Ghana says France is open to engaging on slavery reparations
Ghana said France was open to having discussions with a coalition of countries that are calling for reparations for transatlantic slavery, following a meeting last week with President Emmanuel Macron….
Islamist militants raid Nigerian army base, kill commander and six soldiers
Islamist militants riding motorbikes stormed an army base near Nigeria’s northeastern border with Chad, killing the commander and six other soldiers late on Sunday, two military sources said. The assault…
Nigeria faces 480,000 data protection personnel gap – NDPC
The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) says the country faces a significant gap of 480,000 Data Protection Officers (DPOs), in spite of notable progress recorded in the last three…
NDLEA intercepts 2 trucks conveying 7.2 tonnes Cannabis in Edo
The Edo Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has apprehended two articulated trucks loaded with 7,245 Kilo Grammes of suspected cannabis along the Auchi–Abuja highway. Dr. Mitchell…
Official Weapons Fueling Crime: NCCSLAW Warns Security Agencies Against Armoury Leakages
The National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW) has warned against the diversion of officially procured weapons. The National Coordinator of the centre, retired DIG…
Yilwatda: Tinubu turning Kano to the next biggest economic frontier for Northern Nigeria, West Africa
The National Chairman of the ruling party, All Progressives Congress (APC), Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, has declared that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration is implementing a historic and deliberate economic masterplan…
FG opens application for second phase of TVET programme
The Federal Government has opened applications for the second cohort of its Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Programme aimed at expanding skills acquisition and job creation for Nigerian…
Police Denies “Shielding” Driver as Lagos CP Meets LASU Student Union, Assures Justice for Student Killed in Crash
The Commissioner of Police (CP) Lagos State Command, Mr. Fatai Tijani, has visited the scene of accident that claimed the life of a student of the Lagos State University (LASU),…
South-South experts bemoan worsening environmental degradation, urge adequate utilisation of ecological funds
…Strong regulations against environmental degradation Some environmentalists have decried worsening environmental degradation in the South-South region and urged adequate utilisation of ecological funds to address the challenges. The stakeholders, who…
NHRC Advocates Comprehensive National Policy to Halt Systematic Rights Violations
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has called for a comprehensive national policy for the protection of human rights in Nigeria. The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Dr. Tony Ojukwu…
