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Emma Okonji, Nosa Alekhuogie in Lagos and Michael Olugbode in Abuja The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has expressed concern over growing attacks on schoolchildren, as well as child abductions in Nigeria, with a call on authorities in the country to do more to ensure that children can safely live and go to school or fetch water without fear of being attacked or taken from their families. UNICEF, in a statement yesterday by its Executive Director, Ms. Henrietta Fore, lamented that no fewer than 950 students were abducted in Nigeria since December 2020. Also, people whose children an...

The ECOWAS Parliament has cautioned against the use of cryptocurrencies as a means of exchange and commerce. Rising from a meeting of its joint committee in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso yesterday, the ECOWAS Parliament stated that there is a cause for concern with regards to the risk factors involved. The meeting, which highlighted the prospects of cryptocurrencies as a facilitator for investment in West Africa had in attendance cryptocurrency experts and resource persons. The meeting added that the sharp decline in the value of Bitcoins over recent weeks is a reminder to all that cryptocurrenci...

Michael Olugbode Jamaica’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kamina Johnson-Smith has commended Nigeria for initiating the Technical Aid Corps, (TAC), Scheme where professionals in different fields are sent to some developing nations. Johnson-Smith gave the commendation when the Nigerian High commissioner to Jamaica, Ambassador Dr Maureen Tamuno, presented her Letter of Credence to her and the Governor-General of Jamaica, His Excellency, Patrick Allen. The minister noted that TAC had contributed to the development and growth of other countries. Johnson-Smith applauded the bilateral relations bet...

Michael Olugbode in Abuja The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has advocated for the amendment of necessary legislation to provide for the treatment and rehabilitation of drug users, as well as the adoption of non-custodial measures for appropriate cases in order to avoid human rights violations. Executive Secretary of the Commission, Tony Ojukwu, who gave this position via zoom at a side event on ‘Strengthening the Role of the UN Human Rights System in Drug Policies: The Case of Arbitrary Detention’ at the 47th Session of the Human Rights Council, which took place on 2nd July, 202...

Michael Olugbode in Abuja Former Borno State Governor, Senator Kashim Shettima has thrown his weight behind the call for power shift to Southern Nigeria in 2023. He said it was only proper for the North, especially the All Progressives Congress (APC), to allow power to shift to the South, insisting that there was a gentlemen’s agreement that power must oscillate between North and South at the formation of the ruling party. Shettima, who is now a Senator representing Borno Central, made the call for a power shift in Abuja yesterday at the public presentation of a book titled: “Standing for...