By Kingsley Okoye The Senate on Thursday stood down further consideration of a bill for an act to repeal the Electoral Act No. 13, 2022 and enact the Electoral Act 2025. This followed the adoption of a motion moved by the Senate Leader, Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele (APC-Ekiti) and seconded byContinue Reading
By Naomi Sharang The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Prof. Joash Amupitan (SAN) as the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The Upper Chamber approved the confirmation of Amupitan at plenary after hours of screening by the lawmakers. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Amupitan succeeded MahmoodContinue Reading
By Patricia Amogu The Ministry of Youth Development, in collaboration with partners, has empowered 17 youths on various startups with the sum of N1million each. The partners are the Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), Superteam and Saphittal. The Minister of Youth Development, Mr Ayodele Olawande, spokeContinue Reading
By Mujidat Oyewole There was confusion in an Area Court in Ilorin on Thursday, when a woman, Mulikat Yusuf, slumped after her husband, Ishaq Abdulganiyu, insisted on divorcing her. Abdulganiyu told the court that he was no longer interested in the marriage. Earlier, Yusuf told the court that she wasContinue Reading
By Martha Agas Stakeholders in the mining sector have called for stronger inter-agency collaboration to unlock financing for small-scale mining. They made the call during a panel session at the 10th edition of Nigeria’s Mining Week, themed ‘Nigeria Mining: From Progress to Global Relevance’, in Abuja. The discussion, titled ‘UnlockingContinue Reading
By Martha Agas The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, says schools in Nigeria charging tuition fees in foreign currencies should be closed. Alake made the call at the Nigeria Gold Day Celebration on the sidelines of the 10th edition of Nigeria’s Mining Week, themed `Nigeria Mining: FromContinue Reading
By Constance Athekame The Nigerian Electricity Regulation Commission (NERC) says it has approved N28 billion for the procurement of meters for all outstanding unmetered Band A customers at no cost. This announcement is contained in the Order on the Operationalisation of “Tranche B” of the Meter Acquisition Fund (MAF) issuedContinue Reading
By Bayo Olawunmi Veteran actress, Idowu Phillips, popularly known as Mama Rainbow, is celebrating her 83rd birthday and 60 years on stage. In an Instagram post on Thursday, the actress shared breathtaking photos from her 83rd birthday photo shoot, captioned: “Happy 83rd birthday and 60 years on stage to myself”.Continue Reading
By Sylvester Thompson A nature-based solution is demonstrating impressive outcomes in supporting farmers in Kenya, Uganda, and South Sudan and sustainably revitalising their papaya (pawpaw) crops affected by papaya mealybug pest. The papaya mealybug, known scientifically as Paracoccus marginatus, is a devastating pest which is wreaking havoc across East Africa,Continue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe Stakeholders in Nigeria’s agribusiness and food systems have called for stronger linkage between agriculture, industry, and markets to unlock value chains, enhance food security, and accelerate sustainable economic growth. They made the call on Thursday in Lagos via a communique from the American Business Council (ABC) eventContinue Reading
