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Back to homepagePeace Corps Bill To Be Passed Soon – Doguwa
House Majority Leader, Alhaji Alhassan Doguwa, has said that a bill for an Act to establish the Nigerian Peace Corps currently before the House of Representatives is to be passed soon, A statement by the Public Relations Officer of the
Read MoreInsecurity: Poor Reportage Could Heighten Tension, Peace Corps Boss Cautions Journalists
Abdul Lateef Bamgbose National Commandant of Peace Corps of Nigeria (PCN), Prof. Dickson Akoh, on Tuesday admonished Nigerian Journalists on good and accurate reportage. According to Akoh, only genuine and verifiable reportage could assist the country, especially, the security agents
Read MoreQuick Passage Of Peace Corps Bill Will Check Students’ Kidnapping – Akoh
From Abdul Lateef Bamgbose National Commandant of Peace Corps of Nigeria (PCN), Professor Dickson Akoh, has said the frequent kidnapping of school children by armed bandits would be a thing of the past, if the Bill establishing the Nigerian Peace
Read MorePeace Corps Launches Nationwide Campaign To End Insecurity, Violent Killings
By Esther Bello In apparent response to the spate of incessant killings, kidnappings, banditry and armed robbery in the country, Peace Corps of Nigeria (PCN) has flagged-off a nationwide peace campaign tagged ‘let’s give peace a chance’. Performing the flag
Read MorePeace Corps Peg Renewal Of Members ID Card On PVC
By Esther Bello National Commandant of Peace Corps of Nigeria (PCN), Amb (Dr.) Dickson Akoh has charged members of the Corps to take advantage of the extension of the Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) exercise and get registered. Akoh said any
Read MoreRule Of Law: Lawyer Petitions Osinbajo, Wants IGP Idris Punished
A human rights lawyer based in Abuja, Barrister Ahmed Ajibola Jimoh, has in a petition, urged Acting President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) to compel the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, to unseal the corporate head office of Peace Corps of
Read MoreInternational Youth Day: Peace Corps Urge Buhari To Recall, Sign Bill
By Esther Bello As the world celebrates ‘International Day for Youths’, the Peace Corps of Nigeria (PCN), have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to reconsider the Bill for an Act to establish Nigerian Peace Corps. President Buhari had on Tuesday,
Read MoreOrder IGP To Unseal Our Office, Peace Corps Begs Buhari
By Esther Bello The Peace Corps of Nigeria (PCN) has urged President Muhammad Buhari to prevail on the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr. Ibrahim Kpotum Idris, to urgently unseal its corporate headquarters, in line with various court orders to that
Read MorePeace Corps Remains Legal Entity, Court Insists, Warns Civil Defence
By Esther Bello Despite the setback suffered by Nigerian Peace Corps Bill at the House of Representatives, on Thursday, a Federal High Court in Abuja, has declared that the Corps was a “lawfully registered organization that has the rights to carry out
Read MorePeace Corps Bill: Reps Refuse To Veto Buhari
The hope of reviving Peace Corps may have been dashed, as the House of Representatives on Thursday refused to veto the Corps bill. The bill seeks to turn the Corps into a government para-military agency. The bill which was sponsored
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