President Bola Tinubu has promised to involve Nigerians in the Diaspora in the designing, implementation and review of public policies, plans and programmes. Tinubu disclosed this on Tuesday while given his remark at the 2023 Diaspora Day celebration in Abuja with the…
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum has ordered the immediate rehabilitation of Baga General Hospital and a Primary Healthcare Centre in Doron Baga, both in Kukawa Local Government Area. The governor also directed the rehabilitation of a primary school in Doron Baga….
The rising crisis in West Africa, which include military coups and insecurity, inequality has been identified as one of the major factors causing the upsurge. Even as supporting the participation of people from vulnerable and marginalized groups in the decision-making and democratic…
Nigerian and South African anti narcotics agencies have met to forge stronger operational ties that will enhance the war on drug syndicates operating between the two countries. A signed press statement on Tuesday by the spokesman of the Nigerian anti-narcotics agency, Femi…
The election of Mr. Ngozi Okolie of Labour Party as member representing Aniocha/Oshimili Federal Constituency of Delta State in the House of Representatives was on Monday nullified by the National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Asaba, Delta State. In about 107-page…
United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Matthias Schmale has underlined the importance of addressing widespread food insecurity by revitalizing Nigeria’s food systems. He described the recent declaration of food security as a national emergency by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as…
About 23,000 households on Monday received food palliatives at distributions that were directly supervised by Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum in Baga town of Kukawa Local Government Area. “Distribution of palliatives is one of the agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu….
On July 27-28 , St Petersburg will host the second Russia-Africa Summit and Russia-Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum. On the eve of these large-scale representative events which will bring together heads of state and government, entrepreneurs, academia and public figures, I would like to…
The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Matthias Schmale, has appealed for multidisciplinary research on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to drive advocacy initiatives and influence policies. He stated the importance strengthening the role of the academia in the implementation…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) said it has impounded two trucks conveying large quantities of stolen railway sleepers, arrested 12 suspected vandals and clamped down on two illegal warehouses with vandalised railway sleepers in the last two weeks. A…
Former President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Saturday in Maiduguri, served as the ‘wali’ (groom’s representative) who received wife for Mohammed Zulum, eldest son of Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum. The wedding Fatiha took place at the Maiduguri Central Mosque around the palace…
The Centre for Social Justice (CSJ), a Knowledge Institution and leading advocate for fiscal transparency and accountability, has expressed apprehension over recent developments regarding the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) and the establishment of the Infrastructure Support Fund (ISF) for the 36…
The Commandant General (CG) of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Dr Ahmed Abubakar Audi, mni, OFR, has expressed willingness to work collaboratively with local and international partners to enhance effective and successful implementation of the Safe Schools programme in…
The ECOWAS Parliament and the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) have mapped out strategies on how to collaborate on initiating an active framework to promote integration, through free movement of people , which would expectedly grow business, trade and investment in the…
The Centre for Media and Peace Initiatives (CMPI) has called for massive awareness campaigns across the country to sensitize Nigerians on sustainable practices to arrest growing threats of climate change. CMPI is a nonprofit organisation that seeks to promote conflict-resolving media practices…
The Bayelsa Mandate Group (BMG) has advised a former governor of the state, Chief Timipre Sylva, to be objective in his assessment of the administration of Governor Douye Diri, advising him not to allow partisan politics to becloud his sense of judgment….
