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
By Abujah Racheal Stakeholders have called for sustainable healthcare solutions as Nigeria launches the Maternal and Neonatal Mortality Reduction Innovation Initiative (MAMII) Implementation Design in Ogun and Bauchi States to combat maternal and neonatal mortality. The stakeholders made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)Continue Reading
By Ahmed Kaigama The Bauchi State House of Assembly (BAHA) has passed a bill to establish sanitary pad banks in schools, correctional facilities, and community centres throughout the state. Mr Lawal Dauda, the Chairman of the House Committee on Health, presented the bill at Wednesday plenary. Dauda, leading the debateContinue Reading
By Muhammad Nur Tijani No fewer than 74,452 schoolgirls have benefited from financial assistance under the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) project in Kano State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that AGILE is a project initiated by the Federal Ministry of Education and supported byContinue Reading
By Deborah Ifeanyi Nigerian singer Burna Boy has earned the prestigious Platinum SNEP Certification in France for his featured vocals on French-Congolese singer Dadju Nsungula’s hit single “Donne-moi l’accord.” Although the collaboration was released in 2019, it has continued to resonate strongly with listeners. This achievement marks yet another majorContinue Reading
