By George Ozalla President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of former House of Representatives spokesman, Abdulrazak Sa’ad Namdas, as the new Director General of the Border Communities Development Agency (BCDA), while also appointing former Edo lawmaker, Hon. Patrick Obahiagbon, as Executive Director, Strategy and Commercial of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC), […]
By George Ozalla The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has rejected the recent ruling of the Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja, declaring that it remains a legally recognised political party and has already instructed its legal team to challenge the decision at the Court of Appeal.The party made its position known in a statement signed […]
By George Ozalla The Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Chief Tony Ojukwu, OFR, SAN, has reaffirmed the Commission’s commitment to preventing torture, protecting the dignity of persons deprived of their liberty and ensuring justice and effective remedies for victims of torture across Nigeria.According to a press statement signed by the Director […]
By George Ozalla The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has imposed a N6 million sanction on Saudi Airlines over consumer protection-related infractions, in a move aimed at enforcing compliance with aviation regulations and safeguarding the rights of passengers travelling to and from Nigeria.The regulatory authority said the sanction became necessary after the airline failed to […]
By George Ozalla The Acting National Chairman of the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) and former National Chairman of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), Peter Ameh, has predicted that President Bola Tinubu will not secure a second term in office in the 2027 presidential election, expressing confidence that former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter […]
By George Ozalla The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has described the National Assembly’s passage of the constitutional amendment bill seeking to establish State Police as a significant step in Nigeria’s efforts to address worsening insecurity, while cautioning that the reform must not be implemented hastily without adequate safeguards.In a statement signed by its […]
By George Ozalla The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has launched a Women in Leadership Programme aimed at strengthening female leadership within Nigeria’s telecommunications industry and creating a structured pathway for women to occupy more strategic decision-making positions across the sector.The initiative, unveiled in Abuja, forms part of the Commission’s broader commitment to promoting diversity, inclusion […]
By George Ozalla The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has intensified efforts to institutionalise anti-corruption education within Nigeria’s legal education system with the convening of a follow-up curriculum development workshop in Kano aimed at producing a draft anti-corruption curriculum for the Nigerian Law School.The workshop, which builds on an earlier engagement […]
By George Ozalla The Director General of the National Council for Civil Society Organisations (NACCSO) and Vision-One Leadership Development Initiative (VOLDI), Rt. Comrade Emmanuel Johnny, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to increase funding and improve logistics for federal agencies responsible for youth empowerment, entrepreneurship development and support for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), […]
By George Ozalla The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and the Customs Administration of the Kingdom of the Netherlands have entered into a joint declaration aimed at strengthening cooperation on trade facilitation, border security, capacity building, and the fight against transnational organised crime.The agreement was signed on Wednesday, 24 June 2026, in Brussels by the Comptroller-General […]
