Gender violence: ATLAS, Irish Aid trains 20 community women on management
By Olasunkanmi Akoni The ATLAS (Access to Learning and School) Initiative, in collaboration with Irish Aid, which provided funding, has successfully trained 20 community women, called “champions” across Lagos and Ogun States to boost prevention and response to Sexual and Gender-Based Violence, SGBV. The training was implemented under ATLAS Initiative’s ongoing Enriching Lives Through Empowerment […]
Osun LG Accounts: Court issues arrest warrants against bank, three top officials
A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, has issued arrest warrants against a first generation bank and four of its senior officials over the alleged illegal operation and maintenance of bank accounts in the name of the 30 local government councils in the state. The case, was filed by the Osun State […]
ADSC boss urges FG to tie bilateral deals to visa access for Nigerians
Founder of the Africa Development Studies Centre (ADSC), Sir Victor Oluwafemi, has called on the Federal Government to match Nigeria’s expanding bilateral and trade agreements with practical visa access for Nigerians, warning that economic diplomacy without mobility delivers only “half-wins.” Oluwafemi, who is also the founder of the Douglas Development Institute (DDI), made the call […]
Why we conferred honorary doctorate on Gov Otu – Modibbo Adama varsity
By Henry Obetta Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State has been conferred with an Honorary Doctorate by the Modibbo Adama University (MAU), Yola, in recognition of what the institution described as his far-reaching contributions to governance, public service and humanitarian development across Nigeria.The honour was conferred during its combined 29th and 30th convocation ceremonies. […]
Lagos Assembly calls for public enlightenment on demolitions,
By Ebunoluwa Sessou The Lagos State House of Assembly has called on Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to direct the Commissioner for Information and Strategy to intensify public enlightenment and sensitisation on the ongoing demolition exercises across parts of the state, in a bid to curb misinformation and prevent avoidable tension. The resolution followed a motion moved […]
Civil society urges compliance with court orders on police reinstatement
By Ebunoluwa Sessou The Civil Society Forum for Police Reform, led by Comrade Ibrahim Ilyasu, has caled on the Federal Government and the leadership of the Nigeria Police Force to uphold the rule of law by immediately complying with subsisting court judgments ordering the reinstatement of illegally retired police officers. Speaking at a press conference […]
