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Category: Social issues in Nigeria. 3 languages. ... Animal welfare and rights in Nigeria (1 C) D. Discrimination in Nigeria (6 P) P. Prostitution in Nigeria (3 C, 3 ...
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) is a news reporting agency owned and run by the Federal Government of Nigeria just like Nigerian Television Authority. [1] NAN was formed in part to disseminate news easily across the country and to the international community and also as a means to counter negative stories about Nigeria.
In Nigeria, the freedom of expression is protected by section 39 (1) of the Federal Republic of Nigeria constitution. [1] Despite this constitutional protection, the Nigerian media was controlled by the government throughout much of its history, with some even to this day. By 2020, however, over 100 newspapers in Nigeria were independent. [2]
SERVICOM was established on March 21, 2004, following a Presidential Retreat on Service Delivery held earlier that year. The retreat, initiated by the Federal Government of Nigeria, aimed to address the persistent inefficiency and poor quality of services in public institutions.
Border Communities Development Agency [9] (BCDA) Federal Road Safety Corps; National Energy Council; Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission; National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NaHCON) [10] Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) Federal Character Commission
End SARS, widely written as #EndSARS, was a decentralised social movement and series of mass protests against police brutality in Nigeria that mainly occurred in 2020. [2] The movement's slogan called for the disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), a notorious unit of the Nigerian Police known for its long record of abuse against Nigerian citizens.
In November 2019, the wife of the president, Aisha Buhari, told a gathering at the Nigeria's National Mosque in the capital, Abuja that if China with over one billion people could regulate the social media, Nigeria should do same. [11] [12] [13] But Nigerians reacted saying Nigeria is not a one-party communist state like China.
Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room is a coalition of over 70 civil society organisations that monitor Nigeria's electoral process and elections across the country. [1] Situation Room undertakes regular analysis and dissemination of information on major developments and events relating to the conduct of elections in Nigeria. [ 2 ]