prudence Arobani Nigeria’s new Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Amb. Jimoh Ibrahim, says President Bola Tinubu is determined to resolve “long-standing grievances” fueling insecurity in Nigeria and across the wider region. Ibrahim stated this after presenting his Letter of Credence to UN Secretary-General António Guterres at theContinue Reading