By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu has declared a state of emergency in Rivers following the lingering political crisis in the state. The President made the declaration in a national broadcast on Tuesday. He said it had become compelling for him to invoke the provision of section 305 of theContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) says it is working to attract about 10 million intra-community tourists to the subregion annually by 2029. ECOWAS Commissioner for Economic Affairs and Agriculture, Mrs Massandje Toure-Litse, disclosed this at a high-level capacity building workshop held in The Gambia,Continue Reading
By Aisha Gambo, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) The lack of proper Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) facilities in Nigerian schools continues to hinder students’ education, especially for girls. Many students are forced to endure unsanitary conditions, leading to health risks, absenteeism, and disruptions in their learning. Bilkisu Yahaya, aContinue Reading
By Usman Aliyu, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Okomu National Park, a biodiversity gem nestled in the Ovia South West Local Government Area of Edo, had long suffered the required attention. In spite of its values to national development in tourism sector, concerned citizens note that illegal logging, poaching, andContinue Reading
By Tosin Kolade Nigeria’s Minister for Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, has called for urgent measures to address Africa’s water security and sanitation challenges, citing slow progress toward the Africa Water Vision 2025. Utsev made the appeal at the African Ministers’ Council on Water (AMCOW) West Africa sub-regionalContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen West African Micro, Small and Medium Entrepreneurs (MSMEs) under the aegis of ECOWAS Small Business Coalition (ESBC) have pledged to boost their businesses and achieve ECOWAS economic growth goals through collaboration. ESBC Presidents from member states, alongside other stakeholders and participants, made this known in separate interviewsContinue Reading
By Akpan Glory Nigeria is set to host the 7th African Spelling Bee (ASB) from April 9 to 13, marking the first time the prestigious competition will be held in a West African nation. Mr Abdulsalam Ibrahim, National Coordinator of the Nigeria Spelling Bee, announced this in an interview withContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Regent Secondary School, Abuja, has been named the first and only secondary school in Nigeria and West Africa to be rated ‘outstanding’ across all nine categories by British Schools Overseas (BSO) inspectors. The inspection, commissioned by the UK Department for Education (DfE), places Regent Secondary School,Continue Reading
By Sandra Umeh A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday adjourned a case against the Chairman of Honeywell Group, Oba Otudeko, and others until May 8 for a report on settlement. Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke granted the adjournment after the first defence counsel, Chief Wole Olanipekun, (SAN), informed the courtContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on SDGs, has urged stakeholders to intensify efforts toward the achievement of the SDGs by 2030. She stated this in her keynote address delivered on her behalf by Dr Bala Yunusa, Senior Technical Adviser, at the North-East RegionalContinue Reading
