Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Sidie Tunis says inclusion of more women in the Parliament and at all levels of government will foster peace, security and development. Tunis said this on Monday in Abuja at an event organised by women of the Parliament, also known as Parliament (ECOPAL) Amazons...
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Gunmen have abducted no fewer than 25 persons in both Wushishi and Rafi Local Government Areas of Niger State. According to the residents of the community, the armed men invaded the Kutuku community in Wushshi Local Government Area around 10 am on Monday. They were said to have shot...
The father of one of the abducted Jangebe school girls, who himself had been in captivity, regained his freedom on Monday night with tales of sadness and joy, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Mallam Iliya Gwaram, who was brought to Government House, Gusau around 9 p.m. on...
Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami and the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, are set for this year’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the West African Telecommunications Regulators Assembly (WATRA). While Pantami will deliver the opening...
Talking about a recent most serious and most surprising event in the nation’s tertiary education sector that aptly demonstrate that to an average tertiary education administrator in Nigeria, once a direction is chosen, instead of examining process meticulously and set the right course that will help overcome storm and...
The CAF Emergency Committee rose from a meeting on Monday, March 8, 2021, in Rabat, Morocco, to cancel the 2021 Under-17 Total Africa Cup of Nations. The Committee cited constraints faced by some of the participating member associations as well as the host country, including the fact that the...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja- The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has registered 371 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in the country to 158,906. As at Monday (8th, March 2021), the public health agency also recorded thirteen (13) new COVID-19-related deaths, raising the...
The Speaker of ECOWAS Parliament, Hon Sidie Tunis has expressed dissatisfaction over the poor representation of women in Parliaments across the West Africa region. At an event to mark this year’s International Women’s Day and the 5th anniversary of ECOPARL AMAZONS, an Association formed by female staff of ECOWAS...
The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, has assured Nile University of government’s drive to collaborate with them and other research institutions in the production of COVID-19 vaccine. Dr. Onu stated this while receiving in audience, the Vice Chancellor of Nile University of Nigeria Prof. Osman Nuri...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri- As part of pre-covid-19 vaccination exercise in the North East, The United Nations International Children Educational Fund, (UNICEF) has mapped out programmes where health workers would be prioritized and targeted for the first phase of the vaccination campaign exercise in the states. The UNICEF further...
–Govt ‘ll continue to pay attention, provide resources for education’s growth— As part of its efforts to improve the quality of education and give opportunities to students from all backgrounds in Oyo state, Governor Seyi Makinde on Monday, kickstarted the distribution of over 2.7 Million free exercise books to...
Former Lagos Governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has described Supreme Court Justice Nwali Sylvester Ngwuta who died yesterday as an eminent and erudite jurist whose knowledge of the law and its application was peerless. “Where others may have lost their way, Justice Ngwuta remained steadfast and calm in his analysis,...
By TENEBE ANTHONIA, Lagos- The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Monday joined the rest of the world to commemorate the 2021 International Women’s Day (IWD) and 7th Ring the Bell for Gender Equality. NATIONAL ACCORD reports that with the theme “Choose to Challenge”, the event highlighted how Nigeria’s private...
By MBAFAN ADE, Abuja – The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has called for a legislative framework with clear fiscal terms in order to tap the full potential of the gas resources in the nation’s deepwater acreages. Group Managing Director of the Corporation, Mallam Mele Kyari, made the call...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja- The Arewa Consultatiive Forum (ACF) has commended the Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle for taking bold steps that has led to the arrest of the collaborators of bandits and kidnappers terrorising the State. NATIONAL ACCORD recalled that about a week ago the ACF had issued...
— Northern Education Initiative distributes 35m books to Bauchi school children in five years– ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi- Two Civil Society Organizations, Leadtots Human Development Services and Young Men Christian Associations (YMCA) with support from Northern Education Initiative (NEI) Plus have trained and created access to education for no fewer...