#EndSARS: UAC Warns Lagos Govt On Dangers of Politicising Support For Looted Business Owners
The United Action For Change, UAC , a non-for- profit organization playing a pivotal role in birthing a new socio-political order in Nigeria has issued a stern warning to Lagos State Government not to politicize its MSME Recovery Fund for…
More Knocks as MRA, IPC Condemn NBC Fines Against 3 TV Stations Over Coverage of #EndSARS Protests
…Say Action Portrays Nigeria as Crude, Primitive Media Rights Agenda (MRA) and the International Press Centre (IPC) today condemned the sanctioning of three television stations by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) over the coverage of the #ENDSARS protests, describing the…
How Okonjo-Iweala Emerged 1st Female WTO DG
In this file photo taken on September 19, 2016 former Finance Minster of Nigeria Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala looks on during the Opening Plenary Session: “Partnering for Global Prosperity,” at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s nominee for…
Government Failure, Reason for Civil Unrest – CLO
The Civil Liberties Organisation, CLO, Southeast Zone has identified failure of government to live up to the expectations of the citizens over the years as the major reason for implosion of violence across the country. CLO Chairman, Southeast Zone, Comrade…
Okowa Presents N378.48bn “Budget of Recovery” for 2021
Delta State Governor, Senator (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, on Tuesday, presented the Appropriation Bill of N378.48 billion for 2021 to the state’s House of Assembly for consideration. Christened “Budget of Recovery’’, the governor told the lawmakers that the Bill was made…
IPC Decries Incarceration of Nigerian Journalist Tom Oga
The International Press Centre, IPC, Lagos-Nigeria, calls for the immediate release of Mr. Tom Oga the Publisher of Power Steering Magazine, who has been in police detention for 14 days without trial. He was arrested at about 5p.m on October…
Clarification: How 71,040 Unprocessed Citizens Lost in Police Custodies in 16 Years
The attention of International Society for Civil Liberties & Rule of Law (InterSociety) has been drawn to a calculation error contained in our statement of Sunday, 25th Oct 2020 where we mistakenly stated that “30,400 unprocessed citizens died in police…
SDGs: Aide Commends Governor Makinde for Implementing 6 Major Global Goals
By James Ezema The Senior Special Assistant on Sustainable Development Goals in Oyo State, Mr. Kunle Yusuff has lauded Governor Seyi Makinde for demonstrating a strong commitment to the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) earlier initiated by the…
Edo Govt, FG Begin Free Business Registration for MSMEs
The Edo State Government in collaboration with the federal government has commenced the registration of free business names for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the state. Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Communication Strategy, Crusoe Osagie,…
#EndSARS: Obaseki Inaugurates Judicial Panel of Inquiry, Gives Time Frame to Complete Hearing
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has inaugurated the Judicial Panel of Inquiry established to look into the activities of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) and the circumstances surrounding #EndSARS protests in the state and investigate cases of…
BREAKING: El-Rufai Reviews Curfew in 21 Kaduna LGAs, Releases Emergency Numbers
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has approved the recommendation of the security agencies for a significant relaxation of a 24-hour curfew imposed on the state in 21 local government areas. This is even as the state government has announced…
