By Funmilayo Adeyemi The National Universities Commission (NUC), has called on African universities to recognise the value of forging partnerships with institutions worldwide to provide students with skills needed for employment. The Acting Executive Secretary, NUC, Mr Chris Maiyaki, gave the advice at the 3rd Annual Conference of theContinue Reading
By Naomi Sharang The All Progressives Congress (APC) Stakeholders Forum on Wednesday urged the National Assembly to wade into the crisis rocking the Nasarawa State House of Assembly. Convener of the forum, Alhaji Ibrahim Shaibu, made the call while addressing newsmen in Abuja. The News AgencyContinue Reading
By Ismail Abdulaziz President Bola Tinubu has mourned the death of Nigeria’s first Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Chief Mobolaji Ajose-Adeogun, who passed on last Saturday in Lagos. Ajose-Adeogun, who died at the age of 96 was appointed the Minister of Federal Capital in 1976 by the MurtalaContinue Reading
By Ismail Abdulaziz President Bola Tinubu has assured genuine local and foreign investors of his administration’s commitment to providing conducive environment. Mr Julius Rone, Group Managing Director of UTM FLNG Ltd, made this known after a meeting with Tinubu on Wednesday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)Continue Reading
By Bashir Rabe Mani TEXEM UK, a leading global learning and dеvеlopmеnt organisation, has set its sights on еmpowеring Nigerian and African business leaders to еxcеl in today’s challenging and uncertain business landscape. In a statement on its website (www.texem.co.uk) Carolinе Lucas, TEXEM’s Director of Special Projects, еmphasizеd theContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi Plan International, Nigeria, has unveiled a 16-member Youth Advisory Panel (YAP), to create the change agenda of the nation. The Country Director, Plan International, Nigeria, Mr Charles Usie, disclosed this in Abuja on Wednesday at the inauguration of the panel. Usie said that theContinue Reading
By Naomi Sharang The Senate will constitute special and standing committees before end of this month, this is according to the new Senate Leader, Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele. The senate leader said this while briefing newsmen after his emergence as the majority leader of the 10th Senate on TuesdayContinue Reading
By Naomi Sharang Senate President Godswill Akpabio has announced Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele (APC-Ekiti) as majority leader of the 10th Senate. Akpabio made the announcement at 11. 29 a.m. on Tuesday at plenary after commencement of proceedings from the Eid-El Kabir break. Akpabio also announced Sen. Mohammed Ndume (APC-Borno) as the ChiefContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has withdrawn the result of one Mmesoma Ejikeme, a candidate of the just-released Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) result over alleged manipulation of her scores. This is contained in a statement by the Head, Public Affairs and Protocol, JAMB,Continue Reading
Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele By Naomi Sharang Some youths in the South-West geopolitical zone, under the umbrella of the Nigerian Youth Congress (NYC) have advocated for the emergence of Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele (APC-Ekiti) as the next Senate Leader. The group made the call through a joint statement signedContinue Reading
