By Justina Auta The West African Feminist (WFF) says it decries the “shrinkage of civil spaces and regression in women’s rights advocacy in West Africa.” The group made its position known on the sidelines of a two-day West African Feminist Conference with the theme “Feminism as Practice: Movement Building and the Rise of Fundamentalisms” in Abuja on Monday. The conference was organised by Alliance for Africa, in collaboration with African Women’s Development (AWDF) and the African Feminist Forum (AFF). Ms Abena Benewa-Fosu representing Ghana, said salient points raised from the conference included the need for self-identified feminists to tackle emerging…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has called on candidates for political parties in the 2023 general elections, to declare their assets publicly. The Centre also urged candidates to ensure full compliance with CCB rules, which would promote integrity in public service. The Executive Director of CISLAC, Auwal Musa Rafsanjani made the call when he paid courtesy visit to the chairman of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) in Abuja on Friday. “As we are going into the 2023 General elections, The Executive Director CISLAC said the visit focuses on three objectives, the first objective, which will focus on…
By Abdallah el-Kurebe, reporting from Accra, Ghana The African Union Development Agency of the New Partnerships for African Development (AUDA–NEPAD) on Monday in Accra, Ghana began a two-day training workshop for African journalists and communicators. Participants are members of the African Biosafety Communication Network drawn from Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, E-Swatini, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sudan, Togo, Uganda and Zambia. Guided by its implementation drive of the Science, Technology and Innovation Strategy for Africa 2024 (STISA 2024), AUDA-NEPAD has been “engaged in building the pre-requisites for the safe adoption and application of new and emerging technologies such as…
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice in Nigeria, Abubakar Malami has debunked media reports that the Court of Appeal in Abuja on Thursday, discharged and acquitted the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. A statement by his media assistant, Dr Umar Gwandu on Thursday, said Kanu was only discharged and not acquitted. “The Office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice has received the news of the decision of the Court of Appeal concerning the trial of Nnamdi Kanu. For the avoidance of doubt and by the verdict…
Abdulllahi Hassan is the Bauchi State Chairman, Senior Civil Servants Association. In this interview with ASHENEWS, he debunked claims that the state government under Bala Mohammed is owing workers salaries, saying it is unfounded rumour peddled by uninformed people. EXCERPTS: What in your capacity, would you say about the salary situation in Bauchi State? The truth is that workers in Bauchi State should only be grateful to government for prompt payment of salaries as at when due. Workers in Bauchi are not owed salaries for even a single months; all salaries are paid promptly and diligently. But It is usual…
Kenyan President William Ruto has lifted the ban placed against the importation, planting and consumption of Genetically Modified (GM) foods, a statement obtained by ASHENEWS has revealed. The earlier ban by the late former president Mwai Kibaki was precipitated by public health issues raised by the then public health minister Beth Mugo. The cabinet’s lift if the ban on GMO foods import is to help the country cushion the effect of hunger. The cabinet in its meeting chaired by Ruto also allowed the importation and growing of white GMO maize. “In accordance with the recommendation of the Task Force to…
The Director-General of the Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI), Ms. Victoria Akai has said that the Dangote Group is a pacesetter in manufacturing and will boosting Africa’s earnings. The multi-billion Naira Dangote Cement Plc, has a presence in over 10 African countries, while the newly incorporated Dangote Fertiliser and oil refinery are capable of mitigating the continent’s shortfall in foreign earnings. “The founder, Aliko Dangote, is a visionary leader and has led the Group to become one of the leading brands in Africa and the world, which is a pride to every Nigerian,” Akai said. According to her,…
“We are duty bound to reiterate concerns of common Nigerians and proffer sustainable measures to address challenges backpedaling realisation of transparent, accountable democratic governance at all levels. This include the fast-approaching 2023 general elections which has triggered topical developments putting to questions credibility, transparency and integrity of the electoral process and institutions.” The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has expressed worry over series of ‘topical developments’ in Nigeria, including questions around “credibility, transparency and integrity of the electoral process and institutions. The Executive Director, CISLAC and Head of Transparency International Chapter in Nigeria, Auwal Ibrahim Musa (Rafsanjani) expressed his…
Nigeria’s apex financial institution, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has so far recovered N3.7 trillion intervention funds. The amount is out of the N9.3 trillion disbursed by the CBN in various intervention schemes in the last four years. The Director of Development Finance Department of the bank, Mr. Yusuf Yila disclosed this at a press briefings in Abuja on Thursday. According to him, a total of N5.3 trillion of the intervention funds was not yet due for repayment, adding that the apex bank would slow down intervention schemes, with it’s new move to curtail the inflationary trends. Mr Yila…
A Nigerian Non-Governmental Organisation, Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has called for the abolition of security votes allocated to the states or provide a framework for auditing the money. Security vote in Nigeria is a monthly allowance that is allocated to the 36 states within the Federal Republic of Nigeria for the sole purpose of funding security services within such states. CISLAC Executive Director, Mr Auwal Rafsanjani said in New York that allocation for security vote was not usually accounted for. Rafsanjani spoke on the sidelines of the 77th session of UN General Assembly after a launch of “Sustainable…