Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an open letter to Mr Abukabar Malami, SAN, Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, over the continued detention and planned trial of Omoyele Sowore. The group urged the AGF…
Civil Society Organisations in Nigeria have said it will be monitoring the implementation of the National Social Investment Programme, (N-SIP) of the Federal government. The decision was reached at a conference organized by Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre)…
A new report on state of policing has revealed the dehumanizing state of the Oyo State Police Command. The report published by Citizens Gavel has it that while 1 of 5 people arrested by Police in Oyo state are being…
Veteran journalists and communication experts have urged journalists and media houses to be sensitive in their reporting in order to promote peace and also avoid conflict in the country. This was said at a one-day training organized by the Journalists…
The United States Consulate General in Lagos has launched the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs, a State Department-led initiative that supports women entrepreneurs around the world. 100 women were selected from a pool of over 6,000 applicants to receive lessons on…
Professor Bolaji Akinyemi, CFR, Nigeria’s Former Minister Of External Affairs, has asked Nigeria to sue South Africa to International Court of Justice over the xenophobic attack on its citizen living in South Africa. Akinyemi said South African government failed in…
The management of Air Peace has confirmed that it would continue with the evacuation of Nigerians from South Africa following the xenophobic attacks in that country. The airline had evacuated of 178 Nigerians in the first batch, last Wednesday with…
President Muhammadu Buhari has set up an Economic Advisory Council (EAC) to advise the President on economic policy matters. This advisory council will replace the current Economic Management Team (EMT) and will be reporting directly to the President. According to…
An analysis on the impact of the attack on two oil processing plants in Saudi Arabia, which took out five per cent of the world’s daily petroleum supply, concludes there will be no windfall for Nigeria. In a report released…
By Ijeoma Ukazu | Health Writers Association of Nigeria, (HEWAN), a group of health Journalists has commended President Mohammadu Buhari for appointing Health professionals Dr. Osagie Ehanire as the new Minister of Health and Senator Adeleke Mamora, his Minister of…
