archiveAugust 25, 2022

BudgIT, Enough is Enough Nigeria (EiE Nigeria) and Paradigm Initiative (PIN) will hold the fifth edition of the bi-annual Pan-African New Media, Citizens, and Governance Conference (NMCG) on November 17, 2022, themed Protecting Digital Rights in Closing Spaces. Recently, there have been several attacks on digital rights in Africa. Digital...

The Debt Management Office (DMO) Director-General, Patience Oniha, has said the Federal Government can increase its low revenue and reduce debt by addressing petrol subsidy and ramp up crude oil production. Oniha on Wednesday said that the subsidy payment has significantly increased Nigeria’s annual budget deficits, and lack of revenue...

The Director-General of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, on Thursday, warned Nigerians against moving to Northern Cyprus, due to the human rights abuses meted out to Nigerians in the country. She also warned that the country, which is only recognised by Turkiye, does not have robust...

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has rejected the proposed payment of N10, 000 per session by each parent to assist the Federal Government in making more funds available for universities. It was reported on Wednesday that the National Parent-Teacher Association of Nigeria (NAPTAN) proposed the levy and sought...

The 11 electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) collected N777 billion in the first quarter (Q1) of 2022, according to a statement by the Association of Nigerian Energy Distributors (ANED) yesterday. Its Executive Director, Research and Advocacy, Sunday Oduntan, who  issued the statement in Abuja, noted that the high collection was recorded...

President Joe Biden announced a sweeping package of student-debt relief that forgives as much as $20,000 in loans for some, a move he said would help a generation “saddled with unsustainable debt.” According to Bloomberg, “The burden is so heavy that even if you graduate you may not have access...

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called for downward review of the broadcast operating licence fees due to the current economy situation in Nigeria. President of the congress, Comrade Ayuba Wabba, in a statement described as drastic, dramatic, draconian and debilitating, the recent withdrawal of the licenses of some television...

As the nation is gearing up for the 2023 general election, President of Nigerian Baptist Convention, NBC, Dr. Israel Akanji, has called on Nigerians to use their Permanent  Voters Cards (PVCs to elect a government that will sweep away the evils militating against the progress and development of the country....