By Angela Atabo The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Muttaqha Rabe Darma, has assured Nigerians that no critical records or customer data were lost in the fire incident at the headquarters of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) in Abuja. Darma gave the assurance onContinue Reading
By Edith Tsokar The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has directed vice chancellors, rectors and provosts to dismiss any student found culpable, after due investigation, of kidnapping or related crimes. Alausa gave the order in Abuja during a meeting with the Governing Council and Management of theContinue Reading
By Jumoke Olaitan The Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC) has disowned a fake document soliciting financial support for the production, printing and nationwide distribution of the Revised Basic Education Curriculum for 2026/2027. The Executive Secretary of NERDC, Prof. Salisu Shehu, made this known in a statement issuedContinue Reading
By Philomina Attah The Northern Christian Religious Leaders Assembly (NOCRELA) has called on the Federal Government to appoint Senior Special Assistants (SSAs) on Christian and Muslim Religious Affairs to bridge gaps and build grassroots trust. The Secretary-General of the association, Rev. Simon Dolly-Kif, who made the call inContinue Reading
By Oyintutu Oyinkolade The Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria (REDAN) has said that the absence of regulation for real estate developers is fueling fraud, multiple land sales and building collapses nationwide. REDAN President, Oba Akintoye Adeoye, stated this at the just concluded National Housing Data ProgrammeContinue Reading
By Jumoke Olaitan Education stakeholders have urged the Minister of State for Education, Prof. Suwaiba Ahmad, to retract her remarks on the accreditation of Open and Distance Learning (ODL) universities in Nigeria, describing the comments as misleading. The call is contained in a statement co-signed by JerryContinue Reading
By Philomina Attah The Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC) has lifted the ban on Christian pilgrimage to Israel following an assessment of the security situation in the Holy Land. The Executive Secretary of the NCPC, Bishop Stephen Adegbite, announced the decision in a statement on Saturday in Abuja.Continue Reading
By Philomina Attah The Northern Christian Religious Leaders Assembly (NOCRELA) has expressed deep sorrow over the passing of the second Sardauna of Sokoto, Alhaji Abubakar Alhaji. In a condolence message addressed to the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, on Friday, NOCRELA described the death of theContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo An expert on innovation, Mr Daisi Omokungbe, says a coordinated Abuja innovation ecosystem will drive collaboration among startups, government, investors, academia, and partners. Omokungbe, who is the Founder, StackLabs Innovation, a solutions initiative, says such collaboration will position the Federal Capital Territory as a leadingContinue Reading
By Adeola Akinbobola A Civil Society Organisation (CSO), Centre for Redefining Alternative Civic Engagement (RACE) for Africa, has unveiled an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-enabled tracker to monitor online gender-based violence ahead of the 2027 general elections. Mrs Evelyn Ugbe, Executive Director of RACE, said at the launchContinue Reading
