•Agricultural Stakeholders Agricultural stakeholders have called for legislative action on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in Nigeria, urging lawmakers to review existing regulations and strengthen food safety safeguards. They made the call today during a World Food Day media briefing at the National Assembly Complex, Abuja, where the Lo...
•Girl Child Day Stakeholders have called for stronger action against child marriage, sexual abuse and gender discrimination, urging parents, government and communities to protect girls’ rights and invest in their education. They made the call at an event organised by Olumawu School, Abuja, on Friday ahead of the 2026 International Day of the G...
•Telecom mast Stakeholders across Nigeria’s telecommunications, technology and infrastructure sectors will converge on Lagos for the second edition of the Rural Connectivity Summit to examine the factors keeping more than 23 million NigeÂrians offline and explore practical pathways to extend connectivity to underserved communities. Organised b...
Stakeholders, medical advocates and traditional leaders have called on the federal government to make genotype testing free in public health facilities nationwide and introduce sickle cell education into the school curriculum. They made the call in Abuja during the public presentation of a book, “Understanding Sickle Cell Disease: A Comprehens...
•Stakeholders Stakeholders have called for a review of laws and criminal justice provisions that could be used to restrict freedom of religion or belief (FoRB), freedom of expression and other fundamental rights guaranteed under the Nigerian Constitution. The stakeholders also raised concerns about the implications of laws governing public dis...
•PAP administrator, Dennis Otuaro National Chairman of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) Phase Two, Ibena Rufus Salvation, has called on Niger Delta stakeholders to protect the Amnesty Programme, warning that actions capable of weakening the intervention could have consequences for peace and economic activities in the region. Salvation ...
With an estimated 11.2 million Nigerians living with diabetes, food scientists and industry stakeholders have called for science-based measures to reduce sugar consumption without compromising food safety, quality or consumer choice. The stakeholders, under the Nigerian Institute of Food Science and Technology, NIFST, and the International Swe...
A faith-based organisation, Anglican Compassion and Development Initiative (ACADI), has emphasised the need for religious and faith-based organisations to champion the fight against Gender-based Violence (GBV) in the country in order to promote safer and more inclusive communities. The Programme Officer of ACADI, Mr Chibuike Iroegbu, who made ...
Nigerian football stakeholders remain divided over calls for the suspension of the Nigeria Football Federation elections, even as former internationals point to the country’s recent setbacks in continental football as evidence of a system in need of urgent reform, reports The PUNCH. Former Dream Team star Abiodun Obafemi, a member of Nigeria’s...
•Adebayo (SDP), Atiku (ADC), Obi (NDC) and Tinubu (APC) Following the recent Court of Appeal ruling which nulÂlified the deregistration of the African Democratic ConÂgress (ADC) and other politÂical parties, the opposition parties are now expected to settle down to work out moÂdalities on how to confront the ruling All Progressives Congress (A...

