UNICEF Urges Nigeria to Turn Child Rights Evidence into Action
ABUJA, Nigeria – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has urged Nigerian policymakers and development partners to move beyond collecting research and data and…
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G4 Backs Africa for Permanent UN Security Council Seat
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Group of Four (G4) countries — Brazil, Germany, India and Japan — have reiterated their support for enhanced African representation…
Lawyer Questions Tinubu-Shettima Absence Over Section 145
ABUJA, Nigeria – Human rights lawyer Inibehe Effiong has questioned the constitutional implications of President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima being outside…
NBA Kaduna Urges Measures to Protect Vulnerable Voters
KADUNA, Nigeria — The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Kaduna Branch, has called for measures to ensure that insecurity does not prevent eligible citizens, including…
LASTMA Urges Safer Skating Away From Busy Roads
LAGOS, Nigeria — The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has urged parents and guardians to keep children and young people using roller skates and…
Shettima to Represent Nigeria at 81st UNGA
ABUJA, Nigeria — Vice President Kashim Shettima will represent Nigeria and lead the country’s delegation to the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New…
Former Kogi Governor Ibrahim Idris Dies at 77
LOKOJA, Nigeria — Former Kogi State Governor Ibrahim Idris has died in the United Kingdom at the age of 77, according to reports confirmed…
SERAP Sues INEC Over Political Donation Limits Ahead of 2027
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sued the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over its alleged failure to disclose…
Six Die in Kogi Road Crash, Two Injured
KOGI, Nigeria – Six people have died and two others sustained injuries in a road crash along the Kabba-Odo-Ape Road in Kabba-Bunu Local Government…
Soludo Pardons Controversial Native Doctor Aki
AWKA, Nigeria — Anambra State Governor Chukwuma Soludo has granted a pardon to controversial native doctor Chidozie Nwangwu, popularly known as Akwa Okuko Tiwara…