The Peace for Free Initiative (PFI), a civil society organisation said it is determined to promote peace and unity among Nigerians. Speaking while declaring opened its lecture series on peace on Saturday in Kaduna, founder of the PFI, Chris Oge, said the campaign for peace was a crucial national event designed for all Nigerians to strengthen…
The Secretary General of the Christian Association of Nigeria in the 19 Northern states (Northen CAN) and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Elder, Sunday Oibe, has said that any politician who wants to use the association to settle political scores will be resisted. Oibe also warned those using the name of Northern CAN to extort…
The immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has said the federal government is now paying more for fuel subsidy than before. El-Rufai disclosed this while speaking with newsmen after delivering the lead paper at a capacity-building workshop on Enhancing Skills of Government Officials in Policy Implementation and Productive Human Resource Management for political…
The Middle Belt Council of Elders (MBCE), has kicked against calls for the return of regional government. In a statement on Wednesday in Kaduna, the council maintained that given the complex nature of Nigeria’s diverse federation, the call by some people for a return to regionalism is untenable. The statement jointly signed by Gen. Zamani…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission says interactive engagements among political actors and stakeholders are critical in the peaceful conduct of the 2023 general elections in Nigeria. Amb. Abdel-Fatau Musah, ECOWAS’ Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, stated this at a 4-day training and interactive workshop on violent-free general elections which…
By Daniel Dauda, Jos The minister of Youths and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare has said that since President Mohammadu Buhari came to office in 2015, he has initiated about 35 different youths focus programme aimed at addressing increasing rate of unemployment and poverty in the country. Speaking on Monday in Jos, at the 60th…
