The Paradigm Initiative has raised concern about whether the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) regulation could be substituted for a comprehensive data protection law. Such a law, it noted, should be compliant with best global standards such as the ...
Read More »Fulani herdsmen plan establishment of emirates in Southern Nigeria, group alleges
The Coalition of Ethic Nationalities Youth Leaders of Southern Nigeria (CENYLON) has alerted of Fulani herdsmen’s plans to establish emirates through the proposed RUGA settlements in Southern Nigeria, urging the people to resist the move. Rising from an emergency meeting ...
Read More »Atiku seeks adoption of Uwais’ panel recommendation to address electoral gaps
Former Vice President and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last presidential elections, Atiku Abubakar has sought immediate adoption of the Justice Muhammed Uwais Panel report to address electoral flaws in the country. In a statement he ...
Read More »House Speaker Gbajabiamila’s wades in to stave off resident doctors’ strike
Speaker, House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has prevailed on the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) to back down on its threat to down tools. During the meeting with the medical practitioners and officials of the Federal Ministry of Health, ...
Read More »Govt considers shedding equity as Development Bank of Nigeria grants SMEs N70 billion
The Federal Government is to shed its equity in Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN) with a view to further capitalising the financial institution to deliver on its mandate. Set up two years ago, the bank is obligated to finance the ...
Read More »Atiku, PDP evidence supports our case, INEC tells tribunal, Buhari opens defence, APC undecided on calling witnesses
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has told the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) that it was not going to call witnesses. The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar and his party had filed a joint petition ...
Read More »Northern governors mull summit to tackle challenges of Almajiri education
Governors of the 19 northern states at the weekend said they had perfected arrangement to convene a summit to discuss the problems associated with the Almajiri education system in the region. They said the idea was one of the measures ...
Read More »Party lauds Lagos Assembly for challenging Sanwo-Olu, NNPC on pipeline vandalism
The Lagos chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has lauded the resolution of the Mudashiru Obasa-led state House of Assembly directing Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to tackle pipeline vandalism. In a statement, the ...
Read More »Nnamani charges Igbo women on enterprising spirit of old
A former Governor of Enugu State, Chimaroke Nnamani has charged Igbo women to emulate the enterprising skill of old Igbo women, which made them excel in business and politics. Nnamani stated that today’s Igbo women required the enterprising spirit of ...
Read More »Expert tasks N’Assembly on amendment of land use act
CHIEF Executive Officer of BSTAN Homes, Becky Damilola-Oke, has urged the National Assembly to urgently review the Land Use Act, which the country has been operating for the past 40 years. Damilola-Oke, who made the call in Abuja, while unveiling ...
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