Comments at the Launch of the ACIN 2025 World Report on Religious Freedom in the World. A Plea & Testimony from Nigeria By Matthew Hassan Kukah, Bishop, Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Nigeria. Delivered at the Augustinianum Hall, on October 21st, 2021, Vatican City. 1: I want to thank Aid...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja-
Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), will in November commission a new electric campus transportation scheme across selected tertiary institutions to ease the mobility challenges faced by students nationwide. Executive Secretary of TETFund, Arc. Sonny Echono, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja during a courtesy visit by a delegation of...
Mupun nation in Pankshin Local Government Area of Plateau State has endorsed Governor Caleb Mutfwang for a second term in 2027, citing his administration’s commitment to infrastructure and human capital development across the state. The endorsement took place recently during a rally and project inspection tour of Lankan, Kagu,...
Borno State Primary Health Care Development Board (BSPHCDB) on Tuesday hosted a one-day training workshop for media professionals, social media influencers, and other communication stakeholders in Maiduguri, as part of preparations for a statewide Measles-Rubella mass mobilization campaign. Held at the BSPHCDB Conference Hall, the workshop brought together journalists,...
In a bid to promote gender-inclusive governance and amplify female participation in politics, particularly at the grassroots level, the European Union (EU), in collaboration with development Research and Projects Centre (dRPC), has organized a capacity-building workshop for journalists and media professionals in Maiduguri, Borno State. The four-day training, held...
Hours after the African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Omoyele Sowore led some protesters in parts of Abuja demanding freedom for the detained leader of the outlawed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, the separatist leader, in a dramatic turn on Tuesday, agreed...
The Federal High Court in Abuja has scheduled October 31 to deliver its ruling on a lawsuit aiming to halt the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) upcoming national convention. Justice James Omotosho set the judgment date after listening to final arguments from lawyers representing both the plaintiffs and the defendants,...
Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has approved the implementation of 70 percent of the 2024 CONPCASS/CONTEDISS salary structure for staff of all state-owned tertiary institutions, effective October 2025. The approval followed a high-level meeting between the Governor and leaders of the Joint Union of Tertiary Institutions in Kaduna State...
Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has expressed serious concern over reports that a Magistrate Court in Kano ordered two popular TikTok personalities, Idris Mai Wushirya and Basira Yar Guda, to formalize their relationship through marriage within 60 days, following a case involving the circulation of an allegedly indecent video. Describing...
In a decisive effort to clamp down on child sexual abuse, the Nigerian Senate has unanimously passed a resolution imposing life imprisonment on anyone convicted of defiling a minor, with no option for a fine. During a recent plenary session, Senate President Godswill Akpabio emphasized the gravity of crimes...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has declared that he would use 20 days to show “social media presidents and Nigerians” what the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu led administration has done in the educational sector in Abuja. Wike spoke during the commissioning the newly Provided Engineering...
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has scheduled October 30 for the formal arraignment of five individuals accused of cyberbullying Senator Shehu Buba Umar, who chairs the Senate Committee on National Security and Intelligence. The defendants were expected to enter their pleas on Tuesday. However, the proceeding was...
Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has reaffirmed the unwavering focus of the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on building inclusive prosperity through enterprise-driven reforms in Nigeria. “We are building a nation where every Nigerian entrepreneur — from our cities to our rural communities — has access to the tools...
Senate on Tuesday has approved two significant bills earlier passed by the House of Representatives — the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Act (Amendment) Bill and the Dietitians Council of Nigeria (Establishment) Bill. During plenary, Senate Majority Leader, Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele (APC–Ekiti), moved the motion for concurrence, which was...
Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has struck out a suit filed by legal practitioner Victor Nwadike, challenging Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma over his alleged refusal to appoint the most senior High Court judge as the state’s Chief Judge. Presiding over the matter, Justice Mohammed Umar ruled on...
Senate has officially confirmed the appointment of Dr. Aminu Yusuf as Chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC), along with Kigbun Haruna and Tonga Bularafa as commissioners. Dr. Yusuf will represent Niger State on the commission’s board, while Haruna and Bularafa will serve as representatives of Nasarawa and Yobe...
President Bola Tinubu has forwarded a letter to the Senate seeking the confirmation of Dr Bernard Mohammed Doro from Plateau State as a Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. President spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, confirmed this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja. Mr. Onanuga said Dr Doro’s...
More than 4.24 million Nigerians are currently living with blindness or some form of visual impairment, largely due to conditions that could be treated or entirely prevented, according to international NGO, Sightsavers. Speaking in Kano on Tuesday during the second day of a capacity-building workshop for journalists from the...
A Magistrate Court in Abakaliki has ordered the remand of Bishop Onyeagoziri Ndubueze in the Abakaliki Correctional Centre over serious allegations involving a 22-year-old female member of his congregation. Presiding over the matter on Tuesday, Chief Magistrate Nike Chima declined the bail request presented by Defence Counsel, Mr. Friday...
National Industrial Court sitting in Akure has begun hearing a ₦100 million lawsuit filed by a former Territory Manager of Guinness Nigeria Plc, Mr. Ntima Anya, who claims he was unlawfully and inhumanely dismissed by the multinational beverage giant. Anya, through his lawyer, Mr. Samuel Nmesi, opened his case...