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Tunis, said the meeting will focus on one of the priorities of ECOWAS Vision 2050, which is to promote good governance and consolidate irreversible peace, security, as well as development in the region. “As we all know, inequality has...
- Bemoans incessant use of thugs to disrupt elections
By Princess-Ekwi Ajide, Abuja
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has asked political parties and their candidates to call their supporters to order as there are already disturbing reports of clashes between...
By Princess-Ekwi Ajide, Abuja
The National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies, NILDS, has been described as an essential institution for good governance in Africa
The Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Sidie Tunis, who gave the description during a courtesy call...
By Princess-Ekwi Ajide, Abuja
In the bid to grow businesses, trade and investment in the African continent, the ECOWAS Parliament and the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) have mapped out strategies to collaborate on how the two regional legislative bodies...
By Princess-Ekwi Ajide, Abuja
The Governor of Anambra State, Chukwuma Soludo, has asked Ndi Anambra to hold him accountable for any single penny it receives on investments.
The governor stated this at a townhall meeting of Anambra indigenes resident in Abuja.
He...
By Princess-Ekwi Ajide, Abuja
The Resource Centre for Human Rights & Civic Education (CHRICED) says, approximately two million Original Inhabitants (OIs) of Abuja’s Federal Capital Territory, FCT, in Nigeria, comprising nine tribes and seventeen chiefdoms, are grappling with the challenges...
By Princess-Ekwi Ajide, Abuja
As part of its ongoing review process of the 2023 General Election, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has met with Collation and Returning Officers to discuss issues of concern about the election, including those raised...
By Princess-Ekwi Ajide, Abuja
The Nigeria's Defence Headquarters says troops in different operational theatres within the six geopolitical zones, have sustained onslaught against terrorism, oil theft and all other forms of criminality aimed at addressing various security challenges.
The Director, Defence...
By Princess-Ekwi Ajide, Abuja
Anambra State has been named one of the 15 states in Nigeria to benefit from Canada’s Global Initiative for Vaccine Equity (CanGIVE) Grant to Nigeria.
The Canada Global Initiative, which aims to support country-led efforts to expedite...
The President of the Association Internationale de la Presse Sportive (AIPS), Gianni Merlo, has called and congratulated the newly elected President of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Mr Isaiah Benjamin, and other members of the National Executive...
By Princess-Ekwi Ajide, Abuja
The Federal government of Nigeria has urged awardees of the Erasmus plus scholarship programme to be ambassadors of their respective institutions and Nigeria.
The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, David Adejo, who made the plea at...
By Princess-Ekwi Ajide, Abuja
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says it needs diverse contributions from stakeholders to enable it identify areas of strengths and weaknesses in order to improve in the forthcoming off-cycle governorship elections in some states of...
By Princess-Ekwi Ajide, Abuja
The Nigeria Institute of Public Relations, NIPR, and its partners have presented the final report emanating from the National Citizens Summit for implementable policy interventions by the governments at various levels, relevant private sector players and...
- Police says it has setup high powered team to investigate the killing
The yet to be identified gunmen have murdered an Mbaise Traditional Rule, HRH, Eze State, Eze James Nnamdi (Mirioma)Durujiaku of Uboma I1, Nguru Nweke Autonomous Community in...
The Anambra State WAI Brigade Commander, Francis Nwoye has been honoured as Ambassador of the National Association of Nigerian Drug and Narcotic Monitoring.
The event which was held in Awka recently marked the official inauguration of the Association in Anambra...
By Princess-Ekwi Ajide, Abuja
European Union, EU, says its support for education in Nigeria aligns to national objectives and focuses on equitable access to quality education and teacher training aimed at strengthening the education system, increase the use of digital...
By Mary Ugorji
The 2024 budget stakeholders meeting of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) in Imo State has ended in Owerri.
In his address at the meeting held on Wednesday, the Director, NDDC Imo State Office, Engr. Anthony Okanne, noted...
By Mary Ugorji
The Nigerian Breweries on Friday paid a coursy visit to HRM, Eze Dr. Emmanuel Okeke CFR (Eze Imo) to formally present to him one of his sons who won the 2023 Nigerian Brewery Highlife competition and appreciate...
By Kelechi Ugo.
The President of Nigeria Union Local Government Employees,NULGE Imo State chapter Comrade Richard Eze has declared total support of the Local Governments workers for Governor Hope Uzodimma's re-election bid.
Speaking during Imo Stakeholders meeting held at Rockview Hotel...
By Ike Chima
The Imo PDP Critical Stakeholders, a group that says it is working to stabilize the People's Democratic Party in the state, in a fresh well articulated letter addressed to the acting national chairman of the party, has...
The leadership of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, SWAN FCT Chapter has congratulated its immediate past Secretary, Ikenna Victor Okonkwo for his emergence as SWAN National Secretary.
The overwhelming victory followed the association's election at the Triennial Delegate Congress...
By Princess-Ekwi Ajide, Abuja
The Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal Hasan Abubakar, has constituted a Board of Inquiry to determine the immediate and remote causes of the crash of a Nigerian Air Force FT-7NI trainer aircraft that crashed...
By Princess-Ekwi Ajide, Abuja
The Department of State Services, DSS, has confirmed that former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele has been charged to court in compliance with an Abuja High Court Order.
A statement by the Public...
By Princess-Ekwi Ajide, Abuja
The Federal Ministry of Education says it will ensure that all admission processes are concluded timely and in line with its 60% Merit; 30% Equality of State and 10% Exigency
criteria.
The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, David...
Tiv Youths Condemn Call For Amnesty For Bandits, Terrorists, Armed Herdsmen
The Tiv Youths under the umbrella of its apex socio-cultural organization, Tiv Youth Organisation (TYO), FCT Abuja Chapter has condemned recent calls for amnesty for bandits, terrorists and armed...
Jubilation as Smile Communications Launches SuperFast Internet Services, in Kano State.
Joel Oladele, Abuja
Kano State is about to witness a groundbreaking transformation in the digital landscape as Smile Communications, a renowned telecom provider, launches its SuperFast Internet Services in the...
By Princess-Ekwi Ajide, Abuja
In a bid to end incidence of overweight in children and adolescents aged 5-19, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have released a new toolkit to help countries protect children...
By Princess-Ekwi Ajide, Abuja
The All Progressives Congress (APC), has informed members of the National Caucus and National Executive Committee (NEC) that its meetings scheduled for 10th and 11th of July, 2023, have been postponed to the 18th and 19th...
By Princess-Ekwi Ajide, Abuja
Discussions on strengthening Africa's Higher Education in a post COVID-19 world were tops on the agenda for stakeholders at the third Annual global meeting of the forum for Innovation in African Universities, FIAU, in Abuja
The discussions...
By Princess-Ekwi Ajide , Abuja
Stakeholders at a two-day International Capacity Building Training for Journalists on conflict-sensitive reporting have harped on the need for Safety and Protection of Journalists in Nigeria.
The training organised by a Nongovernmental Organisation in Nigeria, Global...
