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Divisional Police Officers (DPOs) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, have been urged to ensure international best standards in the management of detainees in police cells across Abuja. The charge was given by the Administration of Criminal Justice Monitoring Committee of the Federal Ministry of Justice during a visit to some Divisional Police Stations in the FCT. The visit …

World football’s governing body FIFA has decided that no international competition shall be played in Russia, with home matches being played on neutral territory and without spectators. FIFA disclosed its decision in a statement on Sunday, following international condemnation of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. It also said Russia would have to compete in international football under the name “Football Union …

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday said that Ukraine and Russia would conduct the first diplomatic talks since the Kremlin-launched invasion, with delegations from both countries meeting at the Ukrainian border with Belarus. The two countries would meet near the Pripyat River “without preconditions,” Al Jazeera quotes Mr Zelenskyy’s office as saying. The announcement came after Mr Zelenskyy had earlier said he …

The Delta State Civil Society Organizations Forum (DELCOF), an umbrella body of non-state actors with over 250 civil society organizations in Delta State on Sunday described the signing of the Amended Electoral bill into law by the President, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) as “a great achievement and good omen for Nigerian citizens”. DELCOF, in a press statement issued by its …

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Ongoing industrial action by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, is seen by some as one of the reasons people patronise private universities, as lecturers there are not members of the union and would not go on strike. Meanwhile, another set of people not participating in the strike are lecturers in some state universities and those in …

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has denied ever deactivating the National Identification Number (NIN) of Sahara Reporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore. NIMC issued the denial in a reply to PREMIUM TIMES’ Freedom of Information (FoI) enquiry over Mr Sowore’s claim and its implications on the rights of many voiceless citizens. The agency described Mr Sowore’s claim as “bizarre” in its February 21, …

An official of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and Non-Academic Staff Union of Allied and Educational Institutions (NASU) has hinted at the possibility of the union embarking on an indefinite strike any moment from March. This is as another universities workers’ union- National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT) has issued a two-week ultimatum to the Nigerian government to either …

The United States, the European Union, Canada, and the United Kingdom on Saturday agreed to block “selected” Russian banks from the SWIFT global financial network and to impose “restrictive measures” on its central bank in retaliation for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The joint statements in Washington and Brussels late Saturday sent a powerful signal of how western capitals intend to respond to the Russian …

It is no longer news that Mahdi Aliyu Gusau, is no longer the deputy governor of Zamfara state. He was impeached a few days ago by state legislators who claimed that allegations of abuse of office, criminal self-enrichment and failure to discharge his constitutional duties had been confirmed by an investigation panel. However, the impeachment did not surprise analysts who …