The Igbo term for apprenticeship is ‘Igba Boi.’ It involves learning a trade or craft under someone who is already well-established in the field and is now a master in his own right aka ‘Oga’ in local parlance. Though Igbo apprenticeship had been around for a...
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un predicted a Russian victory in Moscow’s war against Ukraine, during his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. “I am deeply convinced that the heroic Russian army and people will brilliantly adopt the tradition of victory and demonstrate their honour and glory on...
Three children and one woman died and 21 people were rescued after their migrant ship sank off the Tunisian city of Sfax, Faouzi Masmoudi, a judge in Sfax, told Reuters on Wednesday. He said all the migrants were Tunisians. Tunisia has become a major departure point for migrant...
Air Peace Airline has announced the commencement of direct flights from Lagos and Kano to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia from Oct. 31. The airline’s Chief Operating Officer, Ms Oluwatoyin Olajide, made this known in a statement issued in Lagos on Wednesday. Disclosing this during an engagement with...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – No fewer than 13 states and 50 communities, mainly up North, are likely to witness heavy rainfall that may lead to flooding between Sept. 13 and 17, according to The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) The Lagos Territorial Coordinator, NEMA, Mr....
The Minister of Works, Sen. David Umahi, has urged MTN Nigeria Communications to include Ife-Ondo road in the projects it is undertaking under the tax credit scheme in the country. Mrs Blessing Lere-Adams, Director, Press and Public Relations Unit, Federal Ministry of Works, disclosed this in a statement....
A French regulator has demanded that Apple remove its three year old iPhone 12 from the French market because tests showed electromagnetic radiation above allowable levels. The French agency in charge of telecommunications regulation, known as ANFR, ordered that the iPhone model “no longer (be) offered for sale...
The Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), says the demands of the striking primary school teachers in the FCT are not feasible. Alhaji Abubakar Abdullahi, the National Chairman of the association and Chairman, Abaji Area Council, FCT, stated this in an interview...
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By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – B The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a suspected ritualist for allegedly killing two casual workers in Taranka village in Gamawa Local Government Area of Bauchi State, for ritual purpose. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil, a Superintendent of Police, who...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has flagged off the distribution of palliatives to beneficiaries in the Southern Senatorial District of the state. The governor distributed 1000 bags of 50kg rice and five thousand naira each to over 3000 beneficiaries at the headquarters...
Read statement issued by former Cross River State Governor Donald Duke on some allegations made against him by society lady, Florence Ita Giwa. : Why I never respond to the aspersions of Madam Florence Ita Giwa, on my person, By Donald Duke In human interactions, two factors are...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The United Nations (UN) has promised to partner with the Borno State government and North East Development Commission, NEDC in safety resettlement of IDPs and refugees in the state and region. The Assistant Secretary General of the UN, Mr. Robert Piper, who...
Dangote Group, says it has deployed cutting-edge technology and other measures to mitigate emission of Green House Gas (GHG), and its impacts, in all its subsidiaries. The company’s Group Chief Branding and Communication Officer, Mr Anthony Chiejina, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos. ...
The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has confirmed the clearance of about 60,000 passport backlog in four days out of over 200,000 pending passport applications. This is consequent upon the directives given to the immigration service by the minister to ensure clearance of all pending passport...
The Imo State Police Command has nabbed three officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency and two from the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps for allegedly harassing and extorting civilians in the state. Also arrested was a 37-year-old Police Inspector for the same offence. ...
The Minister of Transportation, Sen. Sa’idu Alkali, has said that the freight wagon haulage on the narrow gauge from Lagos to Kano will begin in the next three months. Alkali made the disclosure during his visit to Kajola Wagon Assembly Plant in Ogun, on Tuesday. He said the railway...
Vice president Kashim Shettima on Wednesday departed Nigeria to represent President Bola Tinubu at the G77+China Leaders’ Summit in Havana, Cuba, holding from Sept. 15 to 17. The Director of Information, Office of the Vice President, Mr Olusola Abiola, in a statement, said Shettima would join other...