Insurgency: About 3,000 insurgents have surrendered – Gov. Zulum
Aug. 30, 2021 The Borno Government has said so far about 3,000 insurgents had surrendered, adding that reports from Cameroon indicated that about 900 surrendered to the Cameroonian authorities. Speaking…
CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW: SANWO-OLU DEMANDS SPECIAL ECONOMIC STATUS FOR LAGOS, FISCAL FEDERALISM, STATE POLICE
May 6, 2021 Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday demanded a special economic status for Lagos, saying the progress and prosperity of Nigeria is inextricably linked to the…
 Store room completely burnt as fire guts another INEC office in Igboeze-South, Enugu
May 24, 2021 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Igboeze-South local government Area of Enugu State was on Sunday gutted by fire. Mr. Romanus Ezekwueme, the Chief Security…
Electoral Act amendment: CSOs threaten to occupy NASS
April 15, 2021 A coalition of Civil Society Organisations have threatened to occupy the National Assembly after Ramadan fast, if the lawmakers fail to pass the Bill for an amendment…
#EndSARS: 16 CSOs counter call for sack of Service Chiefs
Some North-East elders are demanding that all Service Chiefs be sacked on account of their incompetence and inability to secure that part of the country as well as police brutality…
Flood: 36 die, 470 displaced in Sokoto in 10 months
No fewer than 36 people have died while 470 others displaced from their homes following floods due to heavy rainfalls in various parts of Sokoto state from January to date….
FG working to provide medical, life insurance cover for health workers
The Nigerian government says it is making efforts to provide medical and life insurance cover for health workers battling the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. Chairman of the…
SERAP petitions UN over violent attacks on Deji Adeyanju, other protesters
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has petitioned the United Nations over violent attacks on activists, Deji Adeyanju and other protesters in Abuja. SERAP wrote to the UN Special Rapporteur,…
CSOs in protest against proposed Hate Speech Bill, call for release of Sowore
Sen. Abdullahi Sabi Civil society groups are currently at the National Assembly protesting against the proposed Hate Speech Bill, Social Media Bill and are also demanding the immediate release of…
We have received, assisted 17,000 Nigerian voluntary returnees in the last five years
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) Sub-Office in Lagos on Thursday said that it had in the last five years provided assistance to about 17,000 Nigerian voluntary returnees from Libya….