As the EU-UN Spotlight Initiative to End Violence Against Women and Girls closed out and was handed over to Ebonyi State Government, the State Governor, H.E. Francis Nwifuru, has reassured partners and other stakeholders, of his government’s political will and commitment to…
The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Dr. Richard Montgomery and the Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence Muhammadu Sa’adu Abubakar III have had discussion on the prospects for a mediated resolution of the Niger Republic impasse. The High Commissioner, who visited Sokoto State…
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has carried out 90,000 deliveries, and 6,000 successful Vesico Vaginal Fistula (VVF) repairs in Jigawa State towards reducing maternal morbidity and mortality in the state. Medical Operations Senior Manager of MSF, Dr Marie-Hortense Koudika, at a press conference…
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has commended the Federal Government for ratifying the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights of Older Persons. The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Dr. Tony Ojukwu handed down this commendation in Abuja,…
-By Austen Akhagbeme: To be born a citizen of Nigeria is not anybody’s making and therefore should not be a disadvantage. After all, most of us alive today were never part of the bargain for nationhood and therefore, weren’t allowed to decide…
