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Experts call for ban on GMO foods, lawmakers call for caution

Lawmakers and food system experts have expressed concerns about the safety of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in Nigeria, calling for a cautious

Stakeholders, lawmakers advocate agency to support widows and orphans

Female lawmakers, women groups and other stakeholders have expressed support for a bill seeking to establish a national agency dedicated to the welfar

‘Why gender-based violence persists in Nigeria’

Global Rights and The Kukah Centre (TKC) said the persistence of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in Nigeria is attributed to a lack of dynamic

Blackout: A Wake-Up Call for Nigeria’s Renewable Energy Future

By Yakubu Sani Wudil On October 18, the Shiroro-Kaduna 330kV lines 1 and 2 were vandalised by bandits, crippling the power supply to 17 of the 19 nort

Nigeria’s debt profile to hit N138trn as Tinubu seeks NASS nod for fresh N1.8trn

Nigeria’s total debt is set to hit an all-time high of N136 trillion, following fresh request from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to the National Assembl