Category: News

MBF Raises Alarm Over Escalating Genocide in the Middle Belt

…Calls for UN Investigation, Condemns Government Inaction By Ehis Agbon | Kaduna | October 19, 2025 The Middle Belt Forum (MBF) has once again sounded the alarm over what it describes as an ongoing genocidal campaign against the indigenous ethnic nationalities of the Middle Belt region, following the latest massacre of 13 Berom natives in […]

FCT Primary Health Care Board Approves Pilot of MaternalRecordPro to Transform Maternal Healthcare

The FCT Primary Health Care Board (FCT-PHCB) has authorized PrimeSafePath Solutions Ltd to pilot its innovative digital platform, MaternalRecordPro, in selected Primary Health Centers (PHCs) across Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) and Bwari Area Council. This platform was developed in partnership with the Theodora Anavhe Adamu Foundation (TAAF) and is supported by the National Information […]

ETP Ministry Unveils Coffee Brand to Support Persecuted Christians

By Ehis Agbon | Procyon News Kaduna, Nigeria – October 18, 2025 In a remarkable blend of faith, compassion, and enterprise, the Equipping The Persecuted (ETP) Ministry has launched its private-label coffee brand — ETP Coffee, with a mission to “save lives, one cup at a time.” According to the ministry, the initiative — tagged […]

Senate Confirms Professor Joash Amupitan as New INEC Chairman

The Senate has confirmed Professor Joash Amupitan as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). His confirmation followed a voice vote conducted by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, after Amupitan underwent a screening session and answered questions posed by lawmakers. ALSO READ: SOCIALIST LABOUR BACKS ASUU WARNING STRIKE, SAYS NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES ARE DYING […]

Amnesty International Urges Federal and State Governments to Abolish Death Penalty

Amnesty International has called on both the Federal and State Governments in Nigeria to abolish the death penalty, citing its violation of international human rights law. ALSO READ: Kaduna Innovator, Al’amin Idris, Wins Global Innovation Challenge in London Mrs. Barbara Magaji, Programmes Manager of Amnesty International, made the appeal during a stakeholders’ dialogue held on […]

No Clemency Beneficiaries Released Yet, Says AGF Office

The Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice has clarified that no inmate approved for clemency under President Bola Tinubu’s recent exercise of the prerogative of mercy has been released from custody. The clarification, issued amid widespread public debate, states that the process remains at the final administrative stage. This […]

SOCIALIST LABOUR BACKS ASUU WARNING STRIKE, SAYS NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES ARE DYING

…Calls for solidarity from workers, students, and civil society Kaduna, Nigeria — October 16, 2025: Socialist Labour has declared its full support for the ongoing warning strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), describing it as a necessary action to rescue Nigeria’s public universities from total collapse. In a statement jointly signed by […]

FG Approves Sweeping Admission Reforms; Mathematics No Longer Mandatory for Arts Students

The Federal Government has approved a comprehensive and flexible reform of admission entry requirements for all tertiary institutions in Nigeria, a move projected to increase the annual student intake from 700,000 to one million. ALSO READ: We’ve Rebuilt Mosques, Restored the Dignity of Imams, and Reoriented Public Morality — Commissioner Maihulla The policy, championed by […]