From Charity Nwakaudu, Abuja The Federal Government has intensified efforts to combat illegal mining and strengthen governance in the solid minerals sector through a strategic partnership between the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development and the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC). Solid Minerals Development minister, Dr. Dele Alake, disclosed this in Abuja when he received the…

…US, UK, Germany Among Biggest Donors …Health, Education, Governance Received Largest Share Of Aid Nigeria received approximately $37.8bn in net Official Development Assistance (ODA) from members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s Development Assistance Committee (OECD-DAC) between 2015 and 2024, according to data from the OECD. The amount is equivalent to about 76.4…

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas to immediately reject and withdraw the Nigeria Data Protection (Amendment) Bill, 2026, as the Bill is a backdoor attempt to regulate social media and expand governmental control over online expression, which is…

Canada has imposed temporary entry restrictions barring foreign nationals who have recently been to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) from entering the country, citing the risk of importing the Ebola disease, despite the World Health Organisation (WHO) advising against travel restrictions as a public health measure. The Public Health Agency of Canada said the…