Tinubu appoints new CEOs for NUC, NERDC, others

By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu has announced the appointment of Chief Executive Officers (CEO) for the National Universities Commission (NUC) and the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC). Mr Bayo Onanuga, the President’s Special Adviser, Information and Strategy, said in a statement on Friday, that he also appointedContinue Reading

Religious leaders, critical pillars in sustaining Nigeria’s democracy-Akpabio, Kukah

  By Angela Atabo/Emmanuel Olorniruha Senate President Godswill Akpabio and the Catholic Archbishop of Sokoto Diocese, Rev. Matthew Kukah, have called on religious leaders to provide the necessary moral guidance for the sustenance of Nigeria’s democracy. They made the call at the National Peace Committee High Level Discourse on ReligionContinue Reading

GBV: Men also cry

    By Oluwafunke Ishola, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)   The silence that surrounds Adamo village, Ikorodu, was disrupted by uproar from the street, making residents rush outside to behold Bolanle beating her husband.   The couple’s quarrel isn’t strange to residents of the community, but witnessing Bolanle plummetContinue Reading

Nigeria, S/Africa operationalise advisory council to boost trade, investment

By Salif Atojoko Nigeria and South Africa have operationalised the Joint Ministerial Advisory Council on Industry, Trade, and Investment to enhance economic cooperation between the two leading African economies. President Cyril Ramaphosa said this at the Nigeria -South Africa Business Roundtable on Tuesday in Cape Town, South Africa.  At theContinue Reading

S/Africa eyes Nigeria’s lithium for electric vehicles

By Salif Atojoko President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed South Africa’s interest in collaborating with Nigeria to harness lithium to drive the green energy transition and support the development of electric vehicles (EV) batteries. Ramaphosa said this on Tuesday in Cape Town, South Africa, at the Nigeria -South Africa Business Roundtable. Continue Reading

FRCN fire: DG appreciates public support, promises station’ll rise stronger

   By Lydia Ngwakwe Dr Mohammed Bulama, Director-General, Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), has expressed gratitude for the public’s support and solidarity in the wake of the fire incident at its Lagos office. Bulama expressed his appreciation on Tuesday in Lagos after touring the building to assess theContinue Reading

Nigeria, S/Africa set to end violence involving their nationals

By Salif Atojoko Nigeria and South Africa have agreed to finalise the five-year-old Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Early Warning Mechanism, which monitors threats of violence, acts of criminality, and reprisals involving nationals of both countries. The decision was announced in a communiqué released at the end of the 11thContinue Reading

Nigeria, S/Africa operationalise advisory council to boost trade, investment

By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu has called for the Nigeria-South Africa strategic partnership to become a model of leadership, economic integration and shared prosperity for the African continent. Tinubu said this at the opening of the 11th Session of the Nigeria-South Africa Bi-National Commission (BNC) on Tuesday in CapeContinue Reading