CTA Urges Women to Use FOIA in Anti-Corruption Fight

CTA Urges Women to Use FOIA in Anti-Corruption Fight

By: Anayo Akwitti The Centre for Transparency Advocacy (CTA) has called on Nigerian women to leverage the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2011 in combating corruption. Speaking at a stakeholders' town hall meeting in Abuja, CTA’s Executive Director, Engr Faith Nwadishi, emphasized the vital role women play in fostering transparency but noted that many face challenges in engaging with the FOIA. She highlighted information sharing as a key step […]

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NILDS DG Mourns Dr. Doyin Okupe

The Director General of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), Professor Abubakar Olanrewaju Sulaiman, has expressed deep shock over the passing of Dr Doyin Okupe, former Presidential Spokesman to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan. In a statement issued on Friday, March 7, 2025, by his Media Adviser, Mohammad Abdulkadri, Professor Sulaiman describes Dr. Okupe’s death as a significant loss to Nigeria’s media and political landscape. Reflecting on their […]

March 7, 2025 6

Business

Tax Reform Bills Will Boost Economy – Senator Lad

By: Anayo Akwitti The Special Adviser to the President on Senate Matters, Senator Basheer Lado, CON, has assured Nigerians that the proposed tax reform Bills undergoing a public hearing at the National Assembly will drive economic growth and enhance the standard of living. Speaking during a courtesy visit by a delegation of professors, scholars, and commissioners from Kano State, Senator Lado reaffirmed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s commitment to […]

February 27, 2025 6

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“Eschew Pettiness, Focus on Greater Good” – DG NILDS Advises Senior Staff

By: Anayo Akwitti The Director General National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies, NILDS, National Assembly, Professor Abubakar Olanrewaju Sulaiman has admonished the Senior Cadre Staff to adhere to ethics of Professionalism to bolster service delivery. According to statement signed by his Media Adviser Mohammad Abdulkadri ,Professor Sulaiman gave the charge on Wednesday 19th, February, 2025 at A- Two - Day Leadership Development Programme for Management Professionals of NILDS […]

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DG NILDS Grieves Over Gruesome Killing of Hafsat.

By: Anayo Akwitti The Director General, National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies, NILDS, Professor Abubakar Olanrewaju Sulaiman has described as most unfortunate, callous and inhuman the killing of Hafsat Lawal by so called Alfa Abdulrahman Mohammed Bello in Ilorin. This is contained in a statement issued by his Media Adviser Mohammad Abdulkadri on Monday, 17th February 2025 and made available to Democracy Radio. Professor Sulaiman said such a […]

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No To Global Taxation :Senator Jimoh Ibrahim Tells United Nations Global Parliament In New York.

By: Anayo Akwitti The Senator representing Ondo South Senatorial District has informed the United Nations that proposing a global tax to fund the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is inappropriate and unacceptable, as the international system is anarchic and lacks the authority to comply. He further asserts that there is no comprehensive international system in place. He made this statement during the interparliamentary opening session in New York yesterday. According […]

February 17, 2025 6

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FG Approves Recruitment of 50 Doctors, 100 Nurses for Correctional Facilities

By: Sulyman Gobir President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the employment of 50 doctors and 100 nurses to improve healthcare services in correctional centers across Nigeria. The approval, conveyed through the Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, is part of the government's effort to enhance medical care for inmates. This development follows growing concerns over the poor conditions of correctional facilities, including inadequate medical services. Dr. Tunji-Ojo had secured […]

February 14, 2025 8

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Governor Soludo Has Lost The Capacity To Provide Security in Anambra – Labour Party

By: Chinedu Echianu The leadership of the Labour Party has expressed shock at the news if the assassination of one of its leaders and a lawmaker representing Onitsha 1 North Constituency in the Anambra State House of Assembly, Hon. Justice Azuka. The lawmaker was abducted on Tuesday, December 24, 2024 by gunmen while returning home on Ugwunaobankpa Road in Inland Town, Onitsha and his decomposing body was later found […]

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FCTA Allocates N3.6 Billion for Police Infrastructure in Kuje, Gwagwalada, and Kwali

By: Sofiat Adenekan The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has approved N3.6 billion for the construction of three additional police divisional headquarters and staff quarters in Kuje, Gwagwalada, and Kwali Area Councils. Director of the Security Services Department, Mr. Adamu Gwary, made this known during a press briefing in Abuja on Thursday following the first FCT Executive Committee meeting of 2025. According to Gwary, the initiative is part of ongoing […]

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