Nigerian Railway Agency Suspends Port Harcourt–AbaFriday, September 5, 2025
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has suspended train services on the Port Harcourt ndash;Aba corridor over what it described as ldquo;routine maintenance rdquo; on the route. In a statement released on Friday, the NRC rsquo;s Managing Director, Dr. Kayode Opeifa, said operations would rema ...
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Nigeria Seeks to Deepen Maritime Collaboration with The GambiaSaturday, February 22, 2025
The Honourable Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has affirmed Nigeria 39;s desire to strengthen maritime collaboration with The Gambia - to enhance regional security and economic growth. The Minister made this known at the Fourth Blue Economy Conference in Banjul, The Gambia. ... |
Gambian President Withdraws Defamation Lawsuit Against The Voice, EditorTuesday, November 5, 2024
Durban, November 4, 2024 mdash;The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes Gambian President Adama Barrow rsquo;s decision to withdraw a civil defamation lawsuit against The Voice newspaper and its editor-in-chief and urges Attorney General Dawda A. Jallow to drop related false news charges agains ... |
Federal Government Directs Installation Of CCTV On Nine HighwaysWednesday, January 10, 2024
David Umahi, Minister of Works, has ordered the installation of closed-circuit television cameras (CCTV), solar lighting, and security on nine highways franchised to private investors under the Highway Development and Management Initiative. A statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media Orji ... |
Gambian Journalist Bakary Mankajang Arrested, Charged Over Reporting On KillingsSaturday, September 23, 2023
New York, September 22, 2023 mdash; The Committee to Protect Journalists calls for the immediate and unconditional release of journalist Bakary Mankajang after his arrest by Gambian police in connection with his reporting on police killings in Senegal. ldquo;Gambian authorities must swiftly and ... |
Police Commission Deploys New CPs For Kano, Katsina 9 Other States, FCTTuesday, April 25, 2023
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the deployment of new Commissioners of Police (CPs) for 11 states and the Federal Capital Territory. Mr Ikechukwu Ani, the Head of Press and Public Relations of PSC, made this known in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja. He said the CPs are ... |
SGBV: NGO Blames Incidence on Citizens' Poor Knowledge of Extant Laws.Thursday, September 1, 2022
High rate of gender based violence in Ebonyi State has been blamed on citizens 39; low awareness about the availability and content of the Ebonyi Violence Against Persons Prohibition, (VAPP) law. A Nongovernmental organisation, Women Rights and Health Project, WRAHP, made the observation on Tues ... |
Cpj Urges Gambia Authorities To Prioritize Legal Reforms, Accountability For CriWednesday, June 29, 2022
Abuja, June 29, 2022 ndash; Gambian authorities should adopt the reforms recommended by the country rsquo;s Truth, Reconciliation, and Reparations Commission (TRRC) mdash;including ensuring journalists are not prosecuted for sedition mdash;work to swiftly hold former President Yahya Jammeh and memb ... |
Post-Election Seminar With The National Assembly Of The GambiaTuesday, June 14, 2022
Following parliamentary elections on April 9, 2022, The Gambia elected new parliamentary assembly to legislate the second term of President Adama Barrow 39;s tenure. The Commonwealth parliamentary Association based in the United Kingdom with their partners, the Westminster Foundation for Democracy ... |
President Adama Barrow Appoints Dr. Mrs. Fatoumata Jahumpa Ceesay As Gambian AmSaturday, June 4, 2022
President Adama Barrow of The Gambia has continued in his drive to get the best hands available to serve in his second term in office as he settles down. The recent appointment of the Former Speaker of the Gambia National Assembly, Dr. Mrs. Fatoumata Jahumpa Ceesay as Gambia rsquo;s New Ambassador t ... |
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