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- 27 Jul 2025
Lawyers Drags NLS to Court for Alleged Election Fraud, Data Violation
Two Nigerian lawyers have sued promoters of the Nigerian Law Society (NLS) over allegations of electoral fraud and unlawful use of personal data. The legal actions follow the recent election…
- 29 Jan 2023
SYNW Congratulates DR. John Asein on His Reappointment as DG Nigerian Copyright Commission
The Society of Young Nigerian Writers (SYNW) has congratulated Dr. John Asien on his reappointment as the Director-General of the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC). According to the press release…
- 17 Jul 2022
SNM Rejects Duplication of NBC Functions
Save Nigeria Movement (SNM), a civil society organisation, has kicked against the bill seeking to establish the Society of Nigerian Broadcasters to duplicate the functions of the existing National…
- 12 Dec 2012
NCC Arraigns MCSN, 7 others for Performing Society Duties
Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has arraigned the Musical Copyright Society of Nigeria (MCSN) and seven of its officials at the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos, for performing the functions of a…
- 17 Jul 2012
“Innovation Key to Nigeria’s Economic Development”
Engr. M. B. Shehu, President, Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) has said Nigerian organizations can create competitive advantage by discovering new and better ways to compete and bring their…
- 6 Oct 2014
Vote for Ndukwe for the Senate
The law-making function is one of the essential pillars of any society. No human society survives in the total absence of laws. It is therefore important to have great minds make laws that will help…
- 9 Nov 2013
LCA Convenes Professionals @ ADR Conference
The Lagos Court of Arbitration (LCA), in collaboration with the Investment Climate Facility for Africa (ICF), Chevron Nigeria, Stanbic IBTC, White and Case, and Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has…
- 17 Jul 2026
NCC, NDLEA Partner to Fight Piracy and Drug Trafficking
Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) and National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to fight against piracy and drug trafficking in the country. NCC…
- 14 Jul 2016
Nigeria: Gradually Enforcing Regulation
The rule of law is more about enforcing existing rules than creating new laws. Any society that does not abide by some code of conduct whether in public or private matters tends to become chaotic,…
- 17 May 2014
NSE Seeks Privatization of NRC
The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) has advocated privatisation of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) to attract the requisite private sector investment and technology. Ademola Olorunfemi,…
- 14 Jun 2026
CSOs Raise Alarm over Nigeria’s Data Protection Crisis
A coalition of civil society organisations has warned that Nigerians’ personal information remains vulnerable to abuse despite existing data protection laws. In a statement titled “Protected From the…
- 18 Oct 2015
Low Data Security Crippling Nigerian Businesses
Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) has urged the federal government to embark on a sensitization campaign with the public on the Cyber Crime Law, in Ia bid to create an enabling environment for business.…
- 22 Jun 2022
NSE Urges Engineers to Improve their Skills with Digital Innovation
The Institute of Appraisal and Cost Engineers, a division of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, NSE, has charged accredited cost engineers, engineering valuers and engineering economists to embrace…
- 6 Dec 2016
Blame Weak Legislation for PPP Failures- Experts
Experts at the just-concluded African Engineering Conference, organised by the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, have blamed the failure of public-private partnership on…
- 1 Nov 2020
SERAP, Others Sue Mohammed, NBC, for Fines on Channels, AIT, Arise TV
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), 261 involved Nigerians, civil society and media teams have filed a lawsuit in opposition to the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) and…
- 16 Oct 2018
NCC Drags COSON, Okoroji, Others to Court for Operating Without Approval
The Nigerian Copyright Commission has filed a criminal charge against Copyright Society of Nigeria, Chief Tony Okoroji, Mr. Chinedu Chukwuji, Mrs Bernice Eremieghe and Miss Anne Okomi for carrying…
- 2 Apr 2026
Nigeria Mulls National Cybersecurity Council
Federal Government has unveiled plans to establish a National Cybersecurity Coordination Council, signaling a shift toward a more unified, intelligence-driven approach to defending the country’s…
- 10 Feb 2022
FG Working on Digital Rights Law- Pantami
Federal government has said it is working on a draft, Digital Rights Law, to ensure that the data privacy of Nigerians on the internet was not violated. Isa Pantami, minister of Communications and…
- 31 Mar 2016
Uproar in Nigeria over Plans to Introduce GMO Cotton, Corn
Millions of Nigerians are urging the Nigerian government to reject Monsanto’s attempts to introduce genetically modified (GMO) cotton and maize into the country’s food and farming systems, according…
- 31 Jul 2018
ITSSP Asks Telcos to Pay 0.005% Cybercrime Levy
Information Technology Security Professionals (ITSSP), a group within the Nigerian Computer Society (NCS), has said telcos must pay the 0.005 per cent levy specified in the Cybercrime (Prohibition,…
- 11 Jan 2021
FG Threatens Sanctions for Expatriate Policy Violation
The Special Ministerial Task Force on Monitoring and Enforcement of Nigerian Expatriate Business Permit and Expatriate Quota Administration has said the Federal Government will sanction any company…
- 4 Nov 2018
NCS to Celebrate 40th Anniversary at NITMA 2018
The Nigeria Computer Society has set machineries in motion to mark its 40 th year anniversary that will hold during the 2018 National Information Technology Merit Awards (NITMA) in Lagos. The…
- 13 Jun 2022
NITDA Issues Code of Practice for Online Platforms Operating in Nigeria
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has Issued a Code of Practice for Interactive Computer Service Platforms/Internet Intermediaries and Conditions for Operating in Nigeria.…
- 28 Mar 2026
Anti Graft Agencies Raise Alarm over Rising Crypto-Linked Financial Crimes
Ola Olukoyede, chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has raised concerns over the growing threat of cryptocurrency-related crimes in the country. Olukoyede made this known at the…
- 12 Feb 2025
NDLEA Says 14m Nigerians Affected by Consumption of Harmful Drugs
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), said no fewer than 14 million Nigerians are estimated to be involved in and addicted to the consumption of harmful drugs. Mrs Yetunde Joyifous, deputy…
- 16 Aug 2024
Paradigm Initiative Urges Meta to Show Transparency in Govt Interactions over $200m Fine
Paradigm Initiative, civil society organisation, has called on Meta Platforms Inc. and WhatsApp LLC to demonstrate greater transparency in their dealings with the Nigerian government and relevant…
- 15 Mar 2017
Nigeria Gets App on Human Rights Education
The fear many Nigerians exhibit when they have any form of contact with law enforcement agents has inspired a human rights/international law expert to launch #KnowYourRightsNigeria app. Adeola…
- 15 Oct 2020
CPJ Enjoins Online Publishers to Rise against Cybercrime Act
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has enjoined online publishers in Nigeria to rise against the Cybercrime Act, noting that journalists publishing online are vulnerable to the various challenges…
- 7 Aug 2022
NDLEA, NCC Renew Partnership to Check Piracy, Drug Abuse Crimes
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) have renewed their partnership in the fight against organized crimes, including drug trafficking and…
- 8 Sept 2022
NCC Slams COSON Over Approval to Operate as a CMO
Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has criticized a recent news reports contesting the statement made by Mr. Matthew. Ojo, Director and Head of the Commission’s Lagos Office, on its behalf…