NIGERIA / WEST AFRICA

A civil society group, Rescue Nigeria, Wednesday, condemned the killings of some #EndSARS protesters in Lagos as it called on President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately announce actionable steps to address the demands of the protesters. “We are shocked beyond words at the massacre of peaceful #EndSARS protesters in Lagos on ...

  Nigeria, through the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), has been elected into the first ever six-member Standards Management Committee (SMC) of the African Organisation for Standardisation (ARSO) . In a keenly contested election involving 13 Member States, Nigeria came first with 27 votes. Other elected Members States into the ...

• Places legal team on standby for arrested protesters The United Action For Change, UAC, a not-for-profit organization playing a pivotal role in birthing a new socio-political order in Nigeria, has thrown its weight behind the ongoing #EndSARS protests. The group promises to provide free legal services to arrested protesters ...

            Heritage Bank is set to commence the account opening for the 774,000 participants of the Special Work Programme in its branches, throughout the 774 Local Government Areas of Nigeria. The participants, whose accounts would be opened with their Bank Verification Numbers (BVN), are to be ...

Nigerian singer and mental health advocate, Korede Bello, has called for a more robust mental health legislation as he joined the Commonwealth Secretary General, Patricia Scotland, last week, in marking the World Mental Health Day. “As an advocate for mental health, I believe for a nation to truly develop, the mind of ...

  (Akindare Okunola) The hashtag #ENDSARS first went viral in Nigeria in 2017 after several alleged victims published social media posts about extortion, harassment, and kidnapping at the hands of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), a division of the Nigerian police force created in the early 90s. At the time ...

• As ‘Superkeke’ finds perfect partner in super footballer  Ahead of its launch on November 4, the Bajaj ‘Superkeke’ has found the perfect partner in superstar footballer, Jay Jay Okocha, as Bajaj Auto – the world’s leading manufacturer of 3-wheelers, has partnered with the football legend to endorse its commercial vehicle range ...

As Nigeria, Wednesday, joins the rest of the world in marking the 2020 World Standards Day, experts in international standardisation have advocated substantial reduction in human impact and protection of the planet, seeking political will, concrete action and the right tools among which are international standards. This advocacy is predicated ...

 Each month of October marks the start of the Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign. In order to encourage women and raise their awareness on the importance of early detection and of psychological support from the family in the healing process, each year, Ford tells the story of the remarkable journeys of ...

Mouka, Nigeria’s leading manufacturer of mattresses and beddings has won the category of Large-Scale Organisation Award 2020 in the Africa Kaizen Awards during a recent evaluation of its processes. The award which was organised by the Japan International Cooperation Agency in collaboration with the Africa Union Development Agency (AUDA), was presented ...