By ESTHER McWILLIS-IKHIDE THE Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has submitted responses to 19 audit queries raised by the Senate Committee on Public Accounts over unaccounted funds totaling ₦210 trillion from 2017 to 2023. Committee Chairman Sen. Aliyu Wadada confirmed that NNPCL requested and received an extension before submitting its replies, which are now […]
By IFEOMA IZUCHUKWU NIGERIA’S House of Representatives has launched a coordinated pushback against a bill before the United States Senate that seeks to classify Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern” (CPC) over alleged violations of religious freedom. The motion, sponsored by Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu, was debated under Matters of Urgent Public Importance on […]
By IFEOMA IZUCHUKWU AS Artificial Intelligence (AI) reshapes the way information is produced and consumed, experts are warning that West Africa risks becoming a fertile ground for AI-generated fake news—unless urgent action is taken. At the close of the ECOWAS Parliament’s 2025 Second Extraordinary Session in Port Harcourt, media and ICT specialists called on lawmakers […]
By IFEOMA IZUCHUKWU FOR decades, Nigerian women have been on the margins of governance despite forming nearly half of the country’s population and over 43 per cent of registered voters. Their voices remain underrepresented in legislative chambers at both federal and state levels, where decisions that shape the nation’s future are made. A new constitutional […]