Residents and property owners in Committee on Resettlement and Development Layout, popularly called CRD, in Lugbe, along Airport Road in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, have sent a passionate plea to President Bola Tinubu to save them from threats by the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) to demolish their homes and reallocate their lands […]
Nigeria has improved her ranking in the global Corruption Perception Index (CPI), moving five places up, from 150th position in 2022 to 145th out of the 180 countries just assessed by Transparency International (TI) in year 2023. The latest report from the organization also reflected that Nigeria gained one point in addition to moving up […]
The Global Coalition for Social Justice, a voluntary platform open to governments, employers’ and workers’ organizations, international entities, financial institutions, businesses, NGOs, and academia, has recorded a groundbreaking cooperative initiative to tackle social justice deficits with new 100 partners joining its rank. The Coalition aims to improve worldwide collaboration in addressing social justice gaps and […]
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a capital investment of $10.5 million in a venture capital fund to support innovative African businesses with strong growth potential. Out of the capital investment, AfDB is to contribute $7 million from its ordinary resources and $3.5 million from the European Union Boost […]
The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Sen. Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, has urged states in the country to immediately access the outstanding $329.52 million balance from the Nigeria COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES) programme. Bagudu, who made the call while inaugurating a Federal Cares Steering Committee (FCSC) for the programme in Abuja, lamented […]
The International Labour Organization (ILO) on Tuesday predicted that in spite of the global labour markets’ surprising resilience despite deteriorating economic conditions, but recovery from the pandemic remains uneven as new vulnerabilities and multiple crises are eroding prospects for greater social justice, the world unemployment rate would marginally increase to 5.2% in 2024, from the […]
BudgIT, one of the leading civic-tech civil society organizations championing transparency, accountability, and effective service delivery in Nigeria, has commended the Federal Government for taking a step toward transparency by publishing the 2024 proposed budget of Government-Owned Enterprises (GOEs) in the country. The CSO noted that the latest move by the government was partly in […]
The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), and Transparency International (TI), France chapter, have urged the French Government and the Federal Government of Nigeria to uphold assets recovery laws with a view to facilitating timely of the $150 million looted by erstwhile Nigerian Head of State, Late Gen. Sani Abacha, from France. A statement co-signed […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Yemi Cardoso, has approved the revised “Service Charter’’ of the apex bank. The service Charter is a requirement of the Business Facilitation Act 2022 for driving the ease of doing business in Nigeria, which mandates the apex bank to fully comply with the directives of SERVICOM on improvement […]
The International Labour Organization’s Governing Body has adopted a proposal to establish a Global Coalition For Social Justice as part of its efforts to mitigate the rising social injustices, particularly in the workplace, across the world. A statement issued by the ILO on Thursday indicates that the Global Coalition aims to generate increased political commitments and […]