The disturbing scenes of Nigerians struggling to access cash in banking halls and the long existential queues at Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) across the country is scandalous and depressing. Nigerians who had...
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Official position not in unauthorised video
The National Association of Seadogs (Pyrates Confraternity) has become aware of a viral video with lyrics referring to one of the frontline candidates in the 2023 Presidential Election. This video and those who canvass...
Press Release: International Day of Education 2023
Nigeria's Education Sector At a Crossroads - The Time to Act is Now! It is on a very sombre note that Nigeria joins the rest of the global community in commemorating this year's International Day of Education. The...
Troubling Trends in the 2023 National Budget
The President Muhammadu Buhari administration’s Appropriation Law tagged ‘Budget of Fiscal Sustainability and Transition’ has dominated public discourse since it was signed into law. This terminal budget of the...
Keynote Address by John Cardinal Onaiyekan at Pyrates Confraternity 70th Anniversary Citizens Summit
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SEADOGS: 70th ANNIVERSARY Chelsea Hotel, December 10th 2022. KEY NOTE ADDRESS By John Cardinal ONAIYEKAN, (CON) Catholic Archbishop Emeritus of Abuja. INTRODUCTION I wish to sincerely thank the...
State of Nigerian Embassies and Consulates Report (Download)
The report on the State of Nigerian embassies and consulates was presented on the 9th of December, 2022 at the Chelsea Hotel in Abuja, Nigeria. Click on the link below to read and download the report. NAS Report on the...
70th Anniversary and A Weekend of Service to Humanity
70th Anniversary and A Weekend of Service to Humanity: Commemorating the Founding Principles of the Pyrates Confraternity In line with the set objectives of the 70th Anniversary of the National Association of Seadogs...
Women and Girls, and The Vice-Like Grip of Violence
Since 1981 when the 25th of November every year was selected by women's rights proponents as a day to mark the battle against gender-based violence, individuals, advocacy organisations, and governments across the world...
General Irabor’s Ignoble Defence of Impunity
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor’s recent public defence of the burning of a vessel, MT Deino, suspected of being loaded with about 650 cubic metres of stolen crude oil is extremely puzzling. MT...
The Scourge of Diabetes and the Urgent Need for Health Reforms
Since 2007 when the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted resolution 61/225 which recognised the 14th of November of every year as World Diabetes Day, with a clarion call to "pursue multilateral efforts to...
FG must mitigate Nigeria’s perennial flooding
As predicted by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), the recent severe flooding that continues to hit several states in Nigeria has left unimaginable devastation in its wake. The Minister of Humanitarian...
World Mental Health Day 2022
Mental Health Deserves Urgent Attention in Nigeria The theme for the 2022 World Mental Health Day – Make Mental Health and Well Being For All a Global Priority drives home the urgent need for countries around the world...