The UN High Commission for Refugees, UNHCR, reported in June 2022 that Nigeria hosts 3.2 million displaced people, including approximately 82,000 refugees, a 9% increase from 2021. Ms. Chansa Kapaya, UNHCR Representative in Nigeria, in a World Refugee Day statement, had said displacement in Nigeria has been increasing rapidly since 2018, with 500,700 people newly displaced in 2021. Kapaya added that Nigeria also hosts 6,900 refugees and asylum seekers from Syria, Niger, the Democratic Republic...

The Joint Drivers Association of Nigeria (JDWAN), Lagos State Chapter is set to commence a seven-day day warning strike on Monday, October 31, 2022. Drivers expected to participate in the strike are drivers of mini buses (Korope), coaster buses, federal Mass Assisted Transit, Mazda buses, T4, LT, and Ford. The joint drivers disclosed this at a press briefing on Friday, which was held at the Right’s House, Adeniyi Jones, Ikeja, Lagos State. Comrade Akintade Abiodun,...

It is a determined effort to ensure the lives and property of residents are protected. The FCT Administration has procured and distributed 60 operational vehicles with communication gadget features to security agencies across the Area councils in the Territory. Benefitting organizations include the Police, Armed Forces, NSCDC and other Paramilitary organizations, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), and Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA). While handing over, the vehicles, the Minister of FCT, Malam...