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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...

*demand Minister Uzoka-Anite resignation for selective payments, favouritism Approximately 500 lawyers, organised under the Concerned Lawyers for Probity and Justice, demonstrated at the Federal Ministry of Finance today in solidarity with indigenous contractors owed an estimated ₦4 trillion for completed capital projects. The group, collaborating with the Enough is Enough...

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) FCT Council has sought a strategic partnership with Tayan Group Construction to advance affordable housing for journalists and fast-track the completion of its ultra-modern Congress Hall project in Abuja. The appeal was made on Wednesday during a courtesy visit by the NUJ FCT Council...

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has been praised for its significant contributions to national stability by former Senate President, Senator Ken Nnamani. Speaking during a recent visit, Nnamani described the Corps as one of the most successful legislative creations of the National Assembly, highlighting the leadership of...