By Justina Auta UN Women has urged traditional rulers across Nigeria to intensify their role in ending Gender-Based Violence, particularly new technology-facilitated abuses that increasingly threaten women and girls across digital spaces and within various communities nationwide. The call was delivered at the National Convening of Traditional Leaders on GBVContinue Reading
By Usman Aliyu The Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) has inducted 61 engineering graduates of Igbinedion University, Okada, into the engineering profession. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the event marks the institution’s first-ever official induction and oath-taking ceremony since its establishment in 1999.Continue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) and the Nigeria Security Exhibition and Conference (NISEC) have partnered to develop innovative solutions to address Nigeria and Africa’s defence challenges. The partnership aims to leverage expertise and resources to tackle security threats and enhance national and regional stability. SpeakingContinue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday inaugurated the 2026 Armed Forces Remembrance Day emblem appeal fund, raising N320million in donations. Tinubu led the donations with N200 million, reaffirming his administration’s commitment to honouring fallen heroes and supporting serving troops confronting security challenges nationwide. At theContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have rescued 12 kidnap victims during a coordinated clearance operation in the Mandara Mountains area of Borno, a military source said. The source said the victims, comprising seven women and five children, were abducted by Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists on Nov. 14 alongContinue Reading
By Victor Okoye Head Coach Eric Chelle has named Captain William Ekong, Victor Osimhen, Wilfred Ndidi and Stanley Nwabali in a 55-man provisional squad for AFCON 2025. He also listed Maduka Okoye, Zaidu Sanusi, Calvin Bassey, Semi Ajayi, Frank Onyeka, Alex Iwobi and Raphael Onyedika for the tournament in Morocco.Continue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has called for deeper reforms and renewed commitment to strengthening healthcare delivery across the Armed Forces of Nigeria. Matawalle, represented by his Special Assistant, Abdulkadir Atiku, made the call on Tuesday in Abuja at the 13th Defence Health MaintenanceContinue Reading
By Ijeoma Olorunfemi Prof. Stephen Adefegha has received the Gold Medalist Life Sciences, 2025 for his research on brain-protective foods from the Nigerian Academy of Science (NAS). Prof. Jonathan Babalola, Chairman, NAS Science Prize Committee, announced this in a statement he issued in Abuja. Adefegha is a professor of Biochemistry atContinue Reading
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, says the law is the anchor of political stability, the guarantor of economic confidence and the framework within which freedoms are exercised and responsibilities enforced. Kekere-Ekun stated this on Tuesday at the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (NIALS) Fellows’ LectureContinue Reading
By Wandoo Sombo Founder of Revival House of Glory International Church (RHOGIC), Goodheart Ekwueme, has lauded the Federal Government’s declaration of state of emergency on security situations in the country. Ekwueme said that the government needed to tackle insecurity from multiple approaches, adding that declaring a state of emergency mayContinue Reading
