Comments at the Launch of the ACIN 2025 World Report on Religious Freedom in the World. A Plea & Testimony from Nigeria By Matthew Hassan Kukah, Bishop, Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Nigeria, Delivered at the Augustinianum Hall, on October 21st, 2021, Vatican City. 1. I want to thank Aid toContinue Reading
By Kayode Adebiyi Vice-President Kashim Shettima says Nigeria is now best-positioned to lead the intra-African trade and investment revolution. He said this was because the Federal Government was removing investment bottlenecks and boosting ease of doing business. The Vice President stated this at the opening of the Pre-Investor Forum ofContinue Reading
By Ebere Agozie Nigerian organisations experienced 4,388 cyber-attacks per week in the first quarter of 2025, the Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has said. Fagbemi disclosed this at the Annual Cybercrimes Awareness Campaign and the second National Consultation on the Cybercrimes Legal Framework in Nigeria on Tuesday in Abuja.Continue Reading
By Maureen Okon The Federal Government on Tuesday deployed 12 Technical Aid Corps (TAC) volunteers to Sierra Leone and Uganda. Dr Yusuf Yakub, the Director-General of the Nigerian Technical Aid Corps (NTAC) disclosed this in Abuja on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the volunteers comprise ofContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo Minister of Works, David Umahi, has called on Nigerians at home and abroad to stop de-marketing the country, urging them to rather promote national unity, optimism and patriotism. Umahi, who stated this in interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday, decried whatContinue Reading
By Martha Agas Malala Yousafzai, Co-founder of the Malala Fund, says Nigeria is a top priority country in Fund’s projects. The Nobel Laureate stated this while speaking to newsmen at the Fund’s high-level stakeholder event, themed: “Partners in Change: Shaping the Future of Girls’ Education Together” in Abuja. The NewsContinue Reading
By Martha Agas Malala Yousafzai, Co-founder of the Malala Fund, says the organisation is securing gender-responsive policies for girls in Nigeria through its partners. The Nobel Laureate stated this while speaking to newsmen at the fund’s high-level stakeholder event, themed ‘Partners in Change: Shaping the Future of Girls’ Education Together’Continue Reading
By Nana Musa A senior official of Dangote Group says it refinery is fast-tracking Nigeria’s long-awaited industrial take-off as a catalyst for a rapid economic development of the country. Senior Adviser on Special Projects and Stakeholders Relations to the President of Dangote Group, Mrs Fatima Wali-Abdurrahman, disclosed this atContinue Reading
As the Oct. 6 deadline for the enforcement of the regulations for the Nigeria Education Repository and Databank (NERD) programme approaches, the Kaduna State Commissioner for Education, Prof Abubakar Sambo, has praised the Federal Government on the digitisation programme. Sambo, who is a former Vice Chancellor of the AbubakarContinue Reading
By Maureen Okon The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has celebrated its 95th National Day and expressed satisfaction with its remarkable growth in the bilateral ties with Nigeria. The Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Abuja commemorated the Day on Thursday in Abuja. Speaking at the ceremony, Mr Saad Almarri, the ChargeContinue Reading
