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… Eye checks, High blood, Sugar level prevalence as CDS hails outreach initiative The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Council, on Saturday partnered with Nizamiye Hospital to provide free health check-ups for over three hundred journalists in Abuja. More than 300 journalists took part in the…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has expressed strong support for Guinea’s long-term development blueprint, SIMAMDOU 2040, during the inaugural Planning and International Cooperation Days held in Conakry. Speaking at the opening ceremony, the Vice-President of the ECOWAS Commission, Her Excellency Damtien Larbli Tchintchibidja, reaffirmed the regional body’s…
Nigeria and the European Union (EU) are set to hold a high-level Senior Officials Meeting, in Abuja. The engagement aims to strengthen bilateral ties and set the stage for the forthcoming Nigeria-EU Ministerial Meeting. According to a statement released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the meeting will be co-chaired…
The ECOWAS Parliament has officially launched what it describes as a “war” on the synthetic drug known as Kush, in response to the escalating crisis of substance abuse and mental health challenges in Sierra Leone and across the West African region. The declaration came during a high-level sensitization town hall…
The ECOWAS Parliament has kicked off a critical regional sensitization mission in Sierra Leone with a focus on the rising challenges of substance abuse and mental health. The initiative began with a series of high-level engagements with key government ministries and institutions in Freetown. At the Ministry of Foreign Affairs…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced Ali Bukar Dalori, the Deputy National Chairman (North), as the new Acting National Chairman of the party. This follows the immediate resignation of former Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, who stepped down from the position on Thursday. The development was confirmed in an…
In a landmark ruling, a High Court in Nairobi, Kenya, has declared the arrest, detention, and transfer of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), from Kenya to Nigeria in June 2021 as unlawful, unconstitutional, and illegal. Delivering judgment on the high-profile case, Justice E. Mwita faulted…
The National Judicial Council (NJC), under the chairmanship of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Kudirat M.O. Kekere-Ekun, GCON, has approved a new round of judicial appointments and enforced disciplinary actions, including the compulsory retirement of 10 judges in Imo State for falsifying their dates of birth. The Council’s…
[27/06, 9:52 am] rosewendy: The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory and former Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Thursday night confirmed the resolution of the protracted political dispute between him and Governor Siminalayi Fubara, following a high-level peace meeting convened by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Abuja. Addressing journalists…
Key regional figures and former leaders have gathered in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), in a two-day high-level conference convened by the Amandla Institute in collaboration with the ECOWAS Commission. The event, which began on serves as a…
