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Africa Must Unite Against Environmental Threats, NESREA DG Urges The Director General of the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), Dr Innocent Barikor, has urged African countries to work together and speak with one voice against environmental challenges threatening the continent. Barikor made this request in Abuja while speaking at the International Conference…
FG Announces Arrest Of Interpol, Releases Over 4,082 Inmates, Saves N1Billion The federal government has announced the arrest of two wanted suspects on Interpol’s red list in the country. The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, announced the arrest during the 5th edition of the Ministerial Press Briefing in Abuja on Thursday. Tunji-Ojo while stating…
CHRICED: Tinubu’s Actions in Rivers Show Endorsement of Military Rule, at Variance with His Position on Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger More criticisms continue to be thrown at President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State. The Resource Centre for Human Rights and Civic Education (CHRICED) on Thursday unequivocally denounced the move…
Tuggar: Nigeria Signs 10 MoUs, Attracts $14B Investment, Pulls €250m For Nigerian Businesses The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, has said the nation has attracted investment worth $14 billion from India across multiple sectors through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’s instrumentality. He said this was beside another €250 million pulled for Nigerian businesses….
Civil Society Situation Room Says Rivers State Of Emergency Unconstitutional, Assault On Democracy The Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room (Situation Room) has strongly condemned President Bola Tinubu’s actions in declaring a State of Emergency in Rivers State, removing the duly elected Governor and Deputy Governor from office, and suspending the State House of Assembly for…
Nigeria, Venezuela Celebrates 6 Decades of Diplomatic Ties…Renew Commitment to Strengthening Bilateral Relations Sixty years after establishing diplomatic ties, Nigeria and Venezuela have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening their economic and diplomatic ties. The two oil-rich nations, both members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), pledged to expand cooperation beyond the energy sector…
River State Crisis: NBA Stand against Fubara suspension The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Tuesday stand against the emergency rule declared by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Rivers State, suspending the state governor, Similaye Fubara, and his deputy, Mrs Ngozi Odu. In a statement signed by the NBA President, Mazi Afam Osigwe SAN, the body…
I Ruled Rivers Constitutionally, Fubara insists Barikui Felix Suspended Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminialayi Fubara has stated that since his inception of office, he had governed the state in accordance with the constitution and sense of duty. Fubara, who stated this in his message to Rivers people following the state-of-emergency declaration in the state…
Civil Society Amplifies Community Voices on HCDT Fund Katherine Abayomi The low compliance of the 3% PIA statutory mandate to the host communities and evenly disbursement and implementation has raised alarming concerns in circles of interest. This led to a town hall/Sensitization workshop organised by BudgIT Foundation with support from Oxfam, where the host community…
ECN Trains MDAs On Energy Management Systems The Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN), through its Energy Management Systems project, has trained stakeholders in Nigerian ministries and Agencies to achieve good industrial energy performance and resource-efficient Cleaner Production through Programmatic Approaches and the promotion of innovation in Clean Technology solutions. According to the Director General of…