By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu , has congratulated the Lagos State University (LASU) best graduating student, Aminat Yusuf. In a post on Friday on his Facebook page, Governor Sanwo-Olu commended Ms. Yusuf, a law student, for achieving a remarkable feat, being the first undergraduate in...
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For years, Boko Haram insurgents waged a violent war in Borno and other parts of Northeastern part of the country with threats to extend their rage to Abuja, the federal capital. But Nigeria military, particularly under the immediate past president, Muhammadu Buhari, fought gallantly crushing the insurgents and reclaiming...
George Bill, a Professor of Management Practice at Harvard Business School, United States of America (USA), in one his books published 2003, ‘Authentic Leaders; Rediscovering the Secrets to Create Lasting Values, among other remarks noted that ‘an authentic leader demonstrates a passion for their purpose, practice their values consistently...
President Bola Tinubu is currently meeting with prominent Niger Delta leader and former leader agitator in the oil-rich region, Alhaji Asari Dokubo, at the State House. Although the agenda of the meeting is unclear, it is believed that Dokubo is likely to be part of the President’s ongoing consultations...
Pope Francis was discharged from a hospital in Rome on Friday following an operation on his abdomen. Seated in a wheelchair, he waved to onlookers as he was driven from the Gemelli Hospital, where he was operated on to prevent an intestinal obstruction. He spoke briefly with reporters outside...
African political leaders led by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa arrived in Kiev from Poland on Friday for a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky amid ongoing attacks by Russia. Following talks with Zelensky, the leaders are to travel on to Russia over the weekend for a meeting with...
Some anti-corruption crusaders have urged Nigerians to reject the bill passed by the Senate to whittle down the power of the Chairman of ICPC, Professor Bolaji Owasanoye. They also urged President Bola Tinubu to withhold assent on the amended bill. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the...
The Acting Comptroller General, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Caroline Adepoju, on Friday announced a state of emergency on Passport issues in the country. Adepoju said during her working visit to Lagos that there was urgent need to address the challenges faced by Nigerians in obtaining international passports. A statement...
Sen. Eze Ajoku, President, Coalition of Societies for the Rights of Older Persons in Nigeria (COSROPIN), says the refusal of government at all levels to pay pensions to senior citizens and retirees amounts to financial abuse of older persons. Ajoku said this on Thursday in Abuja during the commemoration...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kano – Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf has approved the appointment of 14 personal aides. The governor’s approval was contained in a statement issued by his Press Secretary, Bature Dawakin Tofa, on Thursday in Kano. According to the statement , Dr Sani Danjuma has been appointed...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – United Nation Education Fund ,UNICEF has reaffirmed its commitment to end open defecation in Nigeria in 2025 in collaboration with public and private organisations, government and Non Governmental Organizations, media, and other stakeholders. The UNICEF Chief of Field Office, North-East Nigeria , Phuong T....
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Emir of Biu, HRH, Alhaji Mustapha Umar Mustapha Aliyu has appealed to his subjects to be involved in mobilising and providing toilet facilities within their residential areas in Biu Emirate without no exception. He also called on his subjects to comply with the...
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says Nigeria’s headline inflation rate increased to 22.41 per cent in May 2023. This is according to the NBS Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Inflation Report for May 2023 released in Abuja on Thursday. According to the report, the figure is 0.19 per...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has assured consumers of the safety of all brands of Indomie Noodles produced in the country. This was made known in a statement released by the agency resident media consultant of the agency, Mr Olusayo Akintola, in Abuja on Thursday....
The Kaduna State High Court on Thursday ordered the Nigerian Army to pay N260,000 cost to host communities of Jaji Military Cantonment Justice Hannatu Balogun ordered the army to pay each of the 260 members N1,000 cost and also, present envidence of payment by July 10. She also ordered...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Innovative products developed under the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) Alliance for Innovative Research (TETFAIR) programme have started getting global attention as the “Chord Hearing Device” developed by a team under the TETFAIR initiative recently got opportunity for exhibition at the prestigious Sheba ARC...
In December 2015, the share price of First Bank of Nigeria Limited was trading around N4.8 band. About seven years later, precisely last December, the value held tightly to N15, growing by over threefold amid general asset and economic doldrums. The steep rise in the valuation of the financial...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, has invited international telecom companies and potential investors to take advantage of the opportunities presented by Nigeria’s population of over 200 million people to invest in its telecom sector, especially in infrastructure...
The member representing Warri South-West Constituency in the Delta State House of Assembly, Emomotimi Guwor was on Tuesday June 13, 2023 elected as the Speaker of the 8th House of Assembly while Arthur Akpowowo who represents Ethiope-East Constituency, emerged the Deputy Speaker. Guwor and other members of the State’s 8th Assembly...
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