By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, has set up a eight-member committee to drive education roadmap in the country. Mamman, while inaugurating the committee in Abuja on Tuesday, said the committee had four weeks timeframe to come up with plans that would help transform theContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has expressed dissatisfaction with the N85 billion contract for the provision of infrastructure for the Wasa Affordable Housing project in Wasa District, Abuja. Wike expressed the displeasure when he led the Minister of State for FCT,Continue Reading
By Chiazo Ogbolu The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola, says there is need for immediate rehabilitation of the critical infrastructure at the Apapa and Tincan Island ports Oyetola said this during his maiden visit to the Tincan and Apapa Ports on Monday in Lagos.Continue Reading
By Olanrewaju Akojede Basking in the euphoria of his feat as the first African and Nigerian ever to play at the quarter-finals of international badminton classics, Anuoluwapo Opeyori has set his eyes on becoming a legend of the game. Currently the highest ranked player in Africa, Opeyori inContinue Reading
By Ige Adekunle Prof. Peter Okebukola, Former Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), has called on African countries to invest more in education in order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Okebukola made the call at the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Africa Forum 2023 onContinue Reading
By Adedeji Egbebi The Chairman, Ikole Local Government Area, Ekiti, Mr Sola Olominu, has urged security agencies in the state to extend surveillance to all the communities in the council. Olominu gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ikole-Ekiti on Monday.Continue Reading
By Sunday John/ Dorathy Aninge The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned that drugs sold in open market are poisonous and dangerous to human health. Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, the NAFDAC Director-General gave the warning at the North-Central media sensitisation workshop on the dangers ofContinue Reading
By Ahmed Ubandoma The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu, says no fewer than 8.3 million Nigerians are in dire need of humanitarian assistance in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa. Edu said the figure is part of the total 16 million Nigerians affected by various humanitarianContinue Reading
Isaiah Eka The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has organised its first-ever cultural carnival in Akwa Ibom to promote national unity and its diverse cultures and traditions. The State Coordinator of NYSC, Mrs Chinyere Ekwe, disclosed this on Saturday during the ceremony at the NYSC Permanent Orientation Vamp inContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi A university don, Prof. Michael Ikupolati, has tasked President Bola Tinubu not to listen to unnecessary criticism but focus on goals that will birth a new Nigeria. Ikupolati, who is also the Provost, the University of America, said this in Abuja on Saturday at the convocationContinue Reading
