NYSC Trust Fund to lift Nigerians out of poverty – DG
By Olaide Ayinde The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), says the proposed trust fund would help actualise President Muhammadu Buhari administration’s vision to lift millions […]
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Doctor’s strike: Court strikes out NGO’s suit against FG, NARD
By Glory Abuh-Adejoh The National Industrial Court, Abuja, on Wednesday struck out a suit against the Federal Government instituted by a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO). The […]
Kano Judiciary disposes 10,507 out of 28,550 cases in 2020/2021 legal year – CJ
The Kano State judiciary disposed 10, 5o7 out of the 28, 550 cases in the out gone 2020/2021 Legal Year, the Chief Judge, Justice Nura […]
World Education Day: Nigerian hub out to promote quality education
The Nigeria technology innovation hub, Co-creation hub (CcHUB), has reiterated its commitment to promoting quality and sustainable education in Africa. Mr Bosun Tijani, Chief Executive […]
Diri rules out payment of ransom for kidnapped commissioner’s release
Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa has ruled out the payment of ransom to secure the release of the Commissioner for Trade and Investment, Mr Federal […]
N450m Fraud: EFCC Presents Witnesses as Court Throws Out Ex-Minister, Bulama, Others’ Applications for Stay of Proceedings
A Federal High Court in Damaturu, Yobe State has rejected applications seeking for “stay of proceedings” filed by a former Minister of Science and Technology, […]
Court orders woman to move out of ex-husband’s house within 72 hours
The Shari’a court ll sitting at Magajin Gari, Kaduna on Wednesday ordered a woman, Rahma Usman to move out of a house belonging to her […]
Speak out against human rights violation – NHRC urges Lagos residents
The Coordinator, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Lagos State, Mr Lucas Koyejo, has advised residents in the state to speak out whenever their rights are […]
FG kickstarts N-Knowledge Programme in six geo-political zones
By Chimezie Godfrey The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development Sadiya Umar Farouq has announced the commencement of the N-Power, N-Knowledge programme […]
Fund bane of mathematics development in Nigeria says Maths Centre boss
Prof. Promise Mebine Director/Chief Executive, National Mathematical Centre (NMC), says inadequate funding is the bane of mathematics development in the country. Mebine disclosed this during […]
Nigeria: Women, Girls, and the Power of Technology
By Hawwah Abdullahi Gambo “I always say the future is female, but indeed technology is the future.” On this International Day of the Girl Child, […]
COAS embarks on assessment of exercise in Ebonyi, Anambra
By Chimezie Godfrey Following the flag-off of three Nigerian Army Field Training Exercises recently in Enugu state, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General […]
NCAA insists on strict compliance to guidelines on airline operations
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), says it will continue to ensure strict compliance to issuance and renewal of Air Operators Certificate (AOC) to only […]
FG to implement national agriculture data management information system
The Federal Government is set to implement the National Agricultural Data Management Information System (NADMIS) to strengthen data and information services in the agriculture sector. […]
Driving against traffic, major challenge on Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway – FRSC
The Itori Unit Command of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, has identified driving against traffic as a major challenge confronting its personnel on […]
Ag. I-G deploys new CP to Anambra
The Acting Inspector General of Police (I-G), Mr Usman Baba, has ordered the deployment of Mr Christopher Owolabi, as the new Commissioner of Police (CP) […]
USAID to train 100,000 health workers in Nigeria by 2025
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is to produce a cadre of 100,000 new health workers competent to respond to current and future health […]
Zenith Bank transitions through pandemic year with 10% growth PAT
In a rare display of resilience and doggedness, Zenith Bank Plc has announced an impressive result for the year ended December 31, 2020, with […]
Telecoms boosts GDP by 12.45% as sector, others take Nigeria out of recession
Nigeria’s telecommunications industry, regulated by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), is one of the sectors whose performance lifted the country out of recession in the fourth […]
‘Nigeria is not a mistake’, says Tambuwal
Amidst the intractable conflicts being witnessed across Nigeria, Gov. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto State has reaffirmed that the country is prominent and […]
APC Registration/re-validation: NPA MD urges women to turn out en masse
The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, (NPA), Hajiya Hadiza Usman, has urged women to turn out en masse to register and re- revalidate […]
Senator Kalu urges Gov. Wike to join APC
Chief Whip of the Senate and former Governor of Abia State, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu on Thursday beckoned the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, […]
Sasha and the Shashasha Amongst Us, By Jibrin Ibrahim
Nigeria’s core problem is the license to kill at will without accountability, the license to kidnap for ransom and increasingly the kidnappers are paid […]
ACF congratulates Yahaya, Gombe State on development plan
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has congratulated the Governor of Gombe State, Alhaji Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya and the people of the state on the […]
NDLEA, Shippers Council collaborate for better service delivery at the ports
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA and the Nigerian Shippers Council, NSC, have agreed to collaborate on ridding the Nigerian Ports of criminality, […]