October 2022

Food crisis has worsened hunger in Nigeria – NHRC

The National Human Rights Commission, on Sunday, raised concern over the rising food crisis in Nigeria, saying it had worsened access to healthy and nutritious food, especially among Internally Displaced Persons and vulnerable group, leading to increase in widespread hunger…

AYCF fumes as group demands sack of INEC Chairman

Austine Emmanuel, Kaduna Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, (AYCF) has described the call for the sack of National Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, by campaigners for electoral sanity and accountability in INEC, as a mere joke.…

Domestic debt charges rise by 244%

The Federal Government has proposed to spend N4.5tn on interest charges for domestic debt by 2023, according to the proposed 2023 budget. This is an increase of 243.51 per cent from the N1.31tn proposed allocation for interest charges on domestic…

Zamfara govt. shuts NTA Gusau, FRCN’s Prime FM, others

Zamfara Government has ordered the shutting down of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) Gusau and the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN)’s Pride FM for allegedly violating government order and journalism practice. This is contained in a statement issued by…