WARDC seeks adoption, enforcement of gender-responsive cyber laws

By Justina Auta The Women Advocates Research and Documentation Centre (WARDC), an NGO, has called for the adoption and enforcement of gender-responsive cyber laws to end technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TF-GBV) in Nigeria. Dr Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi, Founder, WARDC, made the call in a statement signed by Dr Princess Olufemi-Kayode, the ActingContinue Reading

Firm moves to address digital trading challenges

By Collins Yakubu-Hammer A digital platform, Marketplace Naija has been unveiled to help Nigerians overcome challenges of verification, inconsistent communication and fraud during online trading. Mr Ifejika Somtochukwu, the platform’s spokesperson, in Abuja, said the new online classified platform was introduced in Nigeria to provide a more structured and reliableContinue Reading

Nigeria should domesticate democracy  to meet local realities  – Don

By Henry Oladele Nigeria will have to realign its democracy, education and federalism to be able to tackle its challenges adequately, Prof. Adewumi Falode of the History and International Studies Department, Lagos State University (LASU), has said. Falode said this while delivering LASU’s 115th Inaugural Lecture Series at its OjoContinue Reading

5.5m Nigerians benefit from FG’s cash transfers programme – Doro

By Perpetua Onuegbu The Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction (FMHAPR) says 5.5 million out of 19.78 million captured in the verified National Social Register as vulnerable households for the cash transfer scheme have benefitted from the programme. Dr Bernard Doro, Minister of FMHAPR, disclosed this at theContinue Reading

NAE, firm partner to create national accountability frameworks

By Abigael Joshua Cloneshouse, a specialist evaluation firm, has pledged to support the Nigerian Evaluation Association (NAE) to ensure transparency and responsible use of resources by performing assessments and creating national accountability frameworks. Mr Onochie Mokwunye, Director, Strategic Partnership and Programmes, Cloneshouse said this at the 2025 NAE and Monitoring,Continue Reading

FG urges stakeholders to prioritise domestic agro-processing

By Felicia Imohimi The Federal Government has urged stakeholders in the agricultural sector to strengthen value addition by moving beyond exporting raw commodities. It said prioritising domestic processing holds the greatest economic and job-creating potentials for the sector. Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, said this atContinue Reading