UN Women has commended Nigeria for the significant progress it has made in implementing the Beijing Platform for Action, especially in women’s political participation, economic empowerment, education, and the fight against gender-based violence. UN Women Country Representative to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Beatrice Eyong gave the commendation in Abuja on Monday at a high-level consultation on … Read more

Ikeja, Lagos state – Mojisola Meranda has explained the reason she resigned as the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly after spending 49 days in office. Legit.ng earlier reported that Meranda announced her resignation as speaker and was re-elected as deputy speaker of the Lagos assembly during a plenary session on Monday, March … Read more

The Chief Whip of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Setonji David, has stepped down from his position. Naija News understands that David resigned to return to his previous role before the leadership crisis. However, he was subsequently renominated by Hon. Kehinde Joseph as Deputy Whip, with Hon. Surajudeen Tijani seconding the nomination. In a … Read more

The shutting down of schools by the governments of Katsina, Kano, Bauchi and Kebbi States because of Ramadan would worsen the alarming crisis of Out-of-School Children and undermine efforts to improve education outcomes in the Northern region, the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria, said on Monday. Quoting UNESCO, the Catholic Bishops said Nigeria has the … Read more

The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Kukah, on Sundat said that the North-west zone has become a massive crime scene. He stressed that over 20,000 people have lost their lives in 4,500 incidents of violent attacks in the North-west, according to available statistics. Kukah made these remarks while delivering a keynote address … Read more

Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Claver Gatete has urged African leaders to assert their influence in global economic governance amid pressing challenges and opportunities. This is contained in a statement by the ECA Communications Section on Monday. Speaking at high-level meetings with Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Finance, Gatete stressed the … Read more