Niger Speaker Stops Wedding Plans For 100 Orphans
The Speaker of the Niger State House of Assembly, Abdulamlik Sarkindaji, has stopped the planned hosting of the wedding of 100 orphan girls in his constituency, saying he would not grace the occasion. ALSO READ: Finidi Debunk Disagreement With Super Eagles Top Stars Rumour Sarkindaji took the decision following the action of the Women Affairs […]
Family Of Bullied Student Slams N500m Suit On Abuja School
The family of Ms. Namitra Bwala, a student of Lead British International School, Gwarinpa, Abuja, has instituted a civil suit against the school. ALSO READ: Kaduna State Gender Policy In Agriculture: The Approval Is Long Overdue The institution of the suit follows the viral video released on the internet a few weeks ago where Ms […]
Kaduna State Gender Policy In Agriculture: The Approval Is Long Overdue
By Yusuf Ishaku Goje This is a passionate appeal to Governor Uba Sani to approve and accelerate the implementation of the Gender Policy in Agriculture. No doubt, the contribution of agriculture to the State’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) – 36.7%, workforce – 42.4%, household income and consumption has been evidently established. Notwithstanding the huge barriers […]
Stop Supporting Suspected Fraudsters – EFCC To Bank Officials
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has cautioned compliance officers of banks in Nigeria to stop disclosing the anti-graft agency’s investigative activities to their customers. ALSO READ: Journalist Freed After 10 Days In Detention EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, made the call on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, through the Acting Zonal Director of the Ibadan […]
Journalist Freed After 10 Days In Detention
Nigerian Police authorities have released Daniel Ojukwu, the detained journalist with the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ). ALSO READ: Senate Approves Death Penalty For Drug Traffickers Ojukwu, who went missing with his phone numbers switched off and whereabouts unknown to colleagues until it was found out he was detained by the police, regained his freedom […]
Senate Approves Death Penalty For Drug Traffickers
The Senate has approved the death sentence as a penalty for drug traffickers in the country, as it passes through the third reading, the 2024 NDLEA Act (Amendment) Bill. ALSO READ: Reps Orders CBN To Suspend Cybersecurity Levy The proposal was adopted on Thursday when the Senate dissolved into a committee of the whole for […]
Reps Orders CBN To Suspend Cybersecurity Levy
The House of Representatives on Thursday asked the Central Bank of Nigeria to withdraw the circular directing all banks to commence charging a 0.5 per cent cybersecurity levy on all electronic transactions within the country, The Nation reports. ALSO READ: CBN Post list Of Licensed Deposit Money Banks The motion on the urgent need to […]
CBN Post list Of Licensed Deposit Money Banks
The Central Bank of Nigeria has released a list of licensed Deposit Money Banks operating within the country. ALSO READ: Gov. Yusuf Aproves New Management Structure for Kano Internal Revenue Services The list, which was made public on the CBN’s official website on Tuesday, provides insights into the banking landscape in Nigeria. Banks with international […]
Gov. Yusuf Aproves New Management Structure for Kano Internal Revenue Services
… Redeploys Sani Dambo to Special Adviser on Investment Kano State Governor His Excellency Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf has approved the appoitmemt of Dr. Zaid Abubakar as the new Excutive Chairman, Kano State Internal Revenue Services (KIRS). The Governor also approved, the appointment of Kassim Ibrahim as the Executive Director of the Revenue Board. In […]
Journalism in Transition: NGO Trains Nigerian Reporters on Conflict-Sensitive Reportages in Digital Age
By Abdullahi Alhassan, Kaduna The media landscape has evolved significantly from offline to online platforms, remarked Danjuma Dawop, Chief of Party at Peace Action for Rapid and Transformative Nigerian Early Warning Response (PARTNER). Dawop made this assertion during a one-day training on Conflict-Sensitive Reporting workshop for media practitioners held in Kaduna state. Traditionally, journalists sourced […]