Infrastructure: CSOs Laud NEDC MD, Alkali For Developing North East

…urge public office holders to emulate his giant strides Civil Society Organizations, CSOs, numbering 300 under the auspices of the Coalition of Civil Society Organizations in Nigeria, COCSON, Tuesday, unanimously passed a vote of confidence on the Managing Director, North East Development Commission, NEDC, Dr. Mohammad Alkali, over his landmark achievements and transparent leadership. This […]

ORTOM’S SECURITY LEGACY NOW A NATIONAL REFERENCE POINT

By Dennis Ogbaji On the 4th of August, 2022, the then Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom inaugurated the first batch of 500 Community Volunteer Guards, a security outfit he initiated to complement the operations of conventional security agencies. And on 15th October of the same year, the Governor inaugurated the 2nd batch of the guards […]

Talebearers causing havoc in TCN, misrepresenting information- Bukhar

Nigerians are being misinformed by mischievous Talebearers against the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) for “self-centered goals”, Alhaji Gimba Bukhar, former staff of the company has alleged. Referring to an article on TCN’s procurement process published mid January on an online blog, he said “there is a grand plan by some individuals to distract the […]

Nasarawa Speaker hails victory of two lawmakers, Omadefu, Musa at re-run elections

“… congratulates Hon. Omadefu, Hon. Musa says their victory justify their popularity, trust among the electorates…” Speaker, Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Danladi Jatau, has hailed the victory of two members of the House, Hon. Muhammed Adamu Omadefu and Hon. Musa Abubakar Ibrahim at the just concluded re-run elections in Nasarawa State. Speaker […]

DSS advocates for peaceful rerun and bye-elections, denouncing violence.

The Department of State Services (DSS) has called on the electorate and participating political parties in the 3rd February, 2024 re-run and bye-elections to be of good conduct during and after the exercises in the affected States. The appeal was contained in a statement signed by the Service’s spokesman, Mr. Peter Afunanya, the Service tasks […]

China, France see mutual benefit from bilateral economic, trade cooperation

By Shang Kaiyuan, People’s Daily This year marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and France. Over the past 60 years, bilateral trade between the two countries has increased by over 800 times. Today, France is China’s third-largest trading partner in the European Union and the third-largest source of actual […]

Abuse of force only makes bigger crises

By Huan Yuping Recently, the coalition forces of the United States and Britain launched new strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen. The escalation of the crisis in the Red Sea has triggered widespread concerns in the international community about the further rise in the overall security risks in the region. The use of force will […]

China sets example for international human rights development

By He Yin, People’s Daily On January 26, local time, the 45th session of the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group was held in Geneva, Switzerland, during which China’s report for the fourth UPR was unanimously adopted. It fully indicated the international community’s recognition of China’s unremitting efforts and historic achievements […]

China, Africa see broad cooperation prospects in automotive industry

By Zou Song, People’s Daily More and more Chinese cars are appearing on the streets of South Africa, such as Haval series of Great Wall Motors (GWM), Rubik’s Cube of Beijing Automotive Group Co., Ltd. (BAIC) and Tiggo 5X of Chery. According to recent statistics released by the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South […]

Census: 100 Civil Society Groups Rally Support for NPC Leadership

…commend Chairman for probity in discharge of duties No fewer than 100 civil society groups have passed a vote of confidence on the leadership of the National Population Commission (NPC) on its preparedness to conduct a credible and acceptable census. Under the aegis of the Coalition of Civil Society Groups for Transparency and Accountability (CCSGTA), […]