President Muhammadu Buhari has submitted the name of Muhammad M. Nami to replace Babatunde Fowler as the new Chairman of Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS. The tenure of Fowler expired on 9th December, 2019 , and he is expected to…
Thirteen journalists from print, online, television, radio, photo, and editorial cartoon categories have been shortlisted for the 2019 Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Journalism. The shortlisting was announced in a statement issued by the Executive Director/CEO, Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative…
Findings based on data released today by the CIVICUS Monitor a global research collaboration which rates and tracks respect for fundamental freedoms in 196 countries. The CIVICUS Monitor has today released People Power Under Attack 2019, a new report showing that…
Gavel, a not for profit organization, has fowned at therepeated disobedience of court orders and the alleged contemptuous attitude of the Department of the State Security Service (DSS). In a statement signed by Nelson Olanipekun, Team Lead, Citizens’ Gavel, the…
By Adenike Fagbemi | The need for girls and women to understand that abuse of every form; rape, molestation, domestic violence, exploitation, slavery and such-like are all wrong and are offences against our collective humanity have once again been reiterated…
UNAIDS Executive Director, Winnie Byanyima, has commended the impact by community members, especially women, in the fight against HIV/AIDS in the world. Byanyima, in her remarks described communities as the cell that make change happen. She also said that…
Our free rides on the Lagos-Ibadan standard guage rail line will begin today and run through March, 2020. Commuters on that route can take advantage of it and save on transportation during the festive season & beyond. Let’s ride to…
Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO Nigerians in Diaspora Commission on Saturday expressed satisfaction over the justice meted out to the police officer that killed a Nigerian in South Africa. In a statement by the Head of Media and Public Relations Unit…
The need for financial institutions to identify and pursue sustainability strategies integrated into the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has been mooted. This call was made at the 2019 edition of Access Bank’s Sustainability Awareness Week. With the theme ‘Together For…
Today, some sections of the Nigerian population largely depend on the activities of the nonprofit sector to thrive. Widows, orphans, the aged, people in hard-to-reach communities, people living with disabilities and rare conditions like hydrocephalus, amputees who need prosthetics, pupils…
