By Nafisat Makinde Abuja, Nigeria – Friday, March 14, 2025 – The Honourable Minister of Women Affairs, Hajiya Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, has reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to advancing financial inclusion, education, and leadership opportunities for women entrepreneurs. While attending the 69th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69) in New York, Minister Sulaiman-Ibrahim met…

Honourable Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, SAN, CON FCIArb (UK) has announced significant achievements in Nigeria’s aviation industry, following strategic collaborations and policy reforms which is enhancing the sector’s global competitiveness. Speaking, during the 2025 Ministerial Press Briefing series organized by Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation, 13th March, 2025 at…

By Nafisat Makinde ABUJA, NIGERIA – In commemoration of the International Day of Women Judges, the Nigerian Minister of Women Affairs, Hajiya Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, has commended the bravery and perseverance of women in the judiciary, acknowledging their invaluable contributions to the nation’s judicial system on Monday, March 10th, 2025. The minister praised the outstanding achievements…

By Nafisat Makinde The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has revealed a 2.73% increase in prisoners on death row, from 3,590 in September 2024 to 3,688 in March 2025. This rise of 98 prisoners within six months is a pressing concern for the NCoS. Acting Controller-General Sylvester Nwakuche disclosed this information during his screening for the…

By Nafisat Makinde The Federal Ministry of Women Affairs (FMWA) has officially clarified misconceptions regarding its role in providing SGBV support in Nigeria. In a statement issued on March 9, 2025, Permanent Secretary Dr. Maryam Keshinro addressed recent social media allegations claiming that survivors of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) had been abandoned. Describing these…

Dr. Doyin Okupe, a former presidential spokesperson and political figure in Nigeria, has passed away at the age of 72. His death was confirmed on Friday, March 7, 2025. Sources close to the family revealed that Okupe had been critically ill for weeks before his passing, with reports linking his death to cancer. He had…

By Nafisat Makinde Nigerian Minister of Women Affairs, Hajiya Imman Suleiman Ibrahim, marked International Women’s Day with a call to action on Thursday, 6th March, 2025 in Abuja. The Minister emphasized the need to accelerate action towards gender equality in Nigeria, highlighting four key dimensions: legal and policy frameworks, economic empowerment, gender-based violence and social…

The Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development has noted with concern a misleading report published by Punch Newspaper on 5th March 2025, titled “FG Loses N120bn to Illegal Private Jet Charters”, authored by its correspondent, Princess Etuk. The report falsely claims to have cited findings from the Report of the Ministerial Taskforce on Illegal Charter…

Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo SAN, CON, FICArb UK has vowed to tackle all illegal chartered operations and related matters in Nigeria. The Minister made this known while receiving the report of the 7-Member Committee on Illegal Chartered Operations and Related Matters at the Ministry’s headquarters in Abuja. He stated that the…