According to the Federal Government, in an effort to mitigate the impact of economic shocks, approximately 15 million households at risk have been added to its Benefit Register for conditional cash support, provided in collaboration with the World Bank. In a Friday interview with Arise Television, Dr. Bernard Doro, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Poverty Reduction, revealed this.
Afam Osigwe, SAN, the president of the Nigerian Bar Association, has expressed worry over the purported abuse of the Cybercrimes Act to stifle free speech in Nigeria, calling it a willful suppression of expression disguised as a fight against defamation and cybercrime. Osigwe criticized what he called the "weaponization of the law against critics, journalists, activists, and regular citizens who voice dissent online or offline" in an interview on Wednesday's Prime Time show on ARISE Television.
Abdullahi Usman, the chairman of the National Hajj Commission (NAHCON), has resigned from his position, which was confirmed on Monday by Ahmed Muazu, the media assistant to the chairman.
According to Ademola Oshodi, his Senior Special Assistant on Foreign Affairs, President Bola Tinubu's intensive foreign engagements have brought Nigeria international prominence and strengthened international connections that will benefit regular Nigerians. Speaking on Channels Television's Morning Brief on Monday, Oshodi claimed that the trips had improved Nigeria's standing with multilateral organizations and other foreign partners.
The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) has pledged its support for Baze University, Abuja, to establish an aviation school in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
The National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) is seeking a ban on the importation of car tyres and batteries with the view of improving local manufacturing and strengthening Nigeria’s automotive value chain.
