The Department of State Service (DSS) has officially replaced Adegboyega Fasasi as Chief Security Officer (CSO) to President Bola Tinubu, appointing Rasheed Atanda Lawal, a Deputy Director, as his successor. Details surrounding this development remained limited as of Sunday evening, but sources indicate that Fasasi, who has held the CSO position since President Tinubu’s inauguration, is stepping down to pursue …

A civil society group, Coalition of Civil Society Groups for Peace, Security, Good Governance, Equity & Justice and Media Practitioners for Development (MPD), has praised the Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Owan-Enoh, for the impressive performance of the Nigerian team at the 2024 Paralympics. In a statement signed by Johnson Eze and Comrade James Okoronkwo, the group commended the …

The Situation Room on Energy Sustainability, a coalition of civil society organisations (CSOs), has commended the President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, on the commencement of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) production in Nigeria for the first time in almost three decades by Dangote Refinery. In a statement by Dr. Ikenna Nnaji, the group described the milestone achievement as a …

The decision to invalidate degree certificates obtained from some universities in Togo and Benin Republic from 2017 till date has left over 22,000 Nigerian graduates of the institutions confused and with their fate hanging in the balance, it was gathered. A group, the Coalition of Stakeholders in Education, CSE, stated this in Ikeja, Lagos on Tuesday while briefing the press …

The Civil Society legislative and Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has said it worried about the allegations by Nigeria Police, which it describes as an attempt to silence the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). “We are deeply shocked and concerned by the ongoing attempts to incriminate, silence, and blackmail the leadership of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) for its efforts to champion the …

A civil society organisation, the Human Rights and Justice Group International has called on the Federal Government to suspend the National Youth Service over the spate of killings and kidnapping in the country. The group stated this against the backdrop of rising of killings occasioned by kidnappings, terrorist attacks and other criminal activities across the country. On February 2023, gunmen …

A Non-Governmental Organisation, the Diaspora 4 Diri (D4D) has thrown its weight behind the re-election of Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, saying he is the best man for the job. Chief Executive Officer of African Tide Association (ATA), Dr Rosalyn Dressman said that the cardinal focus of the D4D was to campaign massively for Diri’s second tenure by raising …

The Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room (NCSSR), made up of over 80 human rights organisations, has expressed disappointment over the poor state of the nation and the worsening insecurity in Nigeria during the first and second quarters of the year. The group, therefore, advised President Muhammadu Buhari to act fast or resign because it was obvious he had failed the …