The Progressive Impact Organisation for Community Development (PRIMORG) will on Friday launch a sensitisation campaign against the worsening menace of drug abuse among young people. Titled ‘Safe Without Drugs (SWiD) Initiative’, the campaign possesses a wide range of programmes and activities meant to address the multifaceted problems of drug abuse in Nigeria and is billed to take off from Excellent …

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has said that its probing reports of the ‘maltreatment’ of Nigerians at plastic and hair-producing factories in Lagos State and would not hesitate to punish the firms. if found guilty. A recent investigation by TheCable had indicted three factories with foreign ownership of poor remuneration for workers’ non-provision of personal protective equipment, amongst other …

An Abuja-based taxi driver, who returned a bag containing cash and other valuables forgotten in his cab to the owner, said that there are many Nigerians with high levels of integrity. Hassan Abukakar returned N50,000, a laptop, golden earrings, a passport, a power bank and  ATM cards belonging to Prof. Margaret Araoye, who forgot the items in the taxi cab. …

The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), and the Centre for Transparency Advocacy (CTA) have joined calls for immediate, and all-inclusive electoral reforms in Nigeria owing to gaps in the conduct of the 2023 general and off-cycle elections. The stakeholders also called on members of the National Assembly to ensure the current electoral laws are reviewed to address existing inadequacies while urging …

Former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission, Prof. Chidi Odinkalu has said that the deteriorating integrity of Nigeria’s judiciary is driven by “politicisation of judicial appointments and lack of independence, amongst other issues”. Odinkalu raised the concern during a radio town hall meeting on Public Sector Integrity in Nigeria, organised by the Progressive Impact Organisation for Community Development (PRIMORG), …

There have been fresh calls for the Bola Tinubu administration to reintroduce and push for the speedy passage of the Whistleblower Bill into law. The African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL), Progressive Impact Organisation for Community Development (PRIMORG) and other civil society organisations had been advocating at different fora for the new executive and legislative arms to prioritise …

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) said it would improve access for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) at the nation’s airports and work with airline operators to upgrade amenities needed for air travel nationwide. A recent investigative report by TheCable exposed that PWDs are still having harrowing experiences at Nigerian airports as accessibility to facilities remains poor despite the inclusivity …

To further Nigeria’s fight against corruption, the African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL) and Progressive Impact Organization for Community Development (PRIMORG) have announced a new partnership to strengthen whistleblowing in the country. During a round table meeting on Thursday at PRIMORG’s office complex in Abuja, where the partnership of the two civil society organisations was announced, AFRICMIL’s Coordinator, …

Osun State Government has been urged to probe the alleged award of contracts worth N1.3 billion to non-existent companies between 2019 and 2021. This follows a recent investigative report by the International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR), which indicted the state government of flouting public procurement laws by awarding projects to firms not registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), and the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) have said that existing laws and punishments are “not strong enough and old” to deter Nigerians from certificate forgery. JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede; and NYSC’s Director-General, Brigadier-General Yusha’u Ahmed, both raised the concern during a radio town hall meeting against the upsurge of certificate forgery …