The issue of migration to Europe has been in the news. There has been intense discussion on how to tackle the flow of migrants to, not from, Europe. There have been reports of boats carrying migrants capsizing or missing on the Mediterranean Sea. Many Africans have died trying to...
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There is nothing wrong with a very big dream. What is wrong is not having a dream at all. But with a dream, there’s also the possibility of a deluge of hindrances to its actualization. So, dreamers don’t go to the office to sleep. They go to the...
The Federal Government has launched a national talent export programme, tagged “National Talent Export Programme (NATEP)’’, designed to create at least one million jobs over the next five years as a special purpose vehicle. The Minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment, Dr Doris Uzoka-Anite, announced this on the...
By OLA MUDOPE, Ado-Ekiti – The Police Command in Ekiti has alerted the general public about the sudden disappearance of a female undergraduate of Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Sunday Abutu, disclosed this in a statement issued on Saturday in Ado-Ekiti. ...
Miss Esther Fatayo, an eight year old gymnast representing Team Ogun at the 7th National Youth Games (NYG 2023) holding in Asaba has said she is in Asaba to win medals. Fatayo told journalists on Saturday in Asaba that she was aware of the task ahead of her, but...
Rep. Abdullahi Aliyu (APC-Musawa/Matazu) in Katsina State disbursed N32.5 million as scholarships to 1,895 indigent students of the state on Saturday. Beneficiaries from Musawa Local Government Area of the state numbered 1,087, while those from Matazu Local Government Area numbered 808. Each university undergraduate and those studying...
Russia’s foreign minister Sergey Lavrov says a new world order is being born through a struggle between a neocolonial minority and a “global majority” seeking to end decades of western domination. Lavrov said this in his statement to the 78th session of the UN General Assembly on Saturday....
The Seventh Day Adventist Church on Saturday sealed off its Abia North Conference at Umuoriehi, in Umuahia North Local Government Area, over leadership crisis rocking the headquarters. The church leaders sent the worshippers out of the church premises and locked the gate with a padlock immediately after Saturday’s service....
The Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide, has vowed to use non-kinetic approach to resolve security challenge in the South East region by appealing to people causing bloodshed to embrace peace. The President-General of Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, disclosed this during a World Conference it organised to announce...
The Minister of Works, Mr David Umahi, on Saturday opened discussions with Hitech Construction Company Ltd. on the proposed Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway. Umahi, during a meeting with engineers from the Federal Ministry of Works and the contractor’s team in Lagos said the project would boost interconnectivity to link the...
Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal has issued a ban on illegal mining in the state on Saturday. He also ordered security agents to shoot violators of the order at sight. The governor’s media aide, Malam Suleiman Idris, quoted Lawal as saying in Gusau that the order was part...
Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang has said that he wants to establish a museum of Nigeria’s church history in the state. Mutfwang disclosed this on Saturday, in his remarks at the valedictory service in honour of Most Rev. Benjamin Kwashi, the Bishop of the Anglican Jos Diocese, at...
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, says his ambition for now is to help President Bola Tinubu to succeed. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the Bello was one of the major presidential aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2023. The governor pointed...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has sought for the support of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) to strengthen the infrastructural development of tertiary institutions in the state. The call came during a courtesy visit on the Executive Secretary of TETFund, Sonny Echono...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Saturday confirmed that there was no casualty in the three-Storey building that collapsed at Ikpoh Street, Surulere, Lagos. Territorial Coordinator of NEMA, Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, confirmed the incidence to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. The building...
A Cross River born Partner of the Silicon Valley Product Group (SVPG), Mr Christian Idiodi, says Africa needs African solutions to its challenges. Idiodi disclosed this on Saturday when he led a team of Information and Communication Technology, (ICT) experts from the United States and Europe to Gov....
The acting Comptroller-General, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Mr Adewale Adeniyi, has expressed optimism that more Nigerian wrestlers will qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics. He stated this on Saturday in Abuja after the inauguration of the ‘Work-Life Balance’ initiative which is a routine 5km brisk walk exercise meant to...
On-going demolition of illegal structures in Aba, Abia, is not a witch-hunt, but an exercise to correct planning errors, Mr Uche Ukeje, Special Adviser to Gov. Alex Otti on Aba Urban Rejuvenation has said.demolo Demolition teams of Town Planning Authorities in Aba City removed some structures...
The Lagos State Council of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) has revealed that the suspect arrested for injecting the late Nigerian singer, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, is not a registered nurse. This was disclosed in a press statement made available...
The Benue State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Makurdi on Saturday upheld the victory of Gov. Hyacinth Alia of the APC in the March 18 Governorship Election. Delivering the judgment, the Chairman of the panel, Justice Ibrahim Karaye, held that the tribunal lacked jurisdiction to entertain pre election...