A coalition of 22 civil society organizations has alleged that more than 20,000 square kilometers of farmland were occupied by terrorists, and displaced thousands of farmers, thereby threatening Nigeria’s food security. Speaking at a press briefing in Kaduna, the “Civic Coalition Against Mass Atrocities in the Middle Belt” accused the Nigerian government of failing to stem a wave of killings, mass abductions, and forced displacements in Plateau, Benue, Nasarawa, and Southern Kaduna. Barr. Gloria Mabaeia Ballason,...

Stakeholders in the education sector in Bauchi state have identified early marriage, poverty, stigma, inadequate parental support, and poor infrastructure as key barriers preventing adolescent girls from progressing to secondary education. The stakeholders stated this at a two-day engagement in Bauchi organized by the Infor Media Consultants in collaboration with the Bauchi State Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) project. They therefore advocated for proactive measures to stem barriers inhibiting girl child access...

Due to renewed activities of insurgencies across parts of Nigeria, the leadership of the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday has called on the Federal Government to convert forests to military bases as a measure to prevent further insurgents’ occupation and improve national security in the country. Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, the National Chairman of APC, made the call in Damaturu, the Yobe state capital during a condolence visit to the state over...

Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum has reaffirmed that the law enacted by the State House of Assembly banning the sale of alcohol is still enforce. The governor restated this yesterday (Wednesday) at the council chambers of the Government House in Maiduguri while inaugurating the reconstituted committee on “revocation of illegal hotels, brothels, shanties, and criminal hideouts and curbing the menace of antisocial vices”. The governor co-opted the military, police, civil defence, and several other...

The Media Office of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said that the popularity of the national coalition led by its principal is causing ripples in the presidency. The media office has in a press statement on Tuesday expressed displeasure over what it described as utter contempt, the disparaging remarks made by Mr. Daniel Bwala, Special Adviser to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Policy Communication, during a recent interview on TVC. The statement reads, “It’s...