By Aderogba George The Federal Government on Thursday in Abuja unveiled the Nigeria Alcohol Policy and its Multisectoral Implementation Plan 2026-2030 to regulate alcohol production, distribution, marketing and consumption. Performing the unveiling, the Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate, said the policy sought to balance legitimate economicContinue Reading
Dr Adedeji Ebo, Director and Deputy High Representative, United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA), says civil society organisations are critical to connecting arms-control policies with communities.Continue Reading
By Osayi Aghahowa The Edo Government has unveiled a Policy Framework on Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TFGBV) to strengthen prevention, reporting, protection, response and accountability against digital abuse. The policy was unveiled during the 17th Quarterly Meeting of the Edo Gender-Based Violence Management Committee, in Benin. The meeting was organised byContinue Reading
By Edith Nwapi An entrepreneur, Mr Marcus Eberechi, says job creation remains the best security policy Nigeria can adopt to promote national development. Eberechi, who is the founder of Eminent Emerging Entrepreneurs Foundation, said this on Thursday in Abuja while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at theContinue Reading
By Philomina Attah Human rights lawyer, Mr Hamza Dantani, has urged security agencies nationwide to emulate the Department of State Services (DSS), by compensating innocent citizens wrongly arrested, detained, or injured during operations. Dantani made the call in a statement titled “DSS Compensation Initiative Sets Standard for Security Agencies,” issuedContinue Reading
By Kennedy Sheyin The African University of Science and Technology (AUST), Abuja, on Friday inducted its first Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) students in Leadership and Governance, and Policy and Strategic Studies. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN), reports that the institution’s President, Prof. Azikiwe Onwualu, in a speech at the ceremony,Continue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi The Federal Government, development partners and other stakeholders have validated the draft Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) policy to accelerate agro-industrial development and create jobs. Dr Kabir Yusuf, National Programme Coordinator, SAPZ, said this at the stakeholder validation workshop on the draft policy in AbujaContinue Reading
By Jumoke Olaitan/Funmilayo Adeyemi Education stakeholders have expressed mixed reactions to the Federal Government’s proposal to phase out the separation between Junior Secondary School (JSS) and Senior Secondary School (SSS). The stakeholders who spoke in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja, said theContinue Reading
By Kennedy Sheyin The Federal Government says Nigeria’s foreign policy is being recalibrated to directly support national defence and security. The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Amb. Sola Enikanolaiye, said this in Abuja, at the launch of the book “Shadows of Power” written by retired Rear Adm. Sola Oluwagbare.Continue Reading
By Adeola Akinbobola Leprosy and Tuberculosis Relief Initiative (LTR Nigeria), a Civil Society Organisation has revealed plans to deepen investments in data systems to support evidence-based policy reforms. LTR Nigeria’s Communication and Media Officer, Mr Saleh Gagarawa, disclosed this while briefing newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja. Gagarawa added that theContinue Reading
