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...
Current Affairs
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...
Shop-with-a-cop: NAS Partners with Greenbelt Police Department in Maryland USA
As part of commemorating the 70th anniversary of The National Association of Seadogs (Pyrates Confraternity), Pentagun Deck on the 17th of December 2022 joined the Police Department in Greenbelt, Maryland, USA for...
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...
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...
Pyrates seek justice for victims of collapsed building in Uyo
The National Association of Seadogs, Pyrates Confraternity, Sancta Riviera Deck (Uyo Chapter) has thrown its weight behind the setting up of the Akwa Ibom State Government Panel of Enquiry to probe circumstances...
Pyrates donate blood to boost blood banks in Lagos
The National Association of Seadogs, Pyrates Confraternity, Zanas Deck (Lagos Mainland chapter), under the auspices of the NAS Medical Mission has donated blood to boost blood banks in Lagos. The exercise which...