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06/05/2024

CHARGES FOR RESPONSIBLE, ETHICAL REPORTING The Minister of Information and National Orientation Mohammed Idris has vowed to strongly defend press freedom to deal with complex environmental challenges facing the country. He stated this at the commemoration of the 2024 World Press Freedom Day in Abuja with the theme ‘’A press for the Planet: Journalism in the face of Environmental Crisis”

CHARGES FOR RESPONSIBLE, ETHICAL REPORTING The Minister of Information and National Orientation Mohammed Idris has vowed to strongly defend press freedom to deal with complex environmental challeng…

05/05/2024

SAYS MALICIOUS ATTACKS ON ANTI-CORRUPTION AGENCIES WILL NOT WORK A coalition of civil society organizations on the anti-corruption war has called on relevant agencies and the judiciary to unravel a high number of foreign and domestic enablers responsible for the nation’s corruption cases in the interest of accountability and good governance. Speaking to newsmen in a press conference on Thursday, 2nd May 2024 in Abuja, in response to the recent commotion over the withdrawal of 40 Police personnel from the Kano state anti-corruption commission, the Executive Director Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Center and Transparency International CISLAC-TI, Auwal Rafsanjani said it is an attempt to cripple anti-corruption agencies from doing their work and called on the Inspector General of Police, young people and lovers of democracy to condemn the act and demand accountability across the three tiers of government for democracy to thrive.

SAYS MALICIOUS ATTACKS ON ANTI-CORRUPTION AGENCIES WILL NOT WORK A coalition of civil society organizations on the anti-corruption war has called on relevant agencies and the judiciary to unravel a…

04/05/2024

AS HE LAMENTS ODDITY, URGES AVIATION MINISTER TO INVESTIGATE ACTIVITIES OF IBOM AIR The Chairman of the Anambra state Disability Rights Commission, Barrister Chukwuka Ezewuzie has lamented over the ill-treatment meted on him by Ibom Airlines over his state of low vision. The oddity happened at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja while trying to board a flight to Enugu state on the first of May 2021....

AS HE LAMENTS ODDITY, URGES AVIATION MINISTER TO INVESTIGATE ACTIVITIES OF IBOM AIR The Chairman of the Anambra state Disability Rights Commission, Barrister Chukwuka Ezewuzie has lamented over th…

02/05/2024

AS EXPERTS LAMENT QUACKERY IN THE PROFESSION, COMMEND PARTNERS By Vincess Okushi The Nigerian media is saddled with huge responsibility as the reporting rate for conflict is hinged on several factors. The intensity of reporting these conflicts could severely impact government regulations, public interest, and social, political, or economic ramifications. However, in a decade, the depth of covering conflicts has fluctuated due to ownership, unprofessionalism and ethnic, and economic reasons, as experts believe these factors have negative consequences as the country's insecurity grows....

AS EXPERTS LAMENT QUACKERY IN THE PROFESSION, COMMEND PARTNERS By Vincess Okushi The Nigerian media is saddled with huge responsibility as the reporting rate for conflict is hinged on several facto…

28/04/2024

By Vincess Okushi The President of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS Commission, Dr Omar Alieu Touray, has deployed a total of 40 Election Observation Mission to monitor the legislative and regional elections in the Republic of Togo. The election scheduled for 29 April 2024 is expected to produce the sixth speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament billed on promoting good governance and accountability in the region....

By Vincess Okushi The President of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS Commission, Dr Omar Alieu Touray, has deployed a total of 40 Election Observation Mission to monitor the leg…

28/04/2024

By Vincess Okushi The Economic Community of West Africa States, ECOWAS Parliament has assured the citizens of the subregion of its determination to restore normalcy in power supply at its headquarters in Abuja to ensure an effective service delivery in the region. Before this, the headquarters located in the premises of the nation's International Conference Centre, ICC had been shutdown to enable reconstruction of the edifice for best practice....

By Vincess Okushi The Economic Community of West Africa States, ECOWAS Parliament has assured the citizens of the subregion of its determination to restore normalcy in power supply at its headquar…

28/04/2024

AS FG RELEASES IT TO THE MINISTRY A total of 50 tonnes of dates has been donated by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Nigeria's Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs as part of its effort to Alleviate Poverty among Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and victims of natural disasters in the country. The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who took inventory of the dates commended the gesture of the partners to meeting the needs of the IDPs....

AS FG RELEASES IT TO THE MINISTRY A total of 50 tonnes of dates has been donated by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Nigeria’s Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs as part of its effort to Alleviat…

26/04/2024

The Diplomatic Correspondents' Association of Nigeria, DICAN, has pledged its unalloyed support to President Bola Tinubu's administration and his quest to enhance foreign policies for best practices. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Association’s Chairman, Comrade Idehai Frederick. Commending the commander in chief of the Federal Republic of over his relentless dedication since his assumption of office as the Chair, Authority of Heads of States and Government of ECOWAS....

The Diplomatic Correspondents’ Association of Nigeria, DICAN, has pledged its unalloyed support to President Bola Tinubu’s administration and his quest to enhance foreign policies for b…

26/04/2024

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar has appealed to Nigerians in the diaspora to seek stringent steps to enhance economic activities in Nigeria to address critical needs of the citizens. He made the call during a meeting with Nigerian professionals in the Netherlands to discuss salient issues bothering the nation. The meeting is ahead of President Tinubu's participation at the Nigeria-Dutch Business and Investment Forum in the Netherlands....

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar has appealed to Nigerians in the diaspora to seek stringent steps to enhance economic activities in Nigeria to address critical needs of the…

26/04/2024

People in the Sahel have continually grappled with financial gaps due to lack or inadequate implementation of policies particularly in Nigeria, a country considered, the giant of Africa over the past two decades. The common saying that if Nigeria fails, the whole of Africa fails, no doubt prompted this auspicious event to take 88.4 million Nigerians out of extreme poverty, especially as 63% are multidimensionally poor according to a 2022 report....

People in the Sahel have continually grappled with financial gaps due to lack or inadequate implementation of policies particularly in Nigeria, a country considered, the giant of Africa over the pa…

23/04/2024

URGES PARTIES TO COMMENCE CAMPAIGN WEDNESDAY 24 APRIL 2024 Ahead of the Edo state governorship election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published one female and 16 male in its final list. A statement by Sam Olumekun, National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee Monday 22nd April 2024, said the final list also gives the breakdown of the candidates by age, academic qualifications, and disability, noting that every detail regarding the candidates is in the state’s office in Edo State and its official website and social media platforms for public information. ...

URGES PARTIES TO COMMENCE CAMPAIGN WEDNESDAY 24 APRIL 2024 Ahead of the Edo state governorship election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published one female and 16 male in…

22/04/2024

PLACES EMPHASIS IS ON CRISIS MANAGEMENT The Economic Community of West Africa State (ECOWAS) says it will not relent in providing support to countries under sanctions noting that nearly 600,000 dollars have been released to Guinea in January 2024, as part of its activities to halt crisis and youth restiveness. ECOWAS Commissioner on Human Development and Social Affairs, Professor Fatou Sarr made this known during a weekly press briefing in Abuja....

PLACES EMPHASIS IS ON CRISIS MANAGEMENT The Economic Community of West Africa State (ECOWAS) says it will not relent in providing support to countries under sanctions noting that nearly 600,000 dol…

19/04/2024

VOWS TO ENHANCE OPERATION IN SAGAMU The Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, Ph.D. has assured the people of Ogun state of increased personnel to ensure peace and security in the area. This assurance after the Akarigbo of Remo Land, Oba Adewale Ajayi plea for more police personnel during a working visit paid by the IGP to Ogun State, on Wednesday 17th April 2024....

VOWS TO ENHANCE OPERATION IN SAGAMU The Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, Ph.D. has assured the people of Ogun state of increased personnel to ensure peace and security in the area…

13/04/2024

HEALTH, MY RIGHTS # AS NAWOJANS CELEBRATE WITH LOIS AUTA

WHD: WHO, FG STAGE WALK FOR HEALTH AWARENESS

SAYS HEALTH DEPRIVATION IS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION, CALLS FOR IMPROVED SERVICES

To further buttress the commitment to guaranteeing Universal Health Coverage, the World Health Organization has taken to the streets to create awareness about the health rights of citizens in the country.

11/04/2024

APPLAUD TEARS FROM THE GRAVE PUBLICATION By Vincess Okushi The Chairperson, of House of Representatives Press Corps, Comrade Grace Ike is advocating for a government-funded compensation scheme for victims of r**e and violent crimes in Nigeria, saying victims are emotionally and psychologically traumatised daily. She made the call during a remark at the launch of ‘Tears from the Grave’, by the Men Against R**e Foundation, MARF, Wednesday in Abuja....

APPLAUD TEARS FROM THE GRAVE PUBLICATION By Vincess Okushi The Chairperson, of House of Representatives Press Corps, Comrade Grace Ike is advocating for a government-funded compensation scheme fo…

31/03/2024

REITERATES COMMITMENT TO TRANSFORMING HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IN NIGERIA By Vincess Okushi The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare Prof. Ali Pate has announced the decision for the approval of N25bn to serve as pathways for revitalizing the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency and the National Health Insurance Authority in the country. He disclosed this when he convened the 6th meeting of the BHCPF Ministerial Oversight Committee in Abuja ...

REITERATES COMMITMENT TO TRANSFORMING HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IN NIGERIA By Vincess Okushi The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare Prof. Ali Pate has announced the decision for the approv…

31/03/2024

By Vincess Okushi The Department of State Services, DSS, has charged Nigerians to live a Christ-like life in their daily affairs to uphold unity and tolerance in the country. The Director General, Management, and Staff of the DSS made the call while felicitating with Christian faithful on the celebration of Easter on Friday, 29th March 2024 in a statement signed by the Director, PR and Strategic ...

By Vincess Okushi The Department of State Services, DSS, has charged Nigerians to live a Christ-like life in their daily affairs to uphold unity and tolerance in the country. The Director Genera…

31/03/2024

SAYS 1.1 MILLION HOUSEHOLDS WILL BE CONNECTED IN NEARLY 600 LOCALITIES IN W/A. As of 1990, the ECOWAS region had a total population of 180.8 million, doubling to 393.4 million in 2019, making it the third most populous Regional Economic Communities on the continent. However, by 2043, the total population is expected to reach 765.1 million. This is why the ECOWAS energy sector is keen on boosting regional infrastructure for a more responsive economy and environmentally friendly growth and productivity....

SAYS 1.1 MILLION HOUSEHOLDS WILL BE CONNECTED IN NEARLY 600 LOCALITIES IN W/A. As of 1990, the ECOWAS region had a total population of 180.8 million, doubling to 393.4 million in 2019, making it th…

30/03/2024

GIVES INSIGHT INTO NIGERIA’S EARLY MILITARY RULE, SAYS NOT AN OPTION In the early 60s, Nigeria had witnessed close to 10 attempted and counter-coups which are best described as a state of dilemma. Reports had it that between 1966 and 1999, Nigeria was ruled by a military government without interruption, apart from a short-lived return to democracy under the Second Nigerian Republic of 1979 to 1983. The country recorded another coup in 1993, without yielding to further attempts under the Fourth Nigerian Republic giving rise to multi-party democracy in 1999.

GIVES INSIGHT INTO NIGERIA’S EARLY MILITARY RULE, SAYS NOT AN OPTION In the early 60s, Nigeria had witnessed close to 10 attempted and counter-coups which are best described as a state of dilemma. …

29/03/2024

CELEBRATES PRESIDENT TINUBU AT 72 By Vincess Okushi The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission Bishop Stephen Adegbite has urged the Christian faithful to emulate the virtues of Jesus Christ to promote the selfless sacrifice He paid on the Cross. Bishop Adegbite made the call in his Easter message to Christians signed by Celestine Toruka, Deputy Director and Head of Media and Public Relations today…...

CELEBRATES PRESIDENT TINUBU AT 72 By Vincess Okushi The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission Bishop Stephen Adegbite has urged the Christian faithful to emulate the vir…

27/03/2024

SEEKS INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION ON PERPETRATORS By Vincess Okushi Concerned Civil Society Organization has called on President Bola Tinubu to set up an independent body to conduct a thorough investigation and uncover the perpetrators of OKUAMA KILLINGS in Delta state. The group made the call in a statement signed by Abiodun Baiyewu, the Executive Director, of Global Rights on behalf of the Community of Practice Against Mass Atrocities and, Nigeria Mourns. ...

SEEKS INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION ON PERPETRATORS By Vincess Okushi Concerned Civil Society Organization has called on President Bola Tinubu to set up an independent body to conduct a thorough inves…

27/03/2024

By Vincess Okushi A population of 100% in Gaza is at acute severe food insecurity. As of Wednesday, March 20, the death toll reached 31,819 Palestinian martyrs, with 73,934 injured and nearly 8,500 missing. Speaking at a weekly briefing the Palestinian Ambassador to Nigeria Abdullah Shawesh said there are 700,000 internally displaced persons taking refuge in only 20% of the Gaza Strip....

By Vincess Okushi A population of 100% in Gaza is at acute severe food insecurity. As of Wednesday, March 20, the death toll reached 31,819 Palestinian martyrs, with 73,934 injured and nearly 8,500…

24/03/2024

By Vincess Okushi The federal government and he Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority, (NSIA) had on Friday 22 March, 2024 signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the procurement of cancer equipment’s for six (6) Federal Tertiary Hospitals to aid oncology care in Nigeria At the signing of the MoU in Abuja, the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Ali Pate, …...

By Vincess Okushi The federal government and he Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority, (NSIA) had on Friday 22 March, 2024 signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the procurement of cancer equi…

23/03/2024

AS MD SAYS POOR EQUIPMENT IN PUBLIC HOSPITALS DRIVES MEDICAL TOURISM, RECEIVES INTEGRITY AMBASSADORIAL AWARD Over the years, the Nigerian health system has suffered huge setbacks due to poorly equipped public hospitals. This has affected the masses, particularly in the rural areas as a result of economic inequality. Bringing about the brain drain and medical tourism currently experiencing, as the plea for reasonable pay of doctors and nurses by the federal government fell on a deaf ear.

AS MD SAYS POOR EQUIPMENT IN PUBLIC HOSPITALS DRIVES MEDICAL TOURISM, RECEIVES INTEGRITY AMBASSADORIAL AWARD Over the years, the Nigerian health system has suffered huge setbacks due to poorly equi…

22/03/2024

The Association of Foreign Relations Professionals of Nigeria has urged the federal government to reexamine its foreign policy to meet citizens' quest for democracy and good governance. President of the association AMB. Gani Lawal made the call at a pre-event briefing ahead of its 6th annual lectures in Abuja.

The Association of Foreign Relations Professionals of Nigeria has urged the federal government to reexamine its foreign policy to meet citizens’ quest for democracy and good governance. Presi…

20/03/2024

By Vincess Okushi Africa Young Diplomats and Changemakers have instituted a platform aimed at equipping the youths to foster integration. A conference to formally unveil the organization by young leaders and professionals from around the world is designed to tackle global challenges through diplomatic relations. Speaking at the event, a Diplomat, and member of the Nigerian delegation Valentina Ofi Amiebi-Uchegbu said the forum will create a platform for youths aspiring to become changemakers and diplomats, stressing that,...

By Vincess Okushi Africa Young Diplomats and Changemakers have instituted a platform aimed at equipping the youths to foster integration. A conference to formally unveil the organization by young …

20/03/2024

URGES FOR MORE COMMITMENT TO DISCOURAGE GENDER DISPARITY By Vincess Okushi Experts have challenged lawmakers to institute debates that affect women and girls on the floor of the Senate to address gender violence and disparities in the country. The call was made at a panel and award ceremony in commemoration of the International Women’s Day organized by Plan International in Abuja....

URGES FOR MORE COMMITMENT TO DISCOURAGE GENDER DISPARITY By Vincess Okushi Experts have challenged lawmakers to institute debates that affect women and girls on the floor of the Senate to address g…

18/03/2024

By Vincess Okushi It's heartening to know that the Federal Government and the European Union have launched a new initiative to support the reintegration and reconciliation of NSAGs. It's important to provide a helping hand to those who may have strayed from the path and offer them a chance to rebuild their lives and become productive members of society. The support with funding from the European Union and a consortium of UN agencies as key implementing partners was billed on implementing the Government's effort within communities affected by non-state armed groups (NSAGs) in the northeast of the country. ...

By Vincess Okushi It’s heartening to know that the Federal Government and the European Union have launched a new initiative to support the reintegration and reconciliation of NSAGs. It& #821…

10/03/2024

SEEKS GREATER INCLUSION OF WOMEN IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Globally, women are expected to be treated equally to men, but this is not aligned in Nigeria due to cultural barriers from different regions. Going by the nation's economic downturn, citizens are beginning to see the representation gaps in the women folk as it's currently not meeting the 35 percent affirmative action....

SEEKS GREATER INCLUSION OF WOMEN IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Globally, women are expected to be treated equally to men, but this is not aligned in Nigeria due to cultural barriers from different region…

27/02/2024

PLACES MEN ON RED ALERT, WARNS AGAINST HIJACKING A PEACEFUL PROTEST ACROSS NIGERIA By Vincess Okushi The Nigeria Police Force has assured the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) of its unwavering commitment to safeguarding protesters' rights in Nigeria. This assurance is at the heels of the proposed nationwide protest over the country’s economic downturn, and reaffirms the fundamental right of all citizens to a peaceful protest in line with extant laws....

PLACES MEN ON RED ALERT, WARNS AGAINST HIJACKING A PEACEFUL PROTEST ACROSS NIGERIA By Vincess Okushi The Nigeria Police Force has assured the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) of its unwavering commitm…