Why ARCON begins enforcement of unapproved advert on digital media
The Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) says it will commence the enforcement of sanctions on unapproved adverts on secondary digital media platforms effective Wednesday, March 1.
Stop forcing widows consume water used for bathing corpses – Official
Mrs Ify Obinabo, Commissioner, Anambra State Ministry for Women and Social Welfare, has called for the abolition of the practice of forcing widows to consume water used for bathing corpses.
Publisher of Nigerian NewsDirect, Dr Samuel Ibiyemi is dead
Ibiyemi reportedly died on Tuesday afternoon at the Babcock University Teaching Hospital, Ilishan Remo, Ogun State.
Police prosecutor, Simon Lough in office beyond statutory retirement date
Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Simon Asamber Lough was widely celebrated as having made history in December 2021 when he became the first police officer in Nigeria to be admitted to the Inner Bar as a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN).
Attract Nigerians in Diaspora to contribute towards nation building – Okonjo-Iweala urges
The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has urged the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), to strengthen systematic mechanisms to attract second and third-generation Nigerians in the Diaspora to contribute towards nation building.
UN human rights chief condemns rise in hatred
UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk today strongly deplored the sharp rise in hatred globally - including anti-Semitism and Islamophobia - since 7 October, while at the same time expressing concerns about undue restrictions on protests over the conflict in Israel and Gaza, and related free expression.
