FG to create situation room, develop legal procedures for prosecution of GBV in schools – AGF
Nov. 29, 2023 The Federal government says efforts are on to develop standard operating procedures to create a legal pathway for the prosecution of school-related Gender-based violence. Mr. Lateef Fagbemi…
Lawan advocates for a national plan to establish protective measures to guarantee safety of journalistsÂ
Nov 2, 2023 A former Senate President, Sen. Ahmad Lawan has advocated for a national plan to establish protective measures that would guarantee the safety of journalists to end impunity against…
Journalists’ Safety: UNESCO, CAJ, PALU set to unveil Pan African Media Lawyers Network
Nov. 2, 2023 The UNESCO’s International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC), Pan African Lawyers Union (PALU) and the Congress of African Journalists (CAJ), have concluded arrangements to establish…
NGF supports state of emergency on education backed by actions
Oct. 18, 2023 The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has expressed support for a call on state of emergency in the education sector. Speaking at the National Conference on the Learning…
World War One cemeteries, Rwanda genocide sites, Argentine torture center declared UNESCO World Heritage
September 22, 2023 World War One cemeteries in Belgium and France, the hills of Rwanda’s 1994 genocide and a former torture center in Argentina have been declared UNESCO World Heritage…
Implementation of child rights law critical to out-of-school reduction –UNICEF
May 29, 2023 The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has advocated the implementation of the Child Rights Law in the states as this was critical in the reduction of out-of-school…
WPFD 2023: IPC laments increasing attacks on journalists, to establish centre on safety, protection
May 4, 2023 The International Press Centre (IPC) in Lagos has announced that it is establishing a Centre on the Safety and Protection of Journalists (CSFPJ) as part of activities…
86 journalists killed in 2022 as killings increased by 50% – UN
Jan. 18, 2023 The United Nations (UN) said on Tuesday that the killing of journalists worldwide significantly increased by 50 per cent in 2022 following a decline over the previous…
New Language Policy: Not a Cakewalk, By Tony Iyare
It’s quite refreshing that after many years of dithering over this vital issue which strikes at the heart of survival of many ethnic groups in the country, the Federal Government…
Impunity against journalists very high at 86% – UNESCO, 955 journalists killed in 10 years
By Cecilia Ologunagba The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), on Wednesday renewed its call for all necessary measures to ensure that crimes committed against journalists are properly investigated,…