Newscenter Media News Women Advocates Research and Documentation Centre, (WARDC) and Women for Women (W4W) International have identified social and cultural norms as barriers to women’s freedom of speech and participation in democracy and …
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Nigeria’s education faces challenge of retaining students, says UNICEF
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said the country’s education system faces challenges in retention, transition and completion by students, particularly in the North East and North West regions of the …
Read More »CHRICED flays continued detention of FIJ journalist, Ojukwu
Resource Centre for Human Rights and Civic Education (CHRICED) has denounced the continued detention of Daniel Ojukwu, a journalist with the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), by the Intelligence Response Team …
Read More »Tinubu returns to Aso Villa from Netherlands, Riyadh trips
President Bola Tinubu returned to the Presidential Villa, Abuja, in the early hours of yesterday after a two-week official trip out of the country. The post Tinubu returns to Aso …
Read More »Catholic bishops caution government on deployment of AI
Catholic Bishops of Nigeria (CBCN) has urged government to approach the development and deployment of Artificial Intelligence (AI) digital technology with ethical consideration despite the enormous benefits. The post Catholic bishops …
Read More »Oyedele denies proposing increment in VAT
Chairman, Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, has denied advocating increment in Value Added Tax (VAT). The post Oyedele denies proposing increment in VAT appeared first …
Read More »New Censors Board DG, Husseini, promises 48-hour content approval
Director General of the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB), Dr Shaibu Husseini, has promised that before the end of this month, the board will kick start a process …
Read More »At book launch, Gowon blames nation’s woes on ineffective leadership
Former Head of State, Yakubu Gowon, has linked the nation’s challenges to dearth of transformational leadership. The post At book launch, Gowon blames nation’s woes on ineffective leadership appeared first …
Read More »‘Violent extremism, terrorism, biggest threats to ECOWAS’
Commandant, Kofi Annan International Peace-keeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) in Accra, Ghana, Maj.-Gen.Richard Gyane, has said violent extremism and terrorism (VET) are the biggest threats to the ECOWAS sub-region, Africa, and humanity. The …
Read More »FG unveils national energy policy, master plan
Federal Government, through the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN), yesterday, unveiled the National Energy Policy (NEP) and National Energy Master Plan (NEMP) that would guide the nation’s energy transition. The …
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