BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Sokoto State Government on Tuesday signed the Transformative Actions partnership on Almajiri and out-of-school adolescent girls in the state. Signing the partnership documents in UNICEF office, Sokoto State Permanent Secretary for Ministry of Women...
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Vice President, Kashim Shettima says President Bola Tinubu is committed to empowering Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) for the development of the nation’s economy. Director Information Office of the Vice President, Mr. Olusola Abiola, in a statement on Tuesday, said Shettima stated this in an interview with...
Students of Imo origin in different tertiary institutions in the country on Tuesday organised a “solidarity march” in Owerri to reaffirm their support for Gov. Hope Uzodimma’s second-term bid. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the march was held under the auspices of the National Association...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – A coalition of Borno youths, who applied for recruitment into the Nigerian Security Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has called on Governor Babagana Zulum and the National Assembly members to address the alleged lopsided recruitment against Borno State indigenes...
Obi of Onitsha, His Royal Majesty, Igwe Nnaemeka Achebe, has commended Anambra State indigenes at the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) for promoting Igbo culture and tradition. Achebe, who is the Grand Patron, Anambra People’s Assembly (APA) in UNN, made the commendation in Nsukka on Tuesday during the...
Retired Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, the ECOWAS envoy on the Niger Republic crisis, said discussions with the military junta was fruitful on the way forward. He said this on Monday in Abuja after submitting a report on their visit to Niamey to President Bola Tinubu, who is the...
Google on Tuesday unveiled the “Google for Startups Accelerator: AI First”, an initiative aimed at supporting African startups looking to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to solve local challenges. Folarin Aiyegbusi, Head, Startup Ecosystem, Africa said in a statement that this program recognises the transformative role that AI is playing across...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Coalition of Civil Society Organization of Nigeria (COCSON) after a thorough investigation has thrown its weight behind the stance of the management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), insisting that it did not acquire properties abroad. The Secretary General of...
The National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Umuahia has dismissed a petition challenging the election of Rep. Benjamin Kalu, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives. In his ruling, Justice Samson Paul-Gang, who led the three-member panel on Tuesday, dismissed the petition by the Labour Party...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Textile manufacturers in Nigeria are seeking special grant from the Federal Government to revive the country’s extinct textile industries. To date, over 30 textile companies in Nigeria have gone extinct for years taking toll on the country’s economy. Consequently, the country...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Towards the actualization of its mandate of poverty alleviation, employment generation and wealth creation, the National Directorate of Employment has commenced the implementation of its Community Based Business Training Scheme (CBBTS) for unemployed youths in Cross River State. The NDE Director General,...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – It was an excitement galore at the Calabar Golf Club over the weekend when over 200 golfers including professionals drawn the various golf clubs across the country took to the course in honour of the Chairman of Board of Trustees of the Calabar...
By DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Jalingo – Arrangements are in top gear for the Federal Road Safety Corps, (FRSC), National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), transport organizations and stakeholders in Taraba State to synergize and squash illegal motor parks that constitute security threat and environmental hazard especially in Jalingo...
A foremost prosecutor with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Rotimi Jacobs, has joined the call for the release of the suspended EFCC Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa. Bawa was invited by the Department of State Services (DSS) on June 14 and has since remained in the custody of...
The BRICS alliance of five emerging economies meets in South Africa starting Tuesday at a summit that is expected to focus on the group’s expansion. The alliance currently includes Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. It now aims to become “BRICS plus” and take on numerous new members....
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar (UNICAL), Professor Florence Obi, says the embattled Dean of the Faculty of Law, who is now suspended will refund to the last kobo all money illegally extorted from UNICAL students. According to the VC...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, on Tuesday, announced an increase in the number of households being targeted for palliatives from 300,000 to 400,000 households. Each household will be made up of six family members to be multiplied by 400,000 which, by...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Committee of the Diaspora Chairmen (CDC) has congratulated the newly inaugurated ministers by President Bola Tinubu, urging them not to let the masses down. Prince Stephen Tella, APC Chairman, Spain chapter and CDC Secretary General, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in...
Ethiopian Airlines Group, the fastest-growing global airline brand and the continent’s airline, is pleased to announce that it will increase its weekly passenger flights to Seoul, Republic of Korea, to six, effective October 28, 2023. Ethiopian will also deploy the latest Airbus A350-900 aircraft on the route. The...
An ex-olympian, Henry Amike, on Tuesday, said Tobi Amusan’s recent travail could propel her to victory at ongoing 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary. Amike said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, urging Amusan to put behind her the suspension...