By Stanley Nwanosike Five persons were killed in an auto crash on the Enugu-Awka-Onitsha Road on Thursday. Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Enugu State, Mr Joseph Toby told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu that 15 persons – 10 males and five femalesContinue Reading
By Stellamaris Ashinze Google has announced three new initiatives aimed at empowering women entrepreneurs in Africa and providing them with the resources to succeed. Mr Folarin Aiayegbusi, Head of Startup Ecosystem, Africa, said that the initiative was the organisation’s way to celebrate 2023 International Women’s Day. Aiayegbusi said in aContinue Reading
By Suleiman Shehu No fewer than 10 passengers were burnt to death on Oyo-Ogbomoso road on Thursday. The passengers, involved in a head on collision involving a Mazda and a Toyota Hiace passenger buses, were burnt beyond recognition. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) confirmed the incident in an interviewContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to ensuring Ministries, Departments, and Agencies(MDAs) complied with the Executive Order 001(EO1) on Transparency and Efficiency in the Nigerian Business Environment. Dr Jumoke Oduwole, Special Adviser to the President, Ease of Doing Business and Secretary, Presidential Enabling Business Environment CouncilContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The African Development Bank (AfDB) says it has attained Level 1 Assess in recognition of its commitment to monitoring, benchmarking and achieving gender parity in its workforce. The bank’s Vice President, Jacques Edjangue, who disclosed this on Thursday in a statement said it attained this with theContinue Reading
By Patience Yakubu Two travel agents, Clement Ekhueorohan, 30, and Courage Chinonso, 38, were on Thursday sentenced to four years imprisonment each by a Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court for visa fraud. The duo, both residents of Kabala Coastain, Kaduna, were charged with conspiracy, fraud and theft. Delivering judgment, Magistrate IbrahimContinue Reading
By Chidinma Ewunonu-Aluko An Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan on Thursday ordered that two men, Tedon Abdulraman, 30 and Umoru Amodu, 30, be remanded in a correctional centre for allegedly killing two brothers. The duo whose residential addresses were not provided were charged with conspiracy, murder and attempt to murder. TheContinue Reading
By Oluwafunke Ishola A gender expert, Mrs Esther Eghobamien-Msheila says cultural stereotypes and myths are real and should be eliminated to break silence and have a gender-based free society. Eghobamien-Msheila, Vice-Chairperson, United Nations Convention on Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (UN-CEDAW), said this during a webinar onContinue Reading
By Aisha Cole The Managing Director, Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Mr Fidet Okhiria, on Thursday gave an account of the brief he got on the accident involving a train and a bus earlier in the day. The NRC train was involved in an accident with a Lagos State Government staffContinue Reading
By Fabian Ekeruche The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says two bodies have been recovered at the scene of an accident involving a train and a staff bus in Sogunle area of Lagos on Thursday morning. Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, Lagos Territorial Coordinator, NEMA, told newsmen in Lagos that the deceasedContinue Reading
