Prof. Abubakar Sulaiman, the Director-General of the National Institute of Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) has decried the low representation of women in Nigeria’s political space.
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Nigeria’s unemployment rate dropped to 4.1 percent in the first quarter of 2023 from 5.3 percent in the fourth of 2022.
The Minister of Works, Mr David Umahi, has again given the assurance that the reconstruction work on the Abuja-Kaduna-Kano highway will be completed by the first quarter of 2024.
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has urged the House of Representatives to amend the Student Loan Act to accommodate all Nigerian students who desire loans.
President Bola Tinubu says Africa has a better chance of overcoming its economic and security challenges through local solutions and consistency on its pledges and agreements.
The Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) says the Integrated Personal Payrol information System (IPPIS) failed to remit N26.6 billion of workers contributory funds in two years.
The Committee of Retired Inspectors-General of Police has advocated 65 years as retirement age and 40 years as tenure of service for Police personnel.
ASHENEWS reports that the Osolo of Isolo Kingdom, Oba Edward Kolawole Adejoyegbe Adewole in the Akure South local fovernment, Ondo state, has drawn the attention of Ondo state government that the planned extension of Aheregbe festival and market closure order by the Palace of the Deji of Akure, Oba Aladetoyinbo Ogunlade Aladelusi, will cause crisis in Isolo town.
The Voice of Disability Initiative (VDI), a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), has raised an alarm over the multiple discrimination allegedly suffered by women with disabilities in society.
Dr Sunday Isiyaku, the Country Director of Sightsavers, an international NGO, has advised parents and guardians to enroll their wards with disabilities in normal, and not special, schools.