Mr James Lalu, the Executive Secretary, National Commission for Persons With Disabilities (NCPWD), says 35.1 million Nigerians are currently living with disabilities. He made this known during a one-day programme for the issuance of permanent certificates to persons with disabilities…
The Federal Government and Sustain Africa Initiative on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to revamp the nation’s agriculture sector and enhance food security. The MoU was signed at the office of Vice President Kashim Shettima at Presidential Villa,…
The National Assembly will continue to fix gaps in legal frameworks to address the challenges facing security and other sectors of the country for rapid socio-economic development. The Deputy Senate President, Sen. Barau Jibrin, disclosed this while speaking as a…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has reiterated the FCT Administration’s commitment to nurture and support talent for sustainable economic growth and development in the FCT. Wike stated this at the opening of the 13th…
The Board of Immigration, Civil Defence, Fire and Correctional Services has approved the promotion of 32,361 personnel from the four services. Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, disclosed details of the promotions through the NSCDC Commandant General, Dr Ahmed Audi,…
The Senate has passed a resolution urging the Federal Government to withhold statutory allocations of local government councils who are not democratically elected. This followed the adoption of a motion on “Urgent need to halt the erosion of democracy; the…
By Matthew Denis The Nigerian Highway Infrastructure and Transport Engineers (NHITE) has called on the Federal Government to promptly assent to the road sector reform bills to strengthen the laws and procedures on roads construction in the country. The Chairman…
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) says it received 106 complaints bordering on human rights abuses in November in Kano State.Alhaji Shehu Abdullahi, the state NHRC Coordinator, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on…
The Federal Government has unveiled the National HIV/AIDS Strategic plan for 2023-2027 (NSP 2023-2027) and the Sustainability and Country Ownership HIV Response in Nigeria. Sen. George Akume, Secretary to the Government of the Federation stated this during the 2023 World…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested 42 suspects for alleged theft, vandalism, impersonation and other offences in Borno. The Commandant of the Corps, Mr Musa Faruk stated this while parading the suspects, on Friday in Maiduguri.…
