By Deborah Akpede The Christ Mitots School in Ikorodu, Lagos State, has suspended a 45-year-old teacher, Stella Nwadigo, seen in a video abusing a three-year-old pupil for his inability to write numbers. The school confirmed the suspension in a statement issued by its management on Thursday. A two-minute video whichContinue Reading
By Aisha Gambo A retiree, Sani Yakubu, on Thursday dragged his wife’s grandmother, Hajiya Fatima, to a Shari’a Court sitting in Rigasa, Kaduna, for refusing to allow his wife to return to his house. The complainant told the court that his wife, Sumayya Sani, had left their matrimonial home inContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) There is an emerging reality that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is set to lose three of its founding members – Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger Republic, in one fell swoop. Founded almost 50 years ago on May 28,Continue Reading
By Kadiri Abdulrahman The Debt Management Office (DMO) has stated that the Federal Government has made adequate budgetary provisions to meet Nigeria’s foreign and local debt obligations. The DMO disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. According to the agency, Nigeria’s debt management practices align with relevant legislation,Continue Reading
By Mark Longyen Indonesian Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Dr Usra Harahap, says deepening bilateral relations between both countries to attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is critical to engendering their future economic growth. Harahap gave this insight in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday inContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen Indonesian Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Usra Harahap, says both countries share similar defence and security experiences and interests, and are working closely to deepen collaboration against terrorism. The ambassador, a retired Air Vice Marshal in the Indonesian military, said this in an interview with the NewsContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has refuted claims by Niger Republic that Nigeria and some ECOWAS member states were colluding with France to sponsor terrorism against the country. ECOWAS made this known in a statement issued by its spokesman, Joël Ahofodji, describing the allegationsContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi The Farmers Aggregators Initiative of Nigeria (FAIN), an NGO, and other stakeholders have called for a comprehensive review of existing gender policies and laws on agricultural export. They made the call at a summit on Mainstreaming Gender in Agriculture organised by FAIN in Abuja. The theme ofContinue Reading
By Tosin Kolade The Nigerian Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) has reaffirmed its commitment to improving water resource management through strategic policies and programmes. The agency’s Director-General, Umar Mohammed, made this commitment at a workshop on Monday in Abuja. The workshop was to validate the draft regional Strategic Action Plan (SAP) for theContinue Reading
A News Analysis by Mark Longyen, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) For the first time in 14 years, the Voice of Nigeria (VON), Nigeria’s sole external radio broadcaster, recently held a strategic management retreat. The landmark event, with the theme: “VON in the 21st Century: Restrategising for Global Impact,” wasContinue Reading
