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The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to comprehensive reforms in Nigeria’s correctional system, the deployment of technology to strengthen border security, and the entrenchment of financial integrity across public institutions. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made this known on Wednesday in Abuja while receiving the President and Chairman of Council of the Institute…
A Nigerian diaspora group, The International Watchers, has called on the Federal Government to institute national honours and special recognition frameworks for citizens who make significant personal sacrifices in the interest of national unity and humanitarian service. In a statement issued by its Chairman, Dr. Olusegun Adebola, the group said Nigeria must begin to deliberately…
…Says Late Monarch Was a Man of Peace, Class, Dignity Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has urged the children of the late King Dandeson Douglas Jaja, the Amanyanabo of Opobo, against the temptation of fighting over assets left behind by their father, stressing that that would be a sure recipe for chaos and anarchy in…
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has cautioned Nigerian banks against granting loans without credible collateral, warning that such practices often lead to insider abuse and non-performing loans. Olukoyede issued the warning recently when he received the Chief Audit Executive of First Bank Plc, Mufutau Olawale Abiola,…
As Nigeria joins the global community to mark World Health Day 2026 today, Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has urged governments at all levels to move beyond rhetoric and urgently address the chronic underfunding and policy gaps undermining the country’s health sector and worsening its disease burden. In a statement to mark the…
Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has urged the Federal and Ondo State governments to take immediate action over the worsening environmental and humanitarian crisis in Abereke community of Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State, where recurring oil spills and ocean surges have destroyed livelihoods and submerged large parts of the area. In…
At a time of deepening ecological crisis, widening social injustice, and rising activist burnout, environmental justice advocates are advancing an unexpected yet powerful response to the demand for resilience, urgency, and moral courage – humour. Activists are always at alert – responding swiftly to important existing and emerging socio-ecological and other issues. Often times they…
By Choice Ebuwa Residents of Ugoemoson community in Uhunmwode Local Government Area of Edo State, have decried the absence of basic amenities, particularly the deplorable state of their health centre, which they say has been neglected for over a year. Speaking on the situation, the community’s second-in-command, Mr. Charity Eguavoen, disclosed that about six to…
The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has directed the Nigeria Immigration Service to immediately withdraw and deactivate Nigerian passports held by individuals who have formally renounced their citizenship. The directive, announced on Friday, applies specifically to persons whose renunciation requests have been duly approved and registered by the President, in line with constitutional provisions. According…
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has reiterated its commitment to value reorientation, civic education, and national identity building, while calling for stronger collaboration with the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) ahead of the next general elections. The Director-General of NOA, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, made the call during a courtesy visit by NAWOJ, describing the…