By Fortune Abang The African School of Diplomacy and International Relations (ASDIR) says there is a need for effective implementation of the African Union (AU) integration frameworks to advance regional growth. The Vice-Chairman of ASDIR, Prof. Tunji Asaolu, communicated this on Tuesday in Abuja during a global news conference organisedContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Mr Sonny Echono, has reaffirmed the Fund’s commitment to strengthening collaboration with the Nigerian Army to promote education, security and technological development in Nigeria. Echono stated this during a courtesy visit to the Army Headquarters in AbujaContinue Reading
By Diana Omueza The World Sustainable Development Goals Organisation, an international NGO supporting implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals across member nations, has urged Nigerians to embrace patriotism, peace and national unity. Mr Abdussalam Zaura, the newly appointed African Continental Governor of the organisation, made the call at aContinue Reading
By Justina Auta The African Immigrants Resources Centre (AIRC), through its Give A Girl A Pad (GAGAP) initiative, has distributed menstrual hygiene products to girls in selected schools in the FCT and Nasarawa State to tackle period poverty. The intervention was aimed at improving menstrual hygiene, supporting girls’ health andContinue Reading
Stakeholders task new JAMB registrar on fairness, innovation JAMB By Reporters Education stakeholders have urged the newly appointed Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Segun Aina, to improve access, fairness, inclusiveness, and technological efficiency in the conduct of examinations nationwide. Stakeholders spoke in interviews with theContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo The Coordinator of Renewed Hope Engineers, Dr Atinuke Owolabi, has expressed the group’s readiness to mobilise support for President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 elections. Owolabi, a member of the Governing Board, North Central Development Commission (NCDC), representing the South-West, said this while speaking with newsmenContinue Reading
By Nefishetu Yakubu Dr Sokonte Davies has congratulated Dr Farah Dagogo on his emergence as the governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Rivers for the 2027 election. Davies, in a statement issued by his campaign team on Sunday, described Dagogo’s victory at the party’s primaries as aContinue Reading
By Philomina Attah A cleric, Pastor Femi Akinfenwa, has urged Nigerians to continuously pray for the administration of President Bola Tinubu to tackle insecurity bedeviling the country. Akinfenwa, the Leader-in-Charge of the Cherubim and Seraphim Movement Church, Rehoboth Chapel of Glory, Dakibiyu District, Lugbe, gave the advice on Sunday inContinue Reading
By Usman Aliyu The Nigeria Conservation Foundation (NCF) has called on President Bola Tinubu to urgently sign the Endangered Species Conservation and Protection Bill, 2025 into law. The foundation in a statement issued on Saturday to celebrate the 2026 World Biodiversity Day, warned that Nigeria’s biodiversity was facing unprecedented threats.Continue Reading
By Mercy Sawok/Justina Auta Medical experts and the Okapi Children Cancer Foundation have called for increased government funding and expanded health insurance coverage to improve access to treatment and care for children battling cancer in Nigeria. The stakeholders made the call during an outreach programme organised for children receiving cancerContinue Reading
