By Joshua Olomu An Abuja-based cleric, Pst. Rotimi Olugbile, has called for a renewed focus on family values and moral education to combat the rise of youth vices. He made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sideline of the First Year AnniversaryContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI) has called for a comprehensive forensic audit of Nigeria’s four state-owned refineries covering the period from 2000 to 2023. Dr Omoniyi Akinsiju, Chairman of IMPI, said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. Akinsiju also faulted allegationContinue Reading
On July 18, beneath the gleaming skyline of Victoria Island, Lagos, TEXEM, UK commemorated its 15th anniversary not with fanfare, but with purpose. At the event, two power-packed roundtables unfolded—one for CEOs in the morning and the other for HR Directors by evening. Yet this was no ceremonial milestone. ItContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan No fewer than 210 corps members will be honoured by President Bola Tinubu at the President’s National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Honours Award for 2020 to 2023 service years. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja by NYSC’s Director of Media, Mr EmekaContinue Reading
In a world too often defined by transactional giving and optics-driven interventions, something extraordinary happened at Greensprings School, Lagos. Over a hundred senior secondary students gathered not for entertainment, nor for tokenistic exposure, but for something deeper—a genuine invitation to lead. What made this event exceptional was not the calibreContinue Reading
In an age marked by geopolitical shocks, institutional distrust, and digital acceleration, governance can no longer afford to be performative. Leadership must be principled. Strategy must be people-centred. And transformation must be inclusive. These were the resounding themes at the recently concluded executive development programme—Strategic Governance and Leadership: Steering ExcellenceContinue Reading
By Daniel Obaje Drug prevention advocates and law enforcement officers have urged parents, teachers, and community leaders to intensify efforts toward guiding teenagers away from drug abuse and harmful peer influence. They made the call at a two-day workshop on substance use prevention, organised by the Siki Springs FoundationContinue Reading
By Taiye Agbaje Alhaji Aminu Yakubu-Ladan, the Chairman of Chanchaga Local Government Area (LGA) in Niger, has sued the state government over alleged reduction of tenure of local government chairmen and councillors. Yakubu-Ladan, in the suit filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja, sought an order restraining theContinue Reading
By Fortune Abang The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says it has made contact with the stranded Nigerians in the Central African Republic. This is contained in a statement by Kimiebi Ebienfa, the spokesperson of the Ministry on Friday in Abuja. “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs wishes to informContinue Reading
By Rita Iliya Hajiya Fatima Bago, wife of Niger Governor, on Thursday sensitised the residents on measles rubella vaccine, which would soon be launched in the country in October. The governor’s wife, during the campaign in Minna, said the vaccine would reduce childhood illnesses and maternal deaths. She said thatContinue Reading
