Nigeria’s main opposition leaders, ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, have both called for an urgent probe into an IMF report indicating that roughly N8.83 trillion in government spending was executed outside the approved 2025 budget.
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The Nigerian Correctional Service Act of 2019 marked a shift from punishment to rehabilitation, reformation and reintegration of inmates. Nigeria has several laws upholding human rights and dignity, but weak implementation often renders them ineffective. In the FCT Command of the Nigerian Correctional Service, however, the law is not just on paper; it is being lived out.
New Deal for FCT Prison Inmates as Reforms Take Root Read More »
The United States has withdrawn most of its forces deployed for a joint counterterrorism operation in Nigeria’s Lake Chad Basin, while retaining intelligence sharing and other aspects of its joint military cooperation with Nigeria.
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Dr. Otive Igbuzor, Founding Executive Director of the African Centre for Leadership, Strategy and Development, has emphasised the need for governance policies that promote strong public institutions and productive enterprises to drive sustainable economic growth and development in Nigeria.
Igbuzor: Strong Institutions, Enterprises Key to Nigeria’s Growth Read More »
Niger Delta’s foremost cultural ambassador, Yibo Koko, and his Seki Dance drama troupe just returned from the United States. They performed at the prestigious Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Koko describes the Los Angeles performance as no mean feat: “For Seki to inhabit this space, breathing, dancing, and resonating its open-air expanse is a remarkable milestone in our journey.”
From the Creeks to the World: Seki Dance Propagates Niger Delta Culture Read More »
In 1956, when Shell-BP began laying oil pipes in Oloibiri, present-day Bayelsa State, the community had little idea of what was unfolding before their eyes. They watched with curiosity as the Royal Dutch treasure hunters struggled to bury pipelines beneath their fertile soil. Frustrated, the oil men eventually turned to the elders. No royalties were demanded, only whisky and a goat to appease the gods, and with that modest offering, the intruders secured their right of way.
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The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on Thursday charged former Kaduna State Governor Mallam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai before the Federal High Court in Kaduna for an alleged ₦8.68 billion fraud tied to a city-wide CCTV surveillance project.
ICPC Arraigns El-Rufai, 6 Others in Court Over Alleged Kaduna CCTV Contract Fraud Read More »
The Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Idi Abass, has warned criminal gangs and economic saboteurs operating in Nigeria’s maritime domain that hard times await them as the Navy intensifies its crackdown on crude oil theft, piracy, and violent extremism.
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Controller of Corrections, FCT Command of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS), Christopher Jen, has stressed that increased investment in human capacity development is key to reducing youth involvement in violent crime and economic sabotage.
FCT Corrections Boss Urges Investment in Youth Development to Curb Crime Read More »
By Tekena Amieyeofori The Federal High Court, Abuja Division, on Tuesday, ordered the Department of State Services (DSS) to investigate claims that evidence tendered in the alleged coup plot case against President Bola Tinubu’s government was leaked and posted on social media. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik issued the order after prosecution counsel, Rotimi Oyedepo, SAN, told
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