Journalists Face Existential Challenges in Nigeria - Experts   While anti-corruption reportage is instrumental in enhancing transparency and accountability in the Defence and Security sector, the media has hitherto faced persistent attacks, intimidation and harassment exposing operational disparities, financial mismanagement and procurement secrecy in the sector. A...

Reps to FG: Suspend Samoa Agreement Implementation   The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, urged the Federal Government to suspend the implementation of the Samoa Agreement over the alleged Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender clause. This is as the legislative chamber directed its Committee on National Planning...

SEC Chairman Aliyu Katuka Outlines Vision to Strengthen Market Confidence, Enhance Staff Welfare   NEWS DIGEST - Mallam Mairiga Aliyu Katuka, recently appointed Board Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has unveiled his agenda to bolster Nigeria's financial sector. In his inaugural address on July...

Violent Extremism: Mitigating the Drivers and Enablers   While extremist ideologies are promoted by the malicious activities of ethnic militias, religious or secessionist movement and moral/value decay at community levels, violent extremism is enabled by unattended socio-economic challenges, unchecked ideology, illiteracy, political instability and insecurity. It is...

FG to Install 90,000 km Terrestrial Fibre-optic Infrastructure, Says Edun The Federal Government has announced its readiness to establish Nigeria as the third-largest terrestrial fibre-optic infrastructure nation in Africa, with the proposed installation spanning 90,000 km. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy,...

We'll End Terrorism Financing in the North East - Experts Corruption and bad governance create conditions for the survival of violent extremism and terrorism financing in Nigeria, experts have said. They made this known at a two-day Sensitisation Workshop held in Gombe State for the Civil...