The Nigeria National Park Service (NPS) says it has expanded its reach with the takeover of three forest reserves in 2024. Dr Ibrahim Goni, Conservator General (CG), in a statement on Monday said that the forest reserves had been converted to national parks . Goni named the new parks as Hadejia Wetlands, Oba-Hills and Marhai…

Inmates of the Maiduguri Maximum Security Custodial Centre were ecstatic, at the weekend, when the United Nations Organisation on Drugs and Crimes (UNODC), in collaboration with the Chess in Slums Africa (CHSA), took their campaign to the correctional facility

An inmate (name withheld) has emerged as the winner of the N1 million prize at the inaugural Chess Championship organized by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Borno. The competition, held at Maiduguri’s Maximum Correctional Service Center, aimed to support inmate reintegration and rehabilitation through chess, enhancing their critical thinking skills…

The Federal Government has expressed readiness to partner with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to address the growing challenges posed by drug trafficking as well as reduce drug-related crimes and other criminal activities in the country.

United Nations Office on drugs and Crimes (UNODC) and the Federal Government have said one woman is killed every 10 minutes as a result of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV). They also called for a united front to combat the menace of SGBV. UNODC Country Representative, Cheikh Toure, said statistics on SGBV reflects the urgency…

Globally, 85,000 women and girls were killed intentionally in 2023, with 60 per cent of the homicides committed by intimate partners or other family members, UN Women said. In a statement on Monday, UN Women said that 140 women and girls die daily in the hands of their partners or close relatives. This means that…

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has called for continued collaboration among stakeholders to stem the tide of organised trans-national crimes by connecting the dots between the origin, transit, and destination countries.

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), has called for continued collaboration among stakeholders to curb transnational organised crimes by origin, transit and destination countries. Deputy Country Representative, UNODC, Danilo Campisi, said that collaboration among countries to tackle the menace of trans-border crimes is essential because it provides the opportunity to share experiences…

A fair and efficient judiciary is the sine qua non of a just society, even as it is key to the realisation of a country’s lofty anti-corruption goals. With the judiciary also saddled with the all-important role of providing essential checks

Nigeria’s healthcare delivery system is on oxygen, especially the public sector. This is because the sector is grappling with a lot of issues ranging from poor funding to lackadaisical attitude of healthcare workers

There are growing concerns among local and international parties that Nigerian waters and seaports are increasingly becoming transit routes for transnational crimes such as drug smuggling and human trafficking. 

In commemoration of the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), in partnership with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), has announced and rewarded winners of the second edition of its yearly Short Film Contest…