Tag: News
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MAKE BIG POLLUTERS PAY (MBPP) COALITION REJECTS TROPICAL FOREST FOREVER FACILITY, WARN OF DANGEROUS FINANCIALISATION OF NATURE
The Make Big Polluters Pay (MBPP) Coalition has condemned the newly launched Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) as a misleading attempt to financialise nature under the pretense of protection. Robert Egbe, Media Officer for Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), spoke out for the coalition in Abuja during COP30, where the $125 billion TFFF…
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GAVI ANNOUNCES HUGE MILESTONE: OVER ONE MILLION CERVICAL CANCER DEATHS AVERTED IN LOWER-INCOME COUNTRIES
The Vaccine Alliance, Gavi, has revealed that more than one million cervical cancer deaths have been prevented in lower-income countries thanks to a massive scale-up of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. This breakthrough was announced on the first World Cervical Cancer Elimination Day. An estimated 86 million girls are now shielded from cervical cancer, the…
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NGE PRESIDENT EZE ANABA TO TINUBU: MEDIA IS A PUBLIC GOOD, DESERVES POLICY SUPPORT
Editors call for tax reliefs, legal protection, and stronger partnership to safeguard press freedom and democracy Abuja, November 12, 2025President of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), Eze Anaba, has urged the Federal Government to recognise journalism as a public good deserving of policy incentives, fiscal relief, and legal protection, to enable the media fulfil…
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TINUBU, SULTAN, UZODIMMA HEADLINE STAR-STUDDED NIGERIAN EDITORS’ CONFERENCE IN ABUJA
Abuja buzzes as top editors, leaders, and thinkers gather to shape conversations on democracy, national cohesion, and the future of journalism. Abuja is set for two days of high-powered dialogue and reflection as the 2025 Annual Conference of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) gets underway on November 12–13.The event, which has become the nation’s…
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NIGERIAN ENGINEERS PUSH FOR STRONGER LOCAL CONTENT POLICIES TO BOOST ECONOMY
The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) is calling for a more aggressive push on local content policies to help grow the economy, create jobs, and speed up industrialization. This was the main message at the 2025 Annual Workshop of the Nigerian Content Development Committee (NCDC) in Abuja. Under the theme “Strengthening Nigeria’s Domestic Business Development:…
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NIGERIA GEARS UP TO HOST 2026 WORLD PUBLIC RELATIONS FORUM IN ABUJA WITH STRONG NATIONAL BACKING
The Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) has officially inaugurated a 22-member National Planning Committee (NPC) to spearhead the organisation of the 2026 World Public Relations Forum (WPRF), set for Abuja. This prestigious global gathering will attract PR professionals from over 126 countries, marking a historic moment for Nigeria as it hosts the world’s biggest…
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ABUJA ON EDGE AS #FREENNAMDIKANUNOW PROTESTS ROCK THE CAPITAL
Tear gas, traffic gridlock, and defiant chants fill the air as Sowore leads protesters demanding Nnamdi Kanu’s release despite heavy security clampdown.Abuja woke up tense on Monday, October 20, 2025, as the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest took over major parts of the city — from Maitama to the Three Arms Zone. The protest, led by activist Omoyele…
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EDITORS SHIFT ANNUAL CONFERENCE TO NOVEMBER 12-13 — TINUBU CONFIRMS ATTENDANCE AS SPECIAL GUEST OF HONOUR
Nigeria’s top editors will converge on Abuja this November for what promises to be one of the country’s most consequential conversations on democracy, governance, and national unity with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu billed to declare the event open. The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has announced a new date for its flagship event — the…
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I’M NOT LEAVING PDP — DICKSON DECLARES…BACKS AMUPITAN’S NOMINATION AS INEC CHAIRMAN, URGES CALM IN BAYELSA
In the midst of swirling political drama in Bayelsa and national debate over the nomination of a new INEC Chairman, Senator Henry Seriake Dickson has made his position unmistakably clear: he’s staying put in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The former Bayelsa governor, who now represents Bayelsa West in the Senate, told journalists in Abuja…
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EDO STATE EXPANDS MINISTRIES FOR BETTER GOVERNANCE
Governor Senator Monday Okpebholo has approved a major restructuring of Edo’s ministries, raising the total to 28 to align with federal structures and push the SHINE Agenda alongside President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR’s Renewed Hope Agenda. This reform boosts efficiency and service delivery across key sectors. Here are the ministries and their commissioners: Ministry…
