SOUTH African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Friday that parliament will commence its next term on July 18. This comes as he remains engaged in intensive negotiations with other political parties to finalise a cabinet well before the opening, amid…
ANGOLA announced on Thursday that the presidents of DR Congo and Rwanda might meet ‘very soon’ to discuss establishing peace in the conflict-ridden eastern DR Congo. This development follows Angola’s mediation efforts to address the ongoing violence in North Kivu,…
THE Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Ltd (NNPCL) announced on Thursday that it had destroyed 165 facilities illegally refining stolen crude oil in the past week. This significant operation was part of a broader effort to combat oil theft and vandalism…
ACTIVISTS across Kenya are mobilising for new protests, strikes, and sit-ins, demanding President William Ruto resign following his U-turn on proposed tax hikes. The call to action was widely circulated on Friday, urging nationwide activism after demonstrations led to his…
WE, the undersigned civil society organisations in Nigeria, received with serious concern the decision by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to remove the Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), Dr. Solomon Arase. We note that the State House Press Release…
IT is interesting to know that the Edo Civil Society Situation Room has displayed fierce determination in reaching out to the general public, crusading tenaciously a more inclusive, open, transparent and sustainable process of democratic engagement in Edo State.This civil…
THE Federal Government has received no fewer than 103 Nigerians deported from Turkey over migration related issues such as, expired visa, irregular migration, among others. Alhaji Tijani Ahmed, the Federal Commissioner, National Commission for Refugees Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons…
THE Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has launched the operational manual for inland dry port projects. The launching took place in Jos on Thursday. The Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of NSC, Mr Akutah Pius, made this known in a…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has signed an executive order to introduce zero tariffs, excise duties and value added tax (VAT) on imported pharmaceutical inputs. In a statement on Friday, Muhammad Ali Pate, coordinating minister of health and social welfare, said the…
A total of 2,659 members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) across Nigeria have been pre-qualified for the final phase of the NNPC Foundation Business Pitching Exercise. NNPC Foundation Business Pitching Exercise Flier. Billed to hold from July 2nd…
