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The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has urged journalists to prioritise accuracy, professionalism, and safety during the 2026 Area Council elections. Speaking on Tuesday at a media forum organised by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja, Grace Ike, chairperson of the...

… Calls for Gender-Inclusive Appointments The National Chairman of the Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC), Alhaji Mogaji Ibraheem Olaniyan, has reaffirmed the committee’s strong partnership with the media, describing journalists as indispensable allies in nation-building and police accountability. Olaniyan made the remarks in Abuja while receiving the executive members of...

Members of the Coalition for Nigerian Change Movement on Monday staged a protest against the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) over the commencement of enforcement of a ban on sachet and small PET bottle alcoholic beverages. The protest, led by Comrade Kelvin Akerele, followed NAFDAC’s...

The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has commended the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for the significant progress it has recorded in developing a regulatory framework for the establishment of Community Networks in Nigeria. CITAD noted with appreciation the NCC’s public acknowledgment of its ongoing collaboration with Centre for...

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Council, has entered into a strategic partnership with Bespoke Holdings, an indigenous oil and gas and diversified services company, for the completion of the NUJ Ultra-Modern Congress Hall in Abuja. The partnership was formalised during a courtesy visit by the...

The All African Students Union (ASSU) has awarded former Zamfara State Governor, Senator Abdulaziz Abubakar Yari with a distinguished Award in Leadership and Services. The Award which was presented during the inauguration of the President of the Union, Comrade Osisiogu Osikenyi, in an elaborate ceremony held at the Ministry of...

The Parliamentary Watch Initiative (PWI) has dismissed allegations that the North East Development Commission (NEDC) operates a N246.77 billion salaries budget, describing the claim as misleading and a misrepresentation of Nigeria’s budgeting process. In a statement signed by its Convener, Amuta Gabriel Amuta, the civic oversight group said it conducted...

Kaduna came alive as Governor Uba Sani flagged off the North-West advocacy campaign for the Reserved Seats for Women Bill, turning Umaru Yar’Adua Hall at Murtala Square into a lively carnival of ideas, colours, and energy. The event brought together lawmakers, civil society leaders, women’s groups, youth advocates, and traditional...

The Coalition of Civil Societies (CCS), Abuja, has fiercely condemned what it described as a sustained, calculated, and malicious media onslaught against the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), targeting in particular the leadership of the Corps under its Commandant General, Prof. Ahmed Abubakar Audi, mni, OFR. In a...