The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has revealed that as of August 20, 2025, devastating floods have impacted 25 states across Nigeria, leaving at least 228 people dead and displacing tens of thousands. NEMA provided a detailed update on its 2025 flood dashboard, revealing the scale of the disaster: “209,666 people affected, 228 persons deceased,…
A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) has shown that corporal punishment remains alarmingly widespread and causes significant harm to children’s health and development. Globally, an estimated 1.2 billion children aged 0–18 years are subjected to corporal (physical) punishment in their homes every year. According to WHO, data across 58 countries show that…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) have repatriated 51 more foreign nationals convicted and sentenced for cyber-terrorism and internet fraud. The repatriated foreign nationals include 50 Chinese and one Tunisian. This brings the total repatriated convicted foreign nationals to 102 in the ongoing exercise that commenced on Friday,…
Concerned parents in Ekiti State have appealed to President Bola Tinubu to prevail on Professor Ishaq Oloyede, the Registrar of JAMB, and the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, to extend admission age to those who will be 16 years by the end of the 2025/2026 academic session. Speaking on behalf of the concerned parents…
The Federal Government has officially enacted the Cybercrimes Bill into law, meaning all provisions contained in the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) acts are now fully enforceable and binding across the country. Everyone—especially online users, content creators, and administrators of digital platforms or social media groups—must take note of the following key provisions: Key Offenses Under…
The Federal Government has revealed that 15 percent of girls aged 15 to 19 in Nigeria are already mothers or pregnant. Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, minister of women affairs and social development, disclosed this on Tuesday during the validation and adoption of Nigeria’s first National Policy on Menstrual Health and Hygiene Management (MHHM). Represented by Maryam Keshinro,…
There was outrage in Anambra State after a video went viral showing some operatives of the Udogachi security outfit assaulting a female National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member and others. The disturbing footage caused anger among the public, with many people demanding justice for the victims. In a video shared by SYMFONI TV , reacting…
A non-governmental and advocacy group, Salvation and Service, SnS, has decried the human rights violations and extra-judicial killing of innocent people by state and non-state actors in the South-East. The group, while reacting to a recent report by Amnesty International that at least 1,844 people were killed between January 2021 and June 2023 in the…
A senior member of Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Dominic Alancha, has warned President Bola Tinubu against repeating a Muslim-Muslim ticket in the 2027 general election, saying it could cost the party victory. Alancha, speaking on Channels Television, said the same-faith ticket that brought Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima to power in 2023…
ABUJA, Nigeria — The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority ( NCAA ) has issued a new directive mandating all passengers to completely switch off their mobile phones during aircraft take-off and landing, ending the long-standing allowance of airplane mode. Michael Achimugu, NCAA’s director of public affairs and consumer protection, announced the regulation in a post on…
