A group, Active Citizens Movement in collaboration with the Coalition of Cooperative Societies, has called for accountability from federal lawmakers in Anambra Central senatorial zone over constituency funds totaling about N21 billion Naira. The group has planned a town hall meeting with the three federal lawmakers representing the three federal constituencies in Anambra Central, as well as the senator representing the Anambra Central senatorial zone. Anambra Central federal constituencies and representatives are as follows; Awka...

The Adamawa State Government has proposed a “give and take” agreement between Nigeria and Cameroon as a measure to resolve the lingering border demarcation problem between the two countries. Stakeholders include traditional rulers, religious leaders, representatives of security agencies, and Adamawa State government officials from four border local government areas in Adamawa state, including Madagali, Michika, Mubi North, and South Mubi held a meeting in Mubi to discuss a proposed diplomatic solution to the border demarcation...

The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has mourned the passing of the leader of Afenifere, describing the late elder statesman as a great Titan. A press statement on Friday signed by the national chairman of the organisation, Ambassador Godknows Igali, reads, “On behalf of the Board of Trustees and National Leadership of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), and the entire people of the South-South geopolitical zone, we are profoundly shocked and saddened by the...

…Presidecy Welcomes Ranking Nigeria has been ranked 140th out of 180 countries in the 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) released by Transparency International (TI), improving from 145th in the 2023 ranking. The report, presented on Tuesday in Abuja by TI’s Nigerian chapter, the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), showed that Nigeria’s corruption perception score increased slightly from 25 to 26 out of 100. The 2024 CPI report, which assesses the perceived level of public...