By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu will not attend the 79th United Nations General Assembly session in New York this year. The President has thus directed Vice President Kashim Shettima to lead Nigeria’s delegation, Mr Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser, Information and Strategy, said in a statement on Thursday. “PresidentContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, Governor of Benue, on Thursday that his state is experiencing relative peace, enabling farmers to return to previously abandoned farms due to farmers/herders clashes. He made this statement while briefing State House correspondents after meeting with President Bola Tinubu. Alia visited theContinue Reading
By Oluwakemi Oladipo The British High Commission has launched a programme to support basic education within the South-West region of Nigeria. The programme tagged “Partnership For Learning in Nigeria” (PLANE), is in collaboration with DAWN Commission and Seed Care and Support Foundation. The Deputy British HighContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe An author, Mrs Margaret Olele, says extended family life has a lot of benefits for knowledge and culture and not a burden as people think of it these days. Olele, also Chief Executive Officer, American Business Council, made the assertion at the launch of “Corals ofContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi VFS Global, a visa and passport administration outsourcing company, has warned applicants against visa scams. Mr Alok Singhal, Head, Sub-Saharan Africa, VFS Global, said this in an interview with newsmen on Wednesday. Singhal advised visa applicants to be wary of intermediaries who falsely promise early appointmentContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko Mrs Olu Verheijen, Special Adviser to the President on Energy, said reforms introduced by the President Bola Tinubu administration to improve the viability of the gas-to-power value chain had started yielding results. Verheijen said this at a luncheon organised as part of the inaugural US-NigeriaContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu says the Federal Government will support the government and people of Borno following the floods that have ravaged parts of the state. The President, who was received in Maiduguri on Monday by Gov. Babagana Zulum, expressed sadness over the massive losses caused by theContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu on Monday said the Federal Government would create a disaster relief fund to assist Nigerian citizens impacted by floods and other disasters. The President made the announcement when he visited Borno to sympathise with the government and people over the flooding in some partsContinue Reading
By Oluwafunke Ishola An advocacy expert, Mrs Margaret Olele, says the cultural, moral and ethical values in children are fast degenerating, calling on parents to pay more attention to their children’s development. Olele said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos,Continue Reading
By Kemi Akintokun Dr Teresa Pounds, the Founder of West African Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (WASPEN), has called on government at all levels to address malnutrition in the hospital settings. Pounds made the call at a virtual news briefing to herald the 2024 WASPEN Malnutrition Awareness Week,Continue Reading
