A Adamawa Gov's Wife Moves To End GBV In Rural Areas' Engagement aimed at ending gender-based violence at the grassroots has been organized by wife of the Adamawa state governor, Hajiya Lami Umaru Fintiri. The meeting was held in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA through the Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development at the Government House in Yola. Hajiya Lami Umaru Fintiri emphasized the need for […]
As the 2024 16 days of Activism against Gender-based Violence gathers momentum, the Federal Government has reiterated its commitment through legislative reforms to end violence against women and promote gender equality and women empowerment. The Minister of Women Affairs, Imaan Suleiman-Ibrahim made this known, when she led different Nigerian women groups on a solidarity walk to the National Assembly in commemoration of the 2024 16 Days Activism Against Gender-Based Violence […]
The FCT Administration, has pledged to provide the necessary support for successful completion of the African Medical Center of Excellence, with a view to reversing medical tourism. The FCT Minister of State, Dr. Mariya Mahmoud, made this pledge during a site tour of the state of the art facility, of the African Medical Centre for Excellence, billed to be operational in early 2025. Mahmoud noted that the partnership between the […]
The House of Representatives has urged the Vice President, Kashim Shettima, who is the chairman of the Board of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company, NDPHC, to summon an emergency meeting of the board towards the resuscitation of the moribund 252MW Gbarain Power Plant in Bayelsa State. The House also summoned the managing director of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company to appear before its Committee on Power to […]
The Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission, NCPC is to strengthen partnership with the Kingdom of Jordan to advance the cause of pilgrimage by exploring landmark Holy Sites as recorded in the Bible. The Executive Secretary NCPC, Bishop Stephen Adegbite stated this when he met with the Jordanian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities as well as top officials of the Ministry in Amman, Jordan. Bishop Adegbite's visit to Jordan, is to seek […]
The Commandant General Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps(NSCDC), Ahmed Abubakar Audi has reiterated the Corps’ commitment to guard against all forms of harassment and violence at the workplace. He stated this at a One-day sensitization programme held at the NSCDC National Headquarters, Sauka in Abuja. The program was organized by the NSCDC in collaboration with the UN-women initiative, Germany and Norway. The CG lamented the negative effects […]
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dr Abbas Tajudeen has called for adoption of stringent measures o ensure the protection of children on the internet. The Speaker made the call in Abuja while declaring open a public hearing on a “Bill for an Act to Provide for Enactment of Child Online Access Protection Bill 2023 and other Issues of Online Violence against the Nigerian Child and other Related […]
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dr Abbas Tajudeen has called for adoption of stringent measures o ensure the protection of children on the internet. The Speaker made the call in Abuja while declaring open a public hearing on a “Bill for an Act to Provide for Enactment of Child Online Access Protection Bill 2023 and other Issues of Online Violence against the Nigerian Child and other Related […]
Thailand’s new government is moving ahead to pass new legislation banning cannabis for recreational use in a major reversal 18 months after the country became the first in Asia to decriminalize the plant. The relaxed laws saw a lucrative cannabis industry catering to locals and foreigners alike boom across the Southeast Asian nation, but a new conservative coalition government came to power late last year vowing to tighten the rules and only […]
