Category: Politics

Compulsory drug integrity test for students of tertiary institutions and the review of current secondary school curriculum to include drug education are part of agreements reached between the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the Federal Ministry of Education when the NDLEA Chairman/Chief Executive, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (rtd) led a delegation of his…

…Reps Committee Begins Probe of Incident The stranded Nigerians in Central Africa Republic CAR have finally arrived at the Nigerian Embassy in Bangui. It will be recalled that through a viral video, some Nigerian miners called for help, which elicited immediate intervention from officials of the Nigerian Embassy and CAR security who accompanied them from…

The Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, has called for a coordinated, multi-sectoral approach in the fight against human trafficking, describing it as a highly organized, profit-driven transnational crime that can no longer be tackled in isolation. Fagbemi made the call in Abuja on Wednesday during the 2025 World…

The Ooni of Ife, His Imperial Majesty Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II has publicly declared his full support for the Special Seats Bill, describing it as “a bill that will transform our nation by giving voice and opportunity to women who have long been overlooked.” In what definitely is a historic move towards women’s…

The House of Representatives Committee on China-Nigeria Parliamentary Relations has launched a thorough investigation into a viral video depicting some Nigerians in the Central African Republic (CAR) alleging abandonment and passport seizure by a Nigerian businessman, purportedly linked to a Chinese company. It would be recalled that in the widely circulated video, the affected Nigerians…

The ECOWAS Technical Committee for Standards Management (TMC) has approved revised regional standards for fortified foods following a two-day meeting held on July 28 and 29, 2025, in Praia, Cape Verde. The meeting, supported by UNICEF, focused on key staples such as iodized salt, vegetable oils, and wheat flour—products crucial to addressing malnutrition in West…

The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has condemned a viral video showing a protest by some Ghanaians calling for Nigerians to be sent out of the country over alleged misconduct. In a statement issued by the Chairman/CEO of NIDCOM, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Commission described the protest as disturbing and the generalisation of Nigerians as…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has conducted a public auction of forfeited houses which were either acquired through proceeds of drug trafficking or used as instrumentality of committing the crime. The exercise which took place on Tuesday at the agency’s National Headquarters in Abuja had pre-qualified auctioneers, bidders, representatives of civil society organisations…

Liberia marked its 178th Independence Day on June 26, 2025, with a grand celebration that paid tribute to regional unity and peacebuilding, highlighting the instrumental role played by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the ECOWAS Monitoring Group (ECOMOG) in the country’s path to peace and reconciliation. The event, held in Monrovia,…

Guinea-Bissau has strengthened its national commitment to the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Agenda through a three-day capacity-building workshop held from July 22 to 24, 2025, in Bissau. The workshop, organized by the ECOWAS Commission’s Directorate of Humanitarian and Social Affairs, in collaboration with national stakeholders and supported by the ECOWAS Women, Peace and Security…