Managing Director of Ecobasic Seed, Brighton Karume, represented by the company’s Commercial Manager, Moses Atewogboye, has urged Nigerian farmers to embrace hybrid seedlings in line with global best practices in food production. Speaking at a Brown Demo Field Demonstration in Zaria, Atewogboye said the event was organised to demonstrate...
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Plateau State Government has announced the deployment of a technology-driven public transport upgrade under the Tincity Metro 2.0 scheme, introducing virtual ticketing, mobile payments and real-time bus tracking for commuters in Jos and surrounding areas. The Group Managing Director of Plateau Express Services Ltd., Samuel Gwott, confirmed the development...
Former President Goodluck Jonathan explained that being a member of the West African Elders Forum (WAEF) is a key reason he hasn’t returned to active partisan politics in Nigeria lately. Jonathan gave this explanation in Abuja, while speaking at an event marking the 10th anniversary of the Goodluck Jonathan...
Zamfara State Government has said it is putting final touches to a major social-welfare initiative that will see 200 orphans married off and another 200 empowered with business capital. The announcement was made in a statement issued on Friday in Gusau by the Zamfara Zakkat and Endowment Board’s spokesperson,...
Zonal Coordinator of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Sokoto Zone, Professor Abubakar Sabo, has lamented that the lingering dispute between the union and the Federal Government persists not because of a lack of funds, but due to the government’s lack of political will. According to him, the...
National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE) has begun deploying upgraded technology across colleges of education as part of efforts to strengthen teaching and learning nationwide. Executive Secretary of NCCE, Prof. Paulinus Okwelle, who disclosed this in Abuja during an interaction with journalists, said that the commission is also...
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, has applauded the Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development (ALFOPED) for its longstanding efforts in supporting vulnerable women and girls affected by years of insurgency. Governor Zulum praised the foundation for empowering widows, orphans, survivors and other disadvantaged groups through peacebuilding, reconciliation, transitional...
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has called for a stronger alliance with civil society groups and the media, insisting that the fight against corruption cannot be won by the Commission alone. Speaking during a one-day capacity-building workshop for CSOs and journalists in Maiduguri on Thursday, the Acting Zonal...
By DEMES SLOANES There was jubilation among the students and staff of Government College Makurdi, Benue state on Thursday as the 1983 set flooded the school with new sporting equipment for various games. The physical presentation of the sporting equipment is part of activities lined up to mark the...
House of Representatives has laid down a firm ultimatum in its ongoing investigation into the Naira-for-Crude Oil Policy, giving all involved stakeholders seven days—until Nov. 27—to submit their outstanding documents. The directive came from the Chairman of the Ad hoc Committee on Implementation and Oversight of the policy, Rep....
A new report from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has delivered a stark warning: one out of every five children on the planet is growing up in extreme poverty, surviving on less than $3 a day. Released on Thursday, the report shows that the burden of deprivation falls...
Kaduna State Deputy Governor Dr. Hadiza Balarabe, has said Nigeria’s democracy cannot thrive without competent, legitimate and accountable governance at the grassroots. Delivering a keynote address at the 1st International Conference of the Department of Public Administration, held at Kaduna State University on Thursday, Dr. Balarabe stressed that sustainable...
Nigeria may be passing through one of its most somber moments, but that has not stopped former Vice President Atiku Abubakar from celebrating a man he described as a rare beacon of modesty and statesmanship—former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan—who turns 68 today. In a warm birthday message shared on...
Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima has hailed the multi-million-dollar investment portfolio by African agribusiness conglomerate, Export Trading Group (ETG), in Nigeria, assuring that ongoing reforms by the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will guarantee the company’s investments. According to him, the company’s interests across agro-logistics, fertilizer systems, seed...
President Bola Tinubu is deeply saddened by the news of the passing of Olusegun Awolowo, the grandson of the late sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo. The President in a statement by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, described Segun Awolowo’s death at 62 as unfortunate and a tragic loss “not only to...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has praised former President Goodluck Jonathan as a guardian of democracy whose legacy extends far beyond his time in office. The President described Jonathan as a profound lesson on life after public service, who preserved Nigeria’s democracy at a moment when it mattered most. Speaking...
Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) has reaffirmed its commitment to advancing engineering education by strengthening the link between academic research and industrial application to support national development. NSE President Margaret Oguntala stated this on Thursday in Abuja during the inauguration of the maiden Nigerian Engineering Olympiad (NEO), a national...
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the announcement of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s cancellation of his planned trip to South Africa and Angola, as the latest and boldest example of tokenism. National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Ini Ememobong, in a statement on Thursday said while the decision may appear to...
Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) will from next week Wednesday, November 26, 2025, commence enforcement actions on defaulters of Ground Rent payment and Land Use Change/Conversion fee as well as Right of Occupancy (R-of-O) and Certificate of Occupancy (C-of-O) bills. The FCT Minister’s Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications...
As part of measures by the Federal Government to alleviate students’ accommodation challenges in public tertiary institutions in Nigeria, the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has commissioned a 244-bed female hostel at Ken Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic, Bori River State. The commissioning was performed by the member representing the South-South Geopolitical...