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Tracy Ohovwore, Benin City In a swift response to the oil spill in Obolo, Peace Point Development Foundation (PPDF), a Civil Society Organisation, has called on Sterling Oil Exploration & Energy Production Company Limited to stop the ongoing oil spill in Eastern Obolo local government. In a press statement signed by the Coordinator of Peace…
The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) has concluded plans to launch a digital marketplace for waste transactions. This is in keeping with the implementation of the Circular Economy in Nigeria, The platform Waste Marketplace Nigeria is a collaboration between NESREA and Recyclestack, which aims to digitise the Circular Economy in Nigeria. Circular…
On Monday, the President of the ECOWAS Court of Justice, Hon. Justice Ricardo Cláudio Monteiro Gonçalves, emphasised the critical need for transparent financial management and strategic institutional reform as the Court navigates a defining moment in its administrative evolution. Speaking at the 17th Administration and Budget Retreat of the Court, the President said the retreat was not…
Stakeholders at the just-concluded four-day strategic Obafemi Awolowo University Council Management Retreat have resolved to work together and use their respective expertise to develop the institution. Rising from the retreat held from May 28 to May 31, 2025, at Ede, Osun State, the Stakeholders used the opportunity to restrategise on the challenges and opportunities confronting…
The Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR) has called on Russia and Ukraine to prioritise peace and dialogue in their ongoing conflict. The institute’s appeal comes amid escalating tensions and violence between the two nations, which have resulted in significant human suffering and destabilisation in the region. IPCR, in a statement signed by its…
The Federal Government has declared Friday, June 6th, and Monday, June 9th, 2025, public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-ul-Adha celebration. The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Interior, Dr Magdalene Ajani, made the declaration on behalf of the Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja. The Minister,…
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentence of 11 Filipinos, two Chinese, one Malaysian and one Indonesian to one year imprisonment each for cyber-terrorism and internet fraud before Justices Yellim Bogoro and A. O. Owoeye of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos….
Justice Yellim Bogoro of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, convicted and sentenced one Adenuga Elijah to one year imprisonment for internet fraud. He was arraigned by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Nigerian Mint charge Board on commercial charges for cybercrimes. The count reads: ” That you, ADENUGA ELIJAH OLUWADAMILARE, (Male) on…
Barikui Felix The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has declared that he does not support President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State. Wike said he wouldn’t have accepted the declaration if the president had consulted him. He also reaffirmed that he has no issue with the suspended…
Uko Okon The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has expressed deep dissatisfaction with the treatment they receive from the government despite their significant contributions to the healthcare system. They equally decried the continued exclusion of members from paying specialist allowances despite performing specialist functions in various health institutions across the country. This was contained…