As Presidential Election Petition Tribunal commenced on May 8, Nigerians are keenly interested in how the whole process will go and the eventual end is the priority of every well-meaning citizen, which literally translates to the fate of Nigerian people…
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has appealed to Nigerian parents to prioritise that their children under the age of five must have the registration of birth and a certificate of birth for them. UNICEF noted that birth registration is…
The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre, (CISLAC) has called for an increase in taxation on tobacco as an instrument to control its consumption. CISLAC which made the call at a seminar in Umuahia, Abia State, bemoaned the reluctance of the…
TheCable, Nigeria’s leading online newspaper, is set to launch an application that will make the news accessible for persons living with disabilities (PLWD). The disability inclusive news app (DINA) will be launched on Tuesday, May 9 as part of activities…
By Abiodun Busari | United Nations Global Compact Network Nigeria and an international non-government organisation, Sightsavers, have called for disability inclusion in private sector employers in Nigeria and across West African countries. The call was made as they maintained that…
BONews Service, an online development news platform focused on women, persons with disabilities, and children, has called for the implementation of regional and global frameworks that would protect and promote equal access to Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in the digital…
More than forty civil society organisations have outlined a 10-point agenda for effective implementation of country’s Mental Health Act as Nigeria joins the rest of the world to mark the World Health Day. The groups at a press conference, Thursday,…
The Inspector-general of Police, Usman Alkali Baba has ordered the restriction of movement on the highways, waterways and others from Saturday midnight to 6:00 pm of the same day as Nigerians go to the polls for governorship and Houses of…
China warned on Tuesday that the United States and its two Western allies – Britain and Australia, for treading a “path of error and danger” following the unveiling of a nuclear-powered submarines deal. Australia made it known on Monday that…
The Lagos State Government wishes to put on record the patience and calmness of Lagosians following the controversy generated by the Naira shortage crisis. The State Government has joined the dispute at the Supreme Court, which today adjourned the hearing…
