President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday inaugurated the Presidential Working Group on the National Policing Bill, taking a definitive step toward establishing state police across Nigeria. Represented by his Chief of Staff, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, the President launched the panel…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to launch a comprehensive investigation into the activities of a fraudulent entity operating under the name “Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council” (PFIPC). The President…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has charged electoral officers to uphold the highest standards of accountability and transparency as preparations intensify for the 2027 General Elections. The anti-graft agency warned that any compromise in the…
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has issued a strong call for renewed political commitment and collective action to fast-track Africa’s economic integration. Speaking on Africa Integration Day, commemorated annually on July 7, Youssouf addressed…
Paradigm Initiative (PIN), Africa’s leading digital rights and inclusion organisation, has successfully engaged more than 1,300 stakeholders across 11 countries this quarter. Through a strategic blitz of 26 forums, training sessions, and policy dialogues, the initiative targeted critical areas including…
Nigeria’s intellectual property ecosystem is set for a significant upgrade as the federal government strengthens its ties with global regulatory bodies to protect local creativity and attract foreign capital. Ahead of the 68th Assemblies of the Member States of the…
The rapidly expanding Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in East Africa cannot be contained without an immediate shift toward local community leadership, scientists warned this week. One month after the crisis was declared a global and continental public health emergency, transmission chains…
In a decisive move to halt a rapidly spreading health crisis, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Nigerian government have launched one of the country’s largest reactive health interventions. More than 1 million people in the Maiduguri Metropolitan Council…
Africa’s repeated exclusion from timely access to vaccines, diagnostics, and treatments during major global health emergencies has sparked a definitive shift toward self-reliance. Grounded in the harsh lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic, alongside recent mpox, Marburg virus disease, and Ebola…
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in strategic collaboration with the Federal Government and the Abia State Government, has officially opened the Manu-Tech UniPod at the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU). The cutting-edge facility is designed to bridge…
