IT is often believed that camps for internally displaced people (IDPs) and refugees, run by international humanitarian actors, provide better services than those available locally outside the camps. (See, for instance, the World Bank's flagship report on displacement.) While camps are often crucial for the displaced populations in the immediate term, they are not a tenable option when displacement becomes prolonged , which is often the case across countries in sub-Saharan Africa, among others. Then, it becomes important to help IDPs and refugees integrate, to some degree, into local markets...

How do you make your marriage a priority? We talk about it all the time, but how do you actually do it? Having a great marriage doesn't happen by accident. Marriage requires active effort to drift together, not drift apart. Making your marriage a priority. It feels like it should be pretty simple, right? “My husband is my priority,” we say. It's often said that you can tell someone's real priorities by looking at their calendar and their checkbook. If days and weeks are full with all the things in...

A one time Chief Security Officer with the former Diamond Bank and now the Head of Facilities Unit at the Access Bank headquarters, Lagos; Mayor Felix Amah Nnachi has been conferred with an honorary doctorate degree in Security Management by Triune University, Brooklyn, United States of America. The award of the doctorate which took place recently at the Lagos State University (LASU) auditorium and witnessed by some stakeholders in the academia was given to the security chieftain after a pain-staking screening protocol by the University Council. He was among the...

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Time tested security experts, lawyers and some police officers have kicked against the disbanding of all satellite offices and bases of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) and Special Tactical Squad (STS) announced at the weekend by the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu. Reacting to the directive from the Force headquarters, a former Director, who retired recently from the presidency after many years with the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) Mr. Jude Mekwunye shared the same position with a senior lawyer; Mr Adeleke Debo and others (who spoke anonymously) condemning the...

A prior presidential panel, which investigated the suspended acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, indicted him, a report published by the News Agency of Nigeria has alleged. The report, according to NAN, noted that the embattled EFCC boss had been unable to account for the interest generated from N550bn cash recovered from 2015 to 2020. The panel is separate from the panel led by a former President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Ayo Salami, which is currently probing Magu and other top officials of...

The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Obong Godswill Akpabio, has reacted to the allegations made against him by Joy Nunieh, a former Acting Managing Director of Interim Management Committee of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Nunieh recently made some damning revelations about the Minister and former Governor of Akwa Ibom State on his handling of the Ministry. Addressing the press after she appeared before Senate Adhoc Committee investigating NDDC, Mrs Nunieh recounted her ordeal at the hands of the Minister before she was removed as the NDDC MD. Among...

Pantami tasks Committee on commitment Says broadband penetration now 40.18% We’ll support the implementation – Danbatta The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has been saddled with the responsibility of leading the team that will ensure effective monitoring and steering of the overall implementation of the National Broadband Plan (NBP) 2020-2025. This followed the designation of NCC’s Executive Commissioner, Technical Services, Engr. Ubale Maska, as the Chairman of the newly-inaugurated Broadband Implementation Steering Committee (BISC) by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami. While inaugurating the inter-agency...

President Muhammadu Buhari has broken his silence on the ongoing investigation of the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu. In a statement by Garba Shehu, his Senior Special Assistant on media and publicity, President Buhari also explained why he approved the suspension of the anti-corruption fighter from office.  PRESIDENCY STATEMENT ON THE SUSPENSION OF MR. IBRAHIM MAGU A series of documented allegations were made against the Ag. Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Following a preliminary review of the allegations leveled against...

As Regina Daniels glorifies God for making her a mother The Abuja residence of billionaire politician and philanthropist; Hon. Ned Nwoko was a beehive of activities on Friday, as family members, relatives, friends, Nollywood personalities and other well-wishers joined him and his actress wife, Regina Daniels Nwoko to celebrate the naming event of their newly born baby boy; Munir Neji Nwoko, even as Regina was full of praises to God for making her a mother. The amiable founder of STARS University, Idumuje Ugboko, Delta State; though not a first time...