By Suleiman Shehu Some Muslim professionals and businessmen in Oyo State, operating under the auspices of The Companion, on Sunday, disbursed M6.5 million as Zakat to the underprivileged Muslims in Ibadan. Zakat is the fourth pillar of Islam, obligatory on wealthy Muslims to remove a certain percentage of their wealthContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Deputy Commander-General (Intelligence), Nigeria Forest Security Service (NFSS), Dr John Metchie, has said the organisation has capacity to plug the gap in Nigeria’s security architecture. Metchie stated this at the end of the training of Intelligence, Surveillance and Provost personnel of the NFSS on Saturday inContinue Reading
By Okeoghene Akubuike The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) says the Federal Government’s Public Private Partnership (PPP) initiative in the shoe and garment factory can significantly meet the uniform needs of Nigeria’s paramilitary agencies. A statement issued by Ifeanyi Nwoko, Acting Head, Media and Publicity, ICRC, on Sunday in Abuja,Continue Reading
By Sarafina Christopher Mr Zhu Songbo, Director, Political Section, Chinese Embassy in Nigeria said that achieving peaceful reunification and One Country, Two Systems approach is key to addressing the Taiwan question. Zhu said this during a media salon on the “One-China Policy as the bedrock of China-Nigeria relations” on ThursdayContinue Reading
By Oluwatope Lawanson A University Lecturer, Dr Ganiyat Tijani-Adenle, has called for collective action to ensure the safety of journalists’ in the AI-driven media era. Tijani-Adenle made the call at a media stakeholders roundtable on Artificial Intelligence, titled “The Media and Press Freedom: Issues and Perspectives.” The event was heldContinue Reading
By Oluwatope Lawanson Media stakeholders have said that Artificial Intelligence (AI) in journalism presents both opportunities and challenges due to its growing integration within the media industry. This observation was made during a media stakeholders’ roundtable on AI, titled: ‘The Media & Press Freedom: Issues & Perspectives’. The event wasContinue Reading
By Victor Okoye The President, Nigeria Golf Federation (NGF), Olusegun Runsewe, has commended Gov. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun, for honouring Segun Odegbami, as the Grand Ambassador of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Odegbami, a Nigerian football legend, was on Tuesday appointed by Abiodun, as theContinue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh No fewer than 10 teams are set to compete in the maiden edition of the Kuje Football League scheduled to kick-off on Sunday at the Kuje Township stadium. Muhammed Momoh, Chairman, Local Organising Committee (LOC), Kuje Football League, said during a news conference in Kuje on ThursdayContinue Reading
By Diana Omueza The Human Rights Monitors, a coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), is calling for the United Nations’ intervention in response to mass deportations of migrants by the United States. Mr Armsfree Ajanaku, Convener of the coalition, made the appeal during a news conference, on Thursday in Abuja.Continue Reading
By Olasunkanmi Onifade The House Committee on Freedom of Information (FOI) has urged Ministries, Departments and Agencies, and corporate organisations to leverage the FOI Act to advance the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals and good governance. This is contained in a statement signed on Thursday in Abuja by the clerkContinue Reading
