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15-year-old Wins AKSEPWMA Essay Competition, Bags N300,000 Cash Prize Uko Okon, Uyo Ememobong Sunday Udofia, a 15-year-old SS3 student from Word of Faith International School, has emerged as the overall winner of the Akwa Ibom State Environmental Protection and Waste Management Agency’s (AKSEPWMA) essay competition. The competition focused on “The Role of Citizens in Effective…
CHRAN Lauds A/Ibom Police for Smooth Enforcement of Third-Party Insurance Uko Okon, Uyo The Center for Human Rights and Accountability Network (CHRAN) has commended the Akwa Ibom State Police Command for enforcing the Third-Party Motor Vehicle Insurance policy without human rights violations. This is contained in a statement signed by the Director of CHRAN, Otuekong…
Anthrax Disease: Rivers Govt Begins state-wide Vaccination of Livestock Barikui Felix, Port Harcourt The Rivers State Ministry of Agriculture will embark on a state-wide livestock vaccination campaign from February 10 to 17, 2025, following the recent outbreak of Anthrax disease in Zamfara State. The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Engr Victor Kii, who made this statement…
Money Laundering: EU, International IDEA, NBA Collaborate to Get Nigeria Solve Money Laundering, Terrorism Financing …Over 300 Lawyers sensitized on professional conduct The Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption Programme of the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA), with the support of the European Union, is working together with the Nigerian Bar Association…
Church Member Defiles 9-year-old A man told an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court how a man named Adetula Blessing allegedly defiled his nine-year-old daughter. Led in evidence by the prosecuting counsel B.T Boye, the victim’s father told the trial judge, Justice Rahman Oshodi, that the defendant, who happened to be a church member,…
UK Announce Partnership to Address Climate Crisis, Boost Growth Efforts to address the climate crisis and boost growth in the Global South and at home will be enhanced under a partnership approach between the government and the UK financial sector, the UK’s Minister for Development Anneliese Dodds announced Monday The Minister announced up to £100…
EU Explores Prospects of Hydropower Generation in Plateau The European Union (EU) is exploring the potential for small hydropower generation in partnership with the Plateau state government. This was disclosed by the Head of Green and Digital Economy at the EU Delegation in Nigeria and ECOWAS, Inga Stefanowicz, during the delegation’s visit to the state…
ECOWAS Court President Receives Guinea-Bissau Ambassador The President of the ECOWAS Court of Justice, Honourable Justice Ricardo Cláudio Monteiro Gonçalves has welcomed His Excellency, Mr. João Ribeiro Butiam Có, Ambassador of the Republic of Guinea Bissau and Permanent Representative to ECOWAS, during a courtesy visit to the Court in Abuja, Nigeria. The courtesy and working…
EU, International IDEA, NBA to Train 300 Lawyers on Professional Conduct The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA), through its EU-funded Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption (RoLAC II) Programme, in collaboration with the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), is set to train over 300 legal practitioners on the revised 2023 Rules of Professional…
UNAIDS Call for Continous Essential HIV Services The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has called for a continuation of all essential HIV services while the United States pauses its funding for foreign aid. The UNAIDS had on 29 January welcome the news that United States Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, had approved an…