By Sunday John The Nasarawa State Government, on Thursday, distributed educational materials to about 400 secondary schools in the state to enhance quality of education. Speaking at the distribution exercise in Lafia, Mr John Mamman, Commissioner for Education, said it was part of the state government’s efforts at providing conduciveContinue Reading
By Ibironke Ariyo Media and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) are crucial in driving reforms in Nigeria’s correctional centres, an independent investigative panel scribe has said. Dr Uju Agomoh, the Secretary, Independent Investigative Panel of Alleged Corruption, Abuse of Power, Torture, Cruel Inhumane and Degrading Treatments against Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS),Continue Reading
By Christian Ogbonna The National Orientation Agency (NOA) in Ebonyi has urged citizens on the need for attitudinal change towards protection of public assets and critical infrastructure. Mr Theophilus Nwokpor, Agency’s Director in the state gave the charge in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on ThursdayContinue Reading
By Stanley Nwanosike The Nigerian Army has advised residents of Enugu State not to panic upon witnessing heavy movement of troops and equipment, or hearing gunshots, between March 17 and March 20. Acting Deputy Director of Army Public Relations for the 82 Division, Lt.-Col. Jonah Unuakhalu, gave the advice inContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has hinged the current proliferation of universities on the increasing pressure being mounted by lawmakers. Alausa spoke at the third edition of the 2025 Ministerial Press Briefing in Abuja on Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that theContinue Reading
By Rita Iliya Gov. Umaru Bago of Niger has pledged that all the vice-chairmanship positions in the forthcoming local government elections in the state will be occupied by women. Bago made the pledge on Thursday in Minna. This, he said, was a further demonstration of his administration’s commitment to women’sContinue Reading
By Oluwatope Lawanson/Stellamaris Ashinze The Lagos State Government on Thursday launched MyLagos App, a digital platform designed to simplify city navigation and enrich urban experience. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu said at the launch of the platform at MTN Plaza, Falomo, Ikoyi, that Lagos remained a beacon of innovation and excellence. TheContinue Reading
By Tolu Aiyegbusi The National Board for Technology Incubation (NBTI) has urged that Executive Orders 003 and 005 be made laws to ensure full compliance by Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). Dr Kazeem Raji, Director–General of NBTI, made the appeal to the National Assembly during an interview with the NewsContinue Reading
By Ibrahim Kado No fewer than 75,000 adolescent girls are expected to annually benefit from the European Union (EU) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) sponsored reproductive health project in Adamawa. Dr Victoria Isiramen, a maternal and newborn health specialist at UNICEF Abuja, disclosed this at a roundtable onContinue Reading
By Oboh Linus The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security in collaboration with the First Lady’s Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) has trained and empowered women farmers in Nasarawa State with N26 million. The Wife of Nasarawa State Governor, Hajiya Silifat Sule, who performed the symbolic presentation on Wednesday inContinue Reading
