Civil Society

The Nigerian Senate has proposed life imprisonment for anyone convicted of defiling a minor, with no option of fine, in a major move to strengthen child protection laws. The proposal …

The  Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has condemned the decision of a Kano Magistrate Court ordering two popular TikTok creators, Idris Mai Wushirya and Basira Yar Guda, to get married within 60 …

Kebbi State Governor, Comrade Dr. Nasir Idris, has approved the full absorption of all GAVI/UNICEF-supported Primary Health Care (PHC) staff into the Unified Local Government Service as part of efforts …

No fewer than 250,750 children have been successfully immunized during the recently concluded Integrated Vaccination Campaign in Kaugama Local Government Area of Jigawa State. The Local Immunization Officer, Muhammad Tasiu, …

The Kano State Ministry of Health has commenced a technical review meeting to validate the State Strategy for the Scale-Up of Medical Oxygen in Health Facilities. The exercise is aimed …

The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) strongly condemns the unjust arrest and continued detention of journalist Ibrahim Ishaq Danuwa Rano by officers of the Nigeria Police, Zone One …

Muhammad Garba The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has commenced a five-day capacity-building workshop in Jigawa State to train education managers on reviewing the State Education Sector Operational Plan (SESOP), …

The Kaduna State Primary Health Care Board has launched an integrated measles and rubella vaccination campaign to curb child mortality and prevent the spread of vaccine-preventable diseases across the state. …

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake, has urged the Federal Government to shut down schools in Nigeria that demand tuition fees in foreign currencies, describing the practice …

The Kano State Housing Corporation is leading the second phase of a massive sanitation initiative at Kwankwasiyya City on Wednesday. This follow-up exercise builds on the success of the first …