•Youth Corps members President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has invoked provisions in Sections 2(4)(4) and 16(1)(C) of the NYSC Act, and approved a far-reaching reform which makes compliance with the National Policy for the Nigeria Education Repository and Databank, NERD, a mandatory requirement for mobilisation into or exemption from the National Youth ...
•Nigerian Senate The Senate today passed a bill mandating the compulsory registration of citizens, aiming to overhaul Nigeria’s identity management system through the repeal and reenactment of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) Act. The passage followed the submission and consideration of a report by the Committee on National I...
•Drug test The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Kano has proposed a mandatory drug test for prospective couples as part of measures to reduce drug abuse in the state. The NDLEA Commander in Kano, Mr Abubakar Idris-Ahmad, made this known to our correspondent today, reports NAN. “The agency has introduced the Drug Intergrity [&hel...
•Tinubu President Bola Tinubu has directed the mandatory recitation of the National Pledge after the National Anthem at every official and public engagement. This is to ensure absolute respect for the national symbols, strengthen allegiance and fidelity to the country, and to preserve Nigeria’s ethos and defining character, reports Nigerian Tr...
The Supreme Court has agreed with the Court of Appeal that the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, is like other states. The presiding justice of the panel, John Okoro, asked, “Are you saying if someone scores 25% votes in 30 states but not in Abuja, he should not be president? Is that how you interpret the […]

