Hunger Protest Grounds Abuja Banks, Markets A nationwide protest against hunger and economic hardship triggered by recent government reforms brought parts of the nation’s capital to a standstill on Thursday, August 1. The protest, which had been earlier announced, led to the closure of banks, filling...

Violent Extremism: CISLAC, GIABA-ECOWAS Take Sensitisation to Borno Emirate   The Executive Director of Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC)/Transparency International in Nigeria (TI-Nigeria), Auwal Ibrahim Musa (Rafsanjani), has called for enhanced community-based surveillance through institutionalised Early Warning and Early Response system, to elicit citizen-based report...

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...