PRESIDENT MOHAMMADU BUHARI SIGNS THE NATIONAL MENTAL HEALTH BILL INTO LAW
Harmonised by the upper and lower chambers of the National Assembly in 2021 and signed on January 6, the Mental Health Act will replace the Lunacy Act of 1958, marking a significant milestone in Nigeria’s efforts to improve support for psychosocial well-being. The Act also supports the establishment of a Department of Mental Health Services […]
16-YEAR-OLD NIGERIAN BECOMES GUINNESS WORLD RECORD HOLDER
Gbenga Ezekiel, a Nigerian senior secondary school student, entered the Guinness World Record for the most skips in a minute on one leg. The 16-year-old attends Ijapo High School in Akure, the Ondo State capital. With 265 skips, Ezekiel successfully broke Rasel Islam of Bangladesh’s previous Guinness World Record of 262 skips in a minute. […]
NIGERIA LAUNCHES $618 MILLION TECH FUND FOR YOUNG INVESTORS
Nigeria launched a $618 million tech fund under the Investment in Digital and Creative Enterprises (iDICE) to support tech and creative sectors for young investors who struggle to raise capital in Africa’s largest economy. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo launched the $618 million fund in Abuja on March 14. iDICE, which is targeted towards 15 to […]
IJEOMA AKUNYILI ANNOUNCED AS CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER OF A US HOSPITAL
The Jersey City Medical Center, has announced Dr Ijeoma Akunyili, daughter of Late Dora Akunyili (Former Director General of NAFDAC) as its new Chief Medical Officer (CMO). It is said that this makes her the first Nigerian to become a CMO in the USA. Dr Akunyili has previously served as the Chair of Emergency Medicine […]
The Tsunami of Change
By Ken Uguke Change, as the saying goes, is the only constant. In eighteen (18) months, I will reach the age which goes with the popular saying that a fool at 40 is a fool for life. As a teen, I thought 40 was a million miles away, but here’s the reality: my […]
NPC Campaign FAQs
What is a population and housing census? A Population and Housing Census is the official and complete enumeration (count) of all persons and housing units in a country at a specified time. The enumeration implies the collection, collation, compilation, evaluation, analysis, publication and dissemination of demographic, social and economic statistics relating to the population and […]
Election Fiasco in Adamawa: A Comedy of Errors
Dear Active Citizen, We had the 9th year commemoration of the abduction of the Chibok Girls last Friday, April 14th, with the press conference by the Chibok community in Abuja, where they called on the Borno State government to release the 14 girls in their custody.
#BringBackOurGirls 9 Years Later
Dear Active Citizen, As we mark the ninth anniversary of the abduction of 276 schoolgirls from Government Secondary School, Chibok today, our hearts remain broken. President Buhari’s administration has failed to close this shameful chapter in our country’s history despite promises. According to the last report in October 2022, 96 girls are still missing.
CHIBOK GIRLS: KADA PRESS STATEMENT
April 14, 2023 For Immediate Release: BEING THE TEXT OF THE ADDRESS BY THE KIBAKU AREA DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION (KADA) THE CHIBOK COMMUNITY ABUJA THIS FRIDAY 14 APRIL, 2023, AT UNITY FOUNTAIN ABUJA, IN COMMEMORATION OF NINE (9) YEARS OF THE ABDUCTION OF THE CHIBOK SCHOOLGIRLS Introduction Today, 14 April 2023, marks exactly […]
Chibok Girls: 9 Years On
April 13, 2023 For Immediate Release: Contact: habiba_balogun@yahoo.com | +2348034462408 #BringBackOurGirls Demands Action & Accountability as Buhari’s Administration Ends “We can not claim to have defeated Boko Haram without rescuing the Chibok girls and all other innocent persons held hostage by insurgents.” President Muhammadu Buhari – Eagle Square, May 29, 2015 As […]