Qosim Suleiman

Mr Iredia explained that the section is merely a mandate given to journalists by the constitution but the same section did not explicitly provide for the practitioners' freedom.

Nigeria, Dec. 12 -- A renowned media scholar and former Director-general of Nigeria Television Authority (NTA), Tonnie Iredia, a professor, said on

INEC Chair Mahmood Yakubu said the eight items are part of the 142 identified recommendations from the report of the 2023 general elections.

INEC said some of the recommendations to be implemented include early voting for officials such as security personnel, election officials, journalists and the phasing out of Permanent Voters' Cards (PVCs) as the sole means of accreditation for voting.

Nigeria, Dec. 13 -- An academic and legal practitioner, Foluke Dada-Lawanson, a professor, has said that building mental resilience and the ability

The minister said the university will be renamed 'Yakubu Gowon University' to "honour the elder statesman."

“The proposed name change is seen as an affront to our collective identity and history,” the statement reads in part.

More than 70 per cent of schools in Zamfara State do not meet the minimum safety standards stipulated in the safe school policy developed by the Nigerian government in 2021.

Four of the seven teachers stopped coming to the school due to fear of attacks. Less than a year later, in 2021, the school was closed.

Abubakar Sani wore a blank expression that concealed his mood and made it difficult to discern the stories his eyes could tell. Residing in Gwashi, a village in Bukkuyum Local Government Area (LGA) of Zamfara State, he has witnessed the evolution of terror activities by bandits currently ravaging Nigeria’s Northwest.