The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has urged Nigeria and other African nations to fully harness the potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) through strategic investments. She made this call at the 10th Convocation Ceremony of the African University of Science and Technology (AUST) Class...
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Director, Centre for American Studies at University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), Prof. Jonah Onuoha, has said the United States President-elect Donald Trump’s second tenure will impact significantly on advancing global peace. Onuoha said this in an interview with newsmen in Nsukka on Tuesday when he discussed Trump’s forthcoming inauguration...
A former Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) National Commissioner for Southwest, Prof. Layi Olurode, has said the electorate must be determined to shun money politics for the Nigerian democracy to succeed. Olurode made the remark on Tuesday in Osogbo while delivering a lecture at the annual get-together organised by...
An Ikeja High Court has reserved ruling in a case filed by Mr Edward Ayo-Odugbesan, former Deputy Speaker of Ogun State House of Assembly. Ayo-Odugbesan, is seeking a court order to prevent Agege Local Government and two other parties from further demolishing his property located at No. 47, Old...
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday, dismissed a suit seeking to invalidate the appointments of the current managing director and executive directors of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) by President Bola Tinubu. Justice James Omotosho, in a judgment, dismissed the suit on the ground that the...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The Benue State Police Command has arrested suspected gun manufacturers in Mbaafa, Kwande local government area of the state. Similarly, the command has also arrested another gun manufacturer in Daudu, Guma local government area of the state. Briefing journalists on Tuesday in his...
By PAUL ADAJI, Abuja – Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), are now in a jubilant mood following the approval by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the appointment of Folashade Arinola Adekaiyaoja as Deputy Director-General for the Service. A large section of officers of the secret police,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Yobe State Government is set to host the fifth Lake Chad Basin Governors’ Forum meeting. The forum which is set up to address the persistent regional challenges will be held in Maiduguri, capital of Borno state, Northeast Nigeria from January 29 to 31,...
By MARY RONKE , Ilorin – Kwara State Government has launched the distribution of at least 100 motorcycles and 5000 enzymes for agric extension agents and livestock farmers. This is part of the efforts to scale up food production and enhance access to nutritious food in the state, according...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The FCT Minister of State, Dr. Mariya Mahmoud, has stated that beyond education, the Home-Grown School Feeding Programme, (HGSFP) is a catalyst for local agricultural development, as it relies on locally sourced produce, thereby empowering local farmers and strengthening the rural economy. The minister...
Some vulnerable FCT residents including scavengers, beggars, petty traders, among others, have filed a suit against the Minister, Nyesom Wike, demanding N500 million in damages over alleged breach of their fundamental rights. A legal practitioner, Abba Hikima, filed the suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1749/3024 before Justice James Omotosho of a Federal...
A widow, Aisha Zubairu, on Tuesday prayed a Shari’a Court sitting at Magajin Gari, Kaduna State, to marry her off to her old lover, Aminu Saminu. The complainant had dragged her father, Zubairu Surajo, to court over his refusal to allow her to marry the man of her choice...
Due to increased amounts of ash and fine dust in the air, city authorities in fire-ravaged Los Angeles are providing free protective masks to people. As the deadly wildfires that have been wreaking destruction in Los Angeles County enter their second week, the city said it was concerned about...
Mr Gboyega Akosile, the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, has said the governor has no hand in the impeachment of the immediate past Lagos State House of Assembly Speaker, Mr Mudashiru Obasa. Akosile debunked rumour making the round that Sanwo-Olu was...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Dr Samira Salisu Buhari has been turbaned with the traditional title of Daurama Karama in Daura, Katsina state. The benevolent humanitarian ambassador, Dr. Buhari, who is the founder of Daurama Foundation, was given the honour not just as a mark of her cultural integrity...
President Bola Tinubu has tasked the Armed Forces of Nigeria to embrace innovation and adaptability in addressing the security challenges confronting the nation. Tinubu gave the charge on Monday in Abuja, at the Armed Forces Celebration and Remembrance Day 2025 Regimental and Award Night for Officers of the Armed...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has pledged to honour victorious athletes that recently represented the FCT in various sporting events. Wike made the pledge in a statement from the FCT sports department on Tuesday in Abuja. He said that a reception, scheduled for Thursday,...
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has said that both he and Russian President Vladimir Putin would like to meet as soon as he takes office. “And I know he (Putin) wants to meet, and I’m going to meet him very quickly. “I would have done it sooner ,but you have...
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) said it had identified some criminal black spots in Abuja and commenced daily raids of the locations. The Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT, SP Josephine Adeh, said this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. She said the...
The Vice-Chancellor, University of Abuja, Professor Aisha Sani Maikudi, has approved the appointment of Professor Ukertor Gabriel Moti as director, Abuja Leadership Centre (ALC), a TETFUND Centre of Excellence in Leadership and Public Governance. The appointment, which is for an initial period of two years, was conveyed in a...