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The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has reaffirmed its commitment to promoting youth online safety and digital literacy through a strengthened partnership with Meta, as part of efforts to build a digitally inclusive economy and enhance trust in Nigeria’s digital ecosystem. Director General of NITDA, Kashifu Inuwa, made this known during the Youth Safety Summit organised by Meta in Abuja, where stakeholders from government, industry, civil society organisations and the education sector gathered to advance collaborative efforts aimed at ensuring safe and positive online experiences for young Nigerians. The…

The Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Tony Ojukwu, has called for stronger safeguards and improved conditions for women in detention facilities across Africa. This was disclosed in a statement issued by Fatimah Agwai Mohammed, Director of Corporate Affairs and External Linkages of the NHRC, following Ojukwu’s participation in the 4th Annual Conference of the African National Preventive Mechanisms Network held in Kigali from June 24 to 26, 2026. The conference brought together experts from the United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture, the Association for the…

A faith-based civil liberties organization, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has called for the release of detained activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, while urging activists across the country to embrace responsible conduct and decorum in public discourse. The group made its position known in a statement issued on Thursday by its Executive Director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, following a court order remanding Sowore in Kuje Correctional Centre over allegations bordering on cybercrime. According to MURIC, the detention of activists could negatively affect Nigeria’s democratic image and raise concerns about…

The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has commended the conviction and life sentence handed down by a Canadian court to the individual found guilty of killing two Nigerian youths, Chibueze Momah and Tosin Amos-Arowoshegbe, in a nightclub shooting in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. The Commission described the judgment as a significant step toward justice and accountability for the victims and their families. In a statement issued in Abuja by the Director of Media, Public Relations and Protocols Unit, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, NiDCOM said the Ontario Court of Justice sentenced the offender to…

Nigeria and Türkiye have renewed efforts to strengthen bilateral cooperation on migration management, with both countries focusing on the humane and dignified return and reintegration of undocumented Nigerians residing in Türkiye. This was disclosed in a statement by NiDCOM’s Director of Media, Public Relations and Protocols, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, following a courtesy visit by a delegation from Türkiye’s Presidency of Migration Management to the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja. The delegation, led by Hünkar Burkan İbin, Head of the Deportation Department for Removal Affairs, met with officials of the Nigerians in Diaspora…

The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Olakunle Oluseye Nafiu, has called on Corps Members to deploy their intellect, creativity, and energy toward nation-building, stressing that the responsibility of developing Nigeria rests largely on the shoulders of its youth. Speaking to Corps Members of the 2026 Batch ‘B’ Stream I at the NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp in Wailo, Ganjuwa Local Government Area of Bauchi State, General Nafiu urged them to take pride in their country and contribute meaningfully to its progress. According to him, Nigerians must…