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A rights activist, Professor Yinka Olomojobi, has said the rights of the child are the most important group rights. He made the submission in preparation for the public presentation of his book titled, ‘Human rights: Legal protection of children in Nigeria’ taking place on Thursday at Ikoyi, Lagos. Olomojobi argued that the rights of children were more important because they …

The decision by the former governor to endorse the incumbent who defeated him in 2019 has generated uproar in the APC. The recent subtle endorsement of the incumbent governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed by his immediate predecessor, Mohammed Abubakar of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is generating uproar within the opposition party with some members calling for Mr Abubakar to be …

Kindly share this report: Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Wednesday, stepped down the second reading of two bills, one seeking amendment to same sex act, and the other to establish Nigeria Diaspora Intervention Trust Fund. The development came on the heels of a heated debate mostly against the bills. The bills were sponsored by Hon. Bamidele Salam from Osun state and …

The National Identity Management Commission, NIMC has cautioned the general public to be wary of the antics of some unscrupulous individuals using its forged document to seek  collaboration with state and local governments to collect money to enroll and issue the NIN, especially for students in primary and secondary schools across the country. In a statement signed by Head, Corporate Communications, …

Kindly share this story: Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory Police Command has arrested three suspected kidnappers, Abubakar Umaru, Nasiru Umaru, and Haruna Sulu, all male residents of Niger State, in connection with the kidnapping incident at Kasanki village in the Gwagwalada area of Abuja. Punch correspondent gathered that the arrest followed an intelligence-led operation by operatives of “Operation G-7” on Monday, …

Kindly share this story: Nigeria has been listed among African countries whose citizens can now apply for qualified teacher status through the Teaching Regulation Agency in the United Kingdom, from February 2023. Other foreign countries which the offer extends to include Ghana, Hong Kong, India, Jamaica, Singapore, South Africa, Ukraine and Zimbabwe. A publication early December on the UK government’s …

Edo State Government has commenced a statewide assessment of senior secondary school students, as well as those in technical schools to establish the gains recorded by the government in the education sector through the EdoBEST 2.0 programme. The Edo State Commissioner for Education, Dr. Joan Osa-Oviawe, disclosed this during an inspection tour to various schools in the state. Some of …

South African Consul-General to Nigeria, Dr. Bobby Moore has identified that “Potential areas of investment by the people of South Africa in Edo include infrastructure development, especially road infrastructure that facilitates the movement of people as well as goods and services for a healthy economy.” Another area, he noted is hospitality and tourism. “Edo’s rich cultural history can play a …

…Restates resolve to arrest, prosecute land-grabbers in Edo Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Tuesday, led other top government officials to inspect ongoing construction work at the state’s new town development project in Obazagbon Community in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area. Obaseki promised to sanitize the state’s built environment and rid it of land grabbers. During the inspection exercise, the …

Elon Musk’s Twitter has dissolved its Trust and Safety Council, the advisory group of around 100 independent civil, human rights and other organizations that the company formed in 2016 to address hate speech, child exploitation, suicide, self-harm and other problems on the platform. The council had been scheduled to meet with Twitter representatives Monday night. But Twitter informed the group …