Child Marriage Kills more than 60 Girls a Day, Save the Children’s Global Girlhood Report Revealed on the International Day of the Girl
Child Marriage Kills more than 60 Girls a Day, Save the Children’s Global Girlhood Report Revealed on the International Day of the Girl An estimated 44% of girls in Nigeria are married before their 18th birthday, one of the highest rate of child marriage globally. Rates are not likely to decrease today as Nigerian girls […]
NSCDC nabs 11suspected bandits, kidnappers, rustlers in Sokoto
By Suleiman Adamu, Sokoto The Sokoto command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps ( NSCDC) has confirmed the arrest of 11 suspected high profile bandits, Kidnappers and cattle rustlers terrorising Wurno and Tureta local governments axis communities of Sokoto state. The Sate Commandant, Muhammad Saleh Dada who paraded the suspects Monday said they […]
PROVIDE FOR THE ENERGY TRANSITION, POLICY ALERT URGES RMAFC
…calls for immediate audit of the stabilization fund PORT HARCOURT, NIGERIA/ Policy Alert, a non-governmental organisation working for economic and ecological justice in the Niger Delta has called on the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) to use the opportunity of the ongoing review of Nigeria’s revenue allocation formula to set aside a percentage […]
COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF THE ONE DAY EVENT ON HANDING OVER THE HOE TO THE MUSEUM ADVOCACY, DISTRIBUTION OF AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENTS AND SHOWCASING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS ORGANIZED BY SMALL-SCALE WOMEN FARMERS ORGANIZATION IN NIGERIA (SWOFON) AT BBS DIAMOND SUITES, KADUNA STATE.
Preamble On the 5th October, 2021, the Kaduna state Small-scale Women Farmers Organization in Nigeria (SWOFON), an Advocacy Platform with structure across the 36 States and FCT, and active membership in 23 Local Governments of the State, organized an advocacy event with the objectives to: step down of simplified National Gender Policy on Agriculture; advocacy […]
SmokingWeed & SippingHennessy: Rest On Balogun, The Big Youth.
While growing up, me and some of my friends shared stories of our families. Some, the stories are so heavenly, I wanted to get married immediately… Some, we’d all end up crying after it all. For mine, my late dad was an example of a good man and my mother, the true example of humility, […]
PERL mobilises media to drive discussions against barriers to girl education in Kaduna
The United Kingdom Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is mobilising journalists to drive discussions and increase awareness against barriers to girl-child education in Kaduna State. Mr Istifanus Akau, the State Partnership Facilitator, FCDO’s governance programme, Partnership to Engage, Reform and Learn (PERL) said at a two-day Media Strategic Session in Zaria on Tuesday, that […]
THE ABBA KYARI INDICTMENT IN AMERICA, THE UNMASKING OF THE NIGERIAN POLICE FORCE
By Emeka Ugwuonye, Esquire, President, Eculaw Group, Founder and CEO, DPA The criminal indictment of Nigeria’s most decorated Police Officer is the best thing to happen to Nigerians and the worst thing to happen to The Nigeria Police Force! Nothing could have saved Nigeria from The Nigeria Police without some external involvement, especially by the […]
2023: PDP Assurance group frowns at South/North confusion over zoning, reels Atiku’s flow
By Suleiman Adamu, Sokoto Bracing ahead of the 2023 polls, PDP Assurance Group with offices across states, has began wide spread awareness campaign to tame the ongoing confusion between the south and north over zoning of presidential ticket. It noted with concern that political parties and key players were the primary architects of current political […]
NDDC Audit Report: MIIVOC Sues Malami
As part of activities marking the celebration of the International Day for Universal Access to Information 2021, a non-governmental organization, Media Initiative against Injustice, Violence and Corruption-MIIVOC, Wednesday, dragged Nigeria’s Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Abubakar Malami to court for violation of the Freedom of Information Act, 2011. The Suit filed at the Federal […]
LG BUDGET PROPOSALS: Avoid presenting over ambitious estimate – Govt Urge Councils.
. Kaduna State Government has called on the 23 Local Government Councils to strictly adhere to the budget preparation guidelines in coming up with their draft estimate proposal and to avoid presenting over ambitious estimate proposals. The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Local Government Affairs, Dr. Abubakar Abba Umar gave the call during his […]