By Oluwatope Lawanson Candide-Johnson Law Practice has announced the appointment of its Senior Partner, Mr Adeyemi Candide-Johnson, as a Trustee of Ikoyi Club 1938. Ikoyi Club is an assembly of leaders across business and public sectors. Mrs Blessing Brownson, Public Affairs Officer of the club, said that the appointment recognisedContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi/Vera Dariya The Federal Government has directed the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and the National Examinations Council (NECO) to adopt full Computer-Based Testing (CBT) for all their examinations by 2026. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, disclosed this during the monitoring of the ongoing exams alongsideContinue Reading
By Edith Nwapi Justice Nwosu-Iheme of an FCT High Court Wuse Zone 2 in Abuja on Monday sentenced the husband of late gospel singer, Osinachi, Peter Nwachukwu, to death by hanging. Nwachukwu was found guilty of culpable homicide resulting in the death of the deceased (his wife) on April 8,Continue Reading
By Dorathy Aninge Veterinarians have been advised to team up with researchers and ensure judicious use of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in livestock production. The Managing Director of Blueblood Veterinary Limited, Mr Abubakar Muhammad, gave the advice in Makurdi at the 2025 World Veterinary Day celebration and N20 million appeal fundContinue Reading
By Fortune Abang The Federal Government has raised alarm over the growing threat of cyber-slavery in West Africa. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson, Kimiebi Ebienfa, said Foreign Affairs Minister Amb. Yusuf Tuggar, expressed concern over the alarming rise in cases of cyber-slavery across parts of West Africa, which heContinue Reading
By Olaide Ayinde The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in partnership with the Bauchi State Government has mobilised traditional rulers to ensure massive 2025 polio vaccine uptake and compliance in the state. Speaking during the monitoring of the vaccination exercise in Ningi Local Government Area of the state, Dr Nuzhat Rafique,Continue Reading
By Folasade Akpan The Federal Government is actively seeking global investments to boost local health manufacturing in Nigeria. Mr Alaba Balogun, the Deputy Director of Information and Public Relations, said the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate, recently met with top global philanthropies and donors on theContinue Reading
By: Hamza Suleiman Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has urged the Chad Basin Development Authority (CBDA) to invest heavily in groundwater irrigated farming to boost food security and economic activities. Zulum made the appeal while receiving the newly constituted CBDA Board, led by its Chairman, Prof. Abdu Dauda Biu, onContinue Reading
By Maureen Okon Adama Barrow, the President, Republic of Gambia, has lauded the Nigerian Government’s efforts in advancing his country’s educational standard. He said the impact was evident through the scholarship and the Technical Aid Corps (TAC) volunteers competence who were sent by the Nigerian Technical Aid Corps (NTAC) toContinue Reading
By Zainab Oyekan The Nigeria Governors Spouses’ Forum, on Sunday visited internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Bokkos and Bassa Local Government Areas (LGAs) and presented them with relief materials. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the items were presented by the forum to alleviate the sufferings of theContinue Reading
