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The Federal Government and the National Assembly have backed the planned commencement of the Computer-Based Test (CBT) by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC). WAEC had earlier disclosed plans to fully migrate from paper-based examination to CBT in 2026, a move that generated controversy in some quarters. But while addressing members of the National Assembly…
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Umar Damagum, has insisted there is no going back on the party’s national convention, billed for November in Ibadan, Oyo State. Damagum spoke on Tuesday during the inauguration of the 110-member National Convention Organizing Committee (NCOC) in Abuja. “As you know, the 2025 National Convention is…
The Director-General of the Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR), Dr. Joseph Ochogwu, has called for stronger collaboration between policymakers, religious leaders, and civil society actors in tackling Nigeria’s complex peace and security challenges. He made the call at a validation workshop on the Monitoring and Evaluation Instrument for the Network of Policymakers and…
Stakeholders have warned Nigeria on toying with genetically modified organisms (GMOs) food, asking the government to determine the model of agriculture to embrace. They raised the alarm they allowing genetically modified organisms without proper checks would undermine the nation’s food sovereignty. The stakeholders while advocating for the ban of GMOs in the country at the…
A civic tech organisation, Monitoring Transparency in Nigeria Governance (MonITNG), has called on the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate a dam project in Edo State that has received repeated budgetary allocations without execution since 2017. The project, titled “Construction of Earth…
By Tracy Ohovwore Dr Nnimmo Bassey, Executive Director of the Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), has cautioned that Nigeria’s embrace of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) threatens the country’s food sovereignty, biodiversity, and cultural heritage. Delivering a keynote address at the National Symposium on GMOs held on 1 September 2025, Bassey argued that the root…
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) said it is deeply saddened by the passing of former Inspector General of Police, Dr. Solomon Arase, whom he described as a distinguished friend of the Commission and a stalwart champion of human rights. In a statement on Monday, the Executive Secretary of the Commission, Dr. Tony Ojukwu said:…
As the world commemorates the International Day of Victims of Enforced Disappearances, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed deep concern over the rising cases of enforced disappearances, kidnappings, and abductions in Nigeria, describing them as a grave assault on human dignity. The Executive Secretary of the Commission Dr, Tony Ojukwu expressed this concern…
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has welcomed the conviction of pro-Biafra agitator, Simon Ekpa by a Finnish court, saying sponsors of terrorism will be held accountable, regardless of their location. The Päijät-Häme District Court in Lahti, Finland sentenced Ekpa to six years in prison for terrorism offences. The court found Ekpa guilty…
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has hailed the conviction of Nigerian-born separatist agitator, Simon Ekpa, by a Finnish court. In a statement, Fagbemi said Ekpa’s sentencing is a confirmation of his complicity in violent crimes in the South East region. He welcomed the six-year prison sentence handed down…