Minister for Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, on Sunday in Abuja, called for dialogue on matters of religious differences, rather than resorting to violence. Adamu made the call while delivering his keynote address at the 2022 World Hijab Day Public Lecture, entitled: ‘The Hijab as a Metaphor of our National Aspirations.’ The News Agency of Nigeria…
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) on Sunday called on Nigerian citizens living in Ukraine to remain calm, amid growing fears that Russia could invade Ukraine. The call is contained in a statement by Mr Gabriel Odu, a Media, Public Relations, and Protocol Officer at NiDCOM. The statement made it clear that Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa,…
The Osun State Commissioner of Police, Olawale Olokode has described the allegations against his by members of the Osun Progressives as fallacies and an attempt to malign his character and that of the command. Olokode, who addressed newsmen in Osogbo on Sunday, said the command under his watch has continued to investigate all criminal cases…
Citizens and residents of Osun State, like the rest of the their compatriots, went to the poll to elect their political leaders, particularly the governor. In their minds, their participation in the said voting was a natural duty and the outcome of which would determine the path for the State and their welfare. They might…
By Chidimma Onyiaorah LL.M, MCIArb, MICIC The AfCFTA SERIES Part 1- Overview of the AfCFTA- Scope, Objectives and Principles. INTRODUCTION This will discuss, in detail, the dispute settlement mechanism (DSM) of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) Agreement as found in the Protocol on Rules and Procedures on the Settlement of Disputes. It will…
Frontline governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) in Osun state, Senator Ademola Adeleke has felicitated with the newly elected Chairman of Osun State Correspondents Chapel, Shina Abubakar of Vanguard newspaper, describing his election as “a triumph of democracy and role modelling by Nigerian media” In a statement he personally signed and issued on Sunday,…
The Borno State Geographic Information Service (BOGIS) internally generated revenues (IGR) has hit N1.42 billion with the compliance of title landholders to pay their ground rents and other land titles. According to the agency, in overcoming the challenges of compliance to the laws of land administration, the IGR rose from N14.6 million in 2017 to…
Says the 27-chapter piece is an insight into known, unknown political life of Amaechi. Erstwhile National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New People’s Democratic Party (nPDP) and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, in demonstration of the seriousness he attaches to the new book on Amaechi, a project which took him…
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned that female genital mutilations (FGM) are on the rise among girls in Nigeria below the age of 14. According to the Fund, there was a rise in FGM from 16.9% to 19.2% between 2013 and 2018. UNICEF Country Representative, Peter Hawkins, yesterday (Sunday), raised the alarm in…
The Borno State Government has earmarked N1 billion for the payments of compensations for the construction of seven roads projects in Maiduguri metropolis and Jere council. The compensations are for the pulled down houses and other structures; that could obstruct the constructions of dual carriage roads and bridges. Announcing the approved compensations, at the weekend…
