Nigeria officially slides into worst recession since 1987
Nigeria has officially slid into its worst economic recession in over three decades. According to gross domestic product numbers released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Saturday, the nation recorded a contraction of 3.62 percent in the third quarter of 2020. This is the second consecutive quarterly GDP decline since the recession of 2016. […]
Katsina Deputy Governor condoles families of late Hassan Kurfi
Katsina State Deputy Governor Mannir Yakubu has condole the families of late Hassan Kurfi who died on Thursday at Katsina General Hospital after a protracted iliness Late Hassan kurfi died at the age of 65. He was the husband of late Amina Isa Ghachi a one time Commissioner For Women Affairs in Katsina State. The […]
Salami panel recommends Magu’s sack as EFCC boss
The Justice Ayo Salami panel has recommended the sack of Ibrahim Magu, a commissioner of police, as the acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), TheCable can report.Advertisement The panel, which submitted its report to President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday, also asked the president to appoint a new EFCC chairman in an […]
Obaseki re-emphasizes 10pm to 6am curfew, as army begins 7-day operation to check criminality, insecurity
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has urged security agencies in the state to reinforce the existing 10pm to 6am curfew imposed to check the activities of hoodlums and criminals following the hijack of the #EndSARS protests in the state. Obaseki spoke on Friday when he received the General Officer Commanding 2 Division Nigerian […]
Accountant-General’s Multi-Billion Naira Properties, Investments Uncovered
Ahmed Idris, the Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), has been exposed as the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) uncovered his multi-billion naira properties in Kano. Prof. Lawan Abubakar, ASUU’s Bauchi zone coordinator, in a statement, asked the AGF to explain how he bought Sokoto Hotel in Kano at the sum of N500 million and ordered […]
World Toilet Day: CAMAC Donates “Menstrual Emergency Kits” To School
Center for Media Advocacy for Mother and Child (CAMAC), has donated “Menstrual Emergency Kits” to Braintrust College, Kurmin Mashi, Kaduna, as part of her “Period Friendly” facility campaign for public places in Nigeria. Menstrual emergency kits box are menstrual period kits box that provides everything women of menstrual age need to go with the flow, […]
WINNERS EMERGE FROM THE SDG 16 INNOVATION CHALLENGE IN ABUJA
From the 17th to the 19th of November 2020, young changemakers gathered at Ayalla hotels in Abuja to embark on the SDG 16 Innovation Challenge. Seventeen participants were selected for their unique and sustainable solutions to issues concerning the Sustainable Development Goals; more importantly Access to Justice and Strong Institutions. The SDG 16 Innovation challenge […]
`You have brought honour, goodwill to Nigeria’, Buhari tells Jonathan at 63
President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with former President Goodluck Jonathan on his 63rd birthday, declaring that his was a life of service that had brought honour and goodwill to the country. Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s spokesman, in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, quoted Buhari as noting with appreciation, the peculiar and remarkable climb […]
Kano-Abuja Express: Gov. Ganduje Takes Chief of Staff, Prof Gambari, Ministers of Works, Finance For Assessment
In an effort to have a speedy completion of the Kano-Zaria-Kaduna-Abuja expressway by the federal government, governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano state took the Chief of Staff to the President, Prof Ibrahim Gambari, with the Ministers of Works Raji Fashola and that of Finance and National Planning, Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed, to Karfi town, to […]
IMPROVING ACCESS TO JUSTICE THROUGH AN INNOVATION CHALLENGE
According to the World Justice Project report on measuring the justice gap an estimated 5 billion people have “unmet justice needs” globally, including people who cannot obtain justice for everyday problems, people who are excluded from the opportunity the law provides, and people who live in extreme conditions of injustice. An estimated 73% of Nigerians […]