THE Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has called on Senate President Godswill Akpabio to immediately reverse the suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. SERAP described it as “patently unlawful” and a violation of her right to freedom of expression. Natasha was…
THE Jigawa government has begun the training of 600 women in environmental sustainability to enhance their social and economic wellbeing. The beneficiaries would receive training through the Waste to Wealth Initiative being implemented in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s…
MEMBERS of staff of the National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC) say they have been rendered idle following the Supreme Court judgment which nullified the commission’s establishment Act. In separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja,…
THE Cross River government has begun capacity-building and utilisation training for councilors, clerks, and deputy clerks of the 18 local government legislative houses in the state. The training, which started on Saturday in Ogoja, the northern senatorial district, is…
THE war of words between Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (Kogi Central) has intensified following her suspension from the Senate over allegations of misconduct. While Akpabio accused Akpoti-Uduaghan of making baseless allegations, the Kogi lawmaker fired back, insisting…
FEDERAL Government ministries, departments, and agencies, along with the Presidency, have collectively spent at least ₦1.99 billion on foreign trips, training, and estacodes in France between May 2023 and September 2024. The expenditure data, sourced from GovSpend—a transparency platform…
Mrs Seromi Pauline Awa, the widow of Professor Eme Awa, former chairman of the defunct National Electoral Commission (NEC), has passed away at the age of 86. Her passing was confirmed in a statement by one of her children, Uzoma…
THE Nigeria Tax Bill, titled “An Act to Repeal Certain Acts on Taxation and Consolidate the Legal Frameworks Relating to Taxation and Enact the Nigeria Tax Act to Provide for Taxation of Income, Transactions and Instruments, and for Related Matters,”…
BULLDOZERS tore through homes in Lagos’s Otumara neighbourhood on Friday, forcing hundreds of families from their homes in yet another wave of slum demolitions in Nigeria’s largest city. According to AFP, residents were given just 30 minutes to vacate, leaving many…
At the 2025 International Women’s Day celebration themed “Women and Girls: Rights, Equality, and Empowerment!”, Taiwo Akerele, Technical Adviser at NGCARES and Executive Director of Policy House International, emphasized the urgent need for decisive policy actions to create a…
