The Anambra State Government says it will increase sensitisation and advocacy against female circumcision or Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) to eradicate the practice in the state. The Commissioner for Health,…
Legal experts have called on states that are yet to pass the Child Rights Act to do so to check abuses. Speaking on ‘Broken Culture and Arrest of Rights to…
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said that over 10 million girls are out of school in Nigeria and that majority of them are from northern part of the…
The Kogi Government on Thursday began implementation of the Nigeria COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES) programme with training of Local Government Review Committees and Desk Officers. Dr Folashade…
By Okodili Ndidi The regulations and guidelines for the conduct of the 2023 general elections will be out next week, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has informed. The Commission…
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has ordered all members of his cabinet and appointees vying for electoral offices to resign on or before May 16, 2022. The order…
Yiaga Africa, on Tuesday, said the high cost of nomination forms being charged by political parties in preparation for the 2023 general elections was used to allegedly marginalise the youth,…
World
INEC makes case for accommodation of women, youths and PWDs in elective positions; charges political parties on inclusivity
•INEC Chairman, Prof. Yakubu Chairman of The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has charged political parties to promote inclusivity in the electoral process by getting women, youths…
The wife of Kebbi state governor, Dr. Zainab Shinkafi Bagudu, has commended Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, for laying the foundation that led to the attainment of quality health care services…
Edo Government says it is set to begin evacuation of street beggars who are not ready to accept decent and meaningful ventures. Gov. Godwin Obaseki said this while addressing Muslim…
The Federal Neuro-psychiatric Hospital, Yaba, has raised the alarm over the growing number of abandoned mental health patients in the hospital as over 25 per cent of the patients on…
By Lucas Ajanaku Following the Nigerian Communications Commission’s (NCC’s) directive of April 4, 2022 that operators should restrict outgoing calls for subscribers whose Subscribers Identity Modules (SIMs) were not linked…
World
INEC chair lauds Nigerian workers over reforms implementation, pledges free, fair, credible, inclusive polls
•INEC Chairman, Prof. Yakubu The Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu, has commended Nigerian workers for their commitment to implementing electoral reforms by the Commission. Yakubu…
Contrary to beliefs that women with disabilities cannot be abused, this vulnerable community has grim stories to tell, writes Tomisin Adeyefa. Yemisi Isado, hearing impaired, didn’t have any qualms tying…
•Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar The Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, has declared Monday as the first day of Shawwal. The Sultan made the declaration after…