Language Extinction: Ohanaeze Ndigbo Set Up Special Committee To Protect Igbo Language By Hassan Umar Shallpella The apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, said it has set up a special committee charged with the task of providing a framework for In its effort to revive and protect the Igbo language from going into extinction, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, has set up a special committee to provide a framework for that. Senator John...

14 associations out of 171 applicants seeking registration as political parties have been shortlisted by Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC for registration. Sam Olumekun, National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee disclosed this in a statement. “The 14 associations met the initial requirements outlined in Section 222 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), Section 79 of the Electoral Act 2022, and the Commission’s Regulations and Guidelines for Political Parties 2022. “The...

The Adamawa State House of Assembly has passed a bill for a law to amend the Adamawa State Chiefs’ appointments and deposition law number twenty of twenty-twenty-five to give powers to the Governor to appoint a prince from the ruling house to act in place of the incapacitated emir or chief during the period of Incapacitation. The passage of the bill followed the presentation, consideration, and adoption of the report of the House Adhoc Committee...

In its effort to ensure quicker and more accessible means of settling disputes in Zamfara state, the state House of Assembly has announced plans to establish an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Centre. Bilyaminu Ismaíl, Speaker of the House Zamfara said a Bill for the establishment of the ADR Centre has already been received by the Assembly and will be given priority for passage. Ismaíl, disclosed this after an interactive session with the management of the...

The Kano State Government has announced a statewide ban on the illegal use of chainsaws for cutting, felling, and trimming of trees. Dr. Dahiru Muhammad Hashim, Kano State Commissioner for Environment and Climate Change, announced this measure at a press conference on Tuesday in Kano, stating that it was necessary to tackle the rising deforestation across the state. The commissioner described the move as a landmark in environmental protection. “This is a decisive step in...

The Association of Distributors and Transporters of Petroleum Products, ADITOP, has dissociated itself from the strike by the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, and its associates. Alhaji Lawan Dan-Zaki, National President of ADITOP stated the association’s position in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, on Monday in Abuja. “Dangote’s transformational efforts would not only sanitise the industry, but would further stabilize both supply and distribution, while providing jobs...