The Israeli government has approved a proposal to designate large areas of the occupied West Bank as “state property” for the first time since Israel took control of the territory in 1967. According to Israel’s public broadcaster KAN, the plan was submitted by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, Justice Minister Yariv Levin and Defence Minister Israel […]

A lawsuit has been filed against the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), accusing the institution of failing to account for about 3 trillion naira ($ approx. 2 billion) in public funds. The legal action, filed last week at the Federal High Court in Abuja, seeks a court order compelling the central bank to explain the […]

Benue Police have arrested four suspected kidnappers linked to the abduction of nine worshipers at a night vigil in St. John Catholic Church, Ojeji, Ado local government area of the state. Though the abducted worshippers have been rescued and reunited with their families, after the arrest of two suspected kidnappers – Abubakar Jibril (male) and […]

The Federal Government is strengthening efforts to build a digitally competent workforce as more than fifty-four thousand civil servants are being equipped with on-job-relevant digital competencies under the Digital Literacy for All Workforce Programme. Chimdimma Ndubisi reports that the programme, run by the National Information Technology Development Agency in collaboration with the Office of the […]