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The Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) FCT Council, Grace Ike, has called for more decisive collective action to end gender-based violence as the world marks the 2025 edition of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence. She also raised concerns about the rising threat of digital...

The Global Friendship City Association (GFCA), a U.S.-based international cooperation body, has appointed Nigerian politician and diplomat, Ambassador Timi Frank, as Senior Advisor in a move aimed at strengthening Africa–USA relations through city-to-city diplomacy, youth empowerment and cultural exchange initiatives. The appointment, announced in San Francisco, California, on November 25,...

THE Naira yesterday depreciated to N1,474 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,465 per dollar on Monday. Similarly, the naira appreciated to N1,441 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM). Data published by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, showed that the exchange rate for the naira...

Authorities in Nigeria have been urged to take all lawful measures to halt vile attacks against the citizens. The UN human rights office, OHCHR, which made the appeal in Geneva on Tuesday also urged the Nigerian Government to hold those responsible to account. No fewer than 402 people, mainly schoolchildren,...

A Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication to the former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Phrank Shaibu, has asked the former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Senator Adams Oshiomhole, to always check the mirror before he speaks in public. The lawmaker representing Edo North, had on Monday said...

Nigeria’s former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, was showered with accolades by esteemed personalities, including Tein T. S. Jack-Rich, a former presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and President of the Belemaoil Group, who conveyed a stirring tribute on the occasion of his 79th birthday, lauding his exemplary...

*To Adopt Model Law on Resource Management The Pan African Parliament (PAP) has commended Nigeria for its remarkable and historic turnaround in the petroleum sector, describing the country’s upstream reforms as a benchmark for the continent. At the conclusion of a fourteen-day special syndicate meeting of West African parliamentarians held...

Benue State Government has set the record straight regarding Governor Hyacinth Iormen Alia’s recent comment on the killings in the state, saying the governor “never denied the killings in Benue nor did he make light of the effect of these senseless violence unleashed on hapless citizens.” In a statement released...

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and the Senate are facing fierce opposition over their planned prohibition on the sale of alcoholic beverages packaged in sachets and small-volume bottles (below 200ml), with an enforcement date slated for December 2025. ​The Concerned Citizen For Change (CCC),...

The Kano State Social Protection Agency (KASPA) reaffirmed its commitment to deepen collaboration with the Aliko Dangote Foundation in order to improve social‑protection programmes for the poor and vulnerable across the state. The Director‑General of KASPA, Dr Fatima  Abdullahi, made the announcement during a courtesy visit to the Foundation’s office. This is contained...