Freedom of Information (FOI) Desk Officers from various Federal public institutions will meet at a two-day workshop in Abuja on February 1 and 2, 2022 to discuss the establishment of an online FOI Platform to enable them to share information, ideas and experiences on the implementation of the FOI Act, 2011. The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, …

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The U.S Government donated 3.2 million Covid-19 vaccines to Nigeria, the most recent of such gesture, with the delivery having more than six-months expiration date. 

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VibingLIVE provides a play collection of curated music for a listener who does not want to pick a playlist and likes the idea of a DJ mixing down a feat play of 50 songs in 60 minutes. The music vibe is a feature of unpredictable and highly familiar songs from Nigeria, Ghana South Africa and other Africa countries currently accessed …

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The International Press Centre (IPC) and Media Rights Agenda (MRA) are inviting Nigerians from all works of life to vote for the public institution adjudged to be most responsive to requests for information from members of the public under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and that has adopted innovative and access-friendly practices and procedures to ensure the public’s right …

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Tayo Olanipekun Nigerians do not need to travel overseas again to seek medical solutions for any kind of cancer, the U.S. Consul General, Claire Pierangelo, has said, noting that diagnosis and treatment capabilities are now available in the country. Pierangelo made this remark at the event marking the formal opening of the Marcelle Ruth Cancer Center & Specialist Hospital (MRCC) …

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Tayo Olanipekun U.S Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, will travel to Nigeria tomorrow as part of a virtual trip to Africa to engage with leaders and young people from across the continent. Blinken, during his visit, will meet with President Muhammmadu Buhari and the Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama, to discuss strengthening democratic governance and building lasting security among other …

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Nigeria has slid down five points from last year on the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) World Press Freedom Index, ranking 120 out of 180 countries in focus for 2021

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The U.S President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) has said that it provided Nigeria with 14.7 million malaria treatment doses and 7.1 million insecticide-treated mosquito nets (ITNs) in 2020.

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***Says Country Abuses Gays, Lesbians Tayo Olanipekun The United States Department of State has said that Nigerian law enforcement agents as well as non state actors carried out torture and enforced disappearances of hundreds of persons, noting that a 2015 law in Nigeria fails to prescribe penalty for anyone inflicting torture on another. In its 2020 Country Report on Human …

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This is in response to the ongoing crisis in Nigeria where an estimated 8.7 million people are at risk of insecurity and the Covid-19 pandemic

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