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Yearly Archives: 2021

UNIBEN urges staff, students, to join its COVID-19 surveillance club

The Management of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) has urged   interested staff and students to serve as volunteers in the newly formed UNIBEN...

10 Lebanese doctors die from COVID-19, 15 in ICU, 200 in quarantine – official

Abou Charaf, Head of Lebanese Order of Physicians, on Friday said that ten Lebanese doctors died from COVID-19, 15 are at the Intensive Care...

Fee Increment: LASU-SUG appeals to management for review

The Lagos State University Students’ Union Government (LASU-SUG) has appealed to the institution’s management, the Governing Council and the State Government to reconsider the...

Buhari mourns ex-Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Nsikak Eduok

President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the family of former Minister of Aviation, and 12th Chief of the Air Staff, retired Air Marshal Nsikak-Abasi...

Adamawa begins payment of outstanding gratuity to retirees

Mr John Medugu, Chairman, Adamawa State Local Government Pension Board, on Friday said that the board has begun the payment of outstanding gratuity to...

Abia recorded 350 fire outbreaks in 2020 – controller

 Abia recorded 350 fire outbreaks in 2020 against 390 in 2019, the Controller of Fire Service in the state, Mr Victor Gbaruko, has said. Gbaruko...

Court admits public servant to N2m bail for alleged forgery, land grabbing 

A Wuse Magistrates’ Court, on Friday, admitted a public servant, Mrs Aisha Shettima, to bail in the sum N2 million bail for alleged forgery and...

Lalong inaugurates special public works programme in Plateau 

Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau has inaugurated the Special Public Works Programme of the Federal Government in the state. Inaugurating the programme on Friday in...

Tricycle operator docked over alleged manslaughter, reckless driving

A 29-year-old tricycle operator, Francis Anthony, who allegedly rode a commercial tricycle in a reckless and dangerous manner, leading to the death of four...

Expert advises FCT residents against indiscriminate refuse dumping

Mr Williams Osaze, President, Society for the Promotion of People`s Right, an NGO, on Friday urged FCT residents to stop indiscriminate dumping of refuse...

COVID-19: Cleric urges religious leaders to intensify prayers

A Kaduna-based Pastor, Yohana Buru, has called on religious leaders and traditional rulers to intensify  prayers for God’s intervention to  end the coronavirus (COVID-19)...

2020 US election: What defeated the incumbent? Any take for Nigeria?

  By Abdulmumin Jibrin We cannot just watch the US crisis and laugh. We must learn from it and act to avert such from happening in...

NAN MD launches #SaveShalom Fund appeal in Lagos

The hope of travelling abroad for a heart surgery has increased for 11-month-old baby, Shalom Omoike, as Mr Buki Ponle, Managing Director, News Agency...

FG flags off empowerment scheme with 27,000 youths in Jigawa

The Federal Government, on Friday, flagged off the Extended Special Public Works (ESPW) programme in Jigawa with 1,000 unskilled youth benefiting from each local...

Two suspects in police custody for issuing fake NIMR COVID-19 results, D-G

The Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) says two suspects are presently  in police custody for issuing fake COVID-19 test results with the institute’s...

Microsoft’s partnership plans thrill Osinbajo

Another international tech heavyweight, Microsoft Corporation, has disclosed plans to partner with the Federal Government for the benefit of the Nigerian people, especially the ...

CMD appeals to doctors not to downscale service because of COVID-19

The Chief Medical Director of Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital, Lafia, Dr Ikrama Hassan, has appealed to the Association of Residents Doctors to have a...

FG to complete Abuja-Kaduna-Kano road project by 2023 – Official

Mr Funso Adebiyi, the Director Highways Construction and Rehabilitation, Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, says the ongoing reconstruction of Abuja-Kaduna-Kano road will be...

CP promises to address security challenges in Zamfara

Newly deployed Commissioner of Police in Zamfara, Mr Abutu Yaro , has promised to address the lingering security challenges facing the state. This is contained...

Kano records 10 new COVID-19 infections, total case burden hits 316

Kano State has recorded 10 new Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the second wave of the pandemic, bringing the total infections in the state to 316. The...

Israeli president congratulates Biden on congress certification of his election victory

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin on Thursday congratulated U.S President-elect Joe Biden on the verification of his election victory at Congress and condemned violence in...

Troops rescue 3 hostages in Nasarawa State

The Defence Headquarters says troops of Operation “Whirl Stroke”, rescued three kidnapped victims and killed one kidnapper in a daring rescue operation at Mararaba...

Osinbajo applauds Microsoft’s offer to support ESP, youth devt

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says  the offer by Microsoft Corporation and other tech firms to support Nigeria’s Economic Sustainability Plan (ESP) and youth development...

Activist expresses shock, mourns human rights defender Esther Uzoma

A gender activist, Mrs Toun Okewale-Sonaiya, expressed shock over the death of renowned activist and civil society giant, Esther Uzoma, after a surgery in...

FEATURE, Avoiding, gender, stereotypes, STEM, Education

    Educationists observe that few female students engage in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) in learning institutions across the country. According to them, females only...
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