The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) on Thursday expressed readiness to establish state police in their respective states. They also unveiled a framework developed by the Forum’s secretariat. This development follows the rising demand for decentralized policing, aimed at enabling states to play a greater role in addressing the country’s security challenges. According to the governors,…
Senator Onyekachi Nwebonyi From Nabob Ogbonna, Abakaliki The Deputy Chief Whip of the Senate representing Ebonyi North District, Barr. Onyekachi Nwebonyi, yesterday assured Nigerians—motorists in particular—that he would continue to advocate on the floor of the Senate for the elimination of extortion by security operatives on highways. Nwebonyi gave this assurance at a stakeholders’ consultation…
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) Nigeria is taking a firm position ahead of critical negotiations at the World Health Organization (WHO), urging Member States to finalize a strong, binding Pathogen Access and Benefit-Sharing (PABS) Annex to the WHO Pandemic Agreement. The appeal comes as delegates prepare to reconvene in Geneva from April 27 to May 1…
As Nigeria joins the international community to mark the 2026 World Earth Day (WED), participants at a summit held in Ntak Inyang, an oil-bearing community in Esit Eket Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, have expressed deep concern over the devastating impacts of oil spills, gas flaring, and other environmental challenges plaguing the Niger…
Prof. Innocent Eleazu, NAE President From Ogbonnaya Ndukwe, Aba The outgoing President of the Nigerian Association of Economists (NAE), Prof. Innocent Eleazu, has said that the Nigerian government’s persistent refusal to heed advice from indigenous experts,particularly those in international development finance and economic management has significantly worsened the country’s economic challenges. Dr. Eleazu, a United…
