By Folasade Akpan The Africa Hub for Innovation and Development (AHFID), alongside partners, unveiled the Top 25 Women Voices in Development and Public Service, recognising outstanding contributions across governance, education, climate action, healthcare, and development. This was contained in a statement issued Wednesday in Abuja by Ovbokhan Okuonghae,Continue Reading
By Okon Okon Nigeria’s Federal Civil Service has achieved a historic transition to a fully paperless and digital operation across all 38 Federal Ministries and Extra-Ministerial Departments ahead of the Dec. 31, 2025 deadline. The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HoCSF) , Dr Didi Walson-Jack, made thisContinue Reading
By Justina Auta/Folasade Akpan The Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Malam Ali M. Ali, has reaffirmed the agency’s commitment to promoting national unity and projecting Nigeria’s positive image globally. Ali made the commitment on Wednesday in Abuja while receiving the Director-General of the National Youth ServiceContinue Reading
The Dangote Cement Plc has inaugurated three multi-million-Naira empowerment programmes for farmers, women and youths in its six host communities in Gboko Local Government Area of Benue. The company, in a statement on Wednesday, announced the new round of support aimed at helping beneficiaries expand their businesses, improve agricultural productivityContinue Reading
By Edith Tsokar The National Commandant of the Peace Corps of Nigeria, Dickson Akoh, has announced the commencement of a nationwide personnel re-validation exercise for officers and men trained by the organisation from 1998 to 2026. Akoh disclosed this on Wednesday during a news conference at the organisation’s headquarters inContinue Reading
By Mujidat Oyewole An Upper Area Court in Ilorin, on Wednesday directed Mr Mmala Uzochukwu and his wife, Mary to formally and legally dissolve their marriage before they can make certain claims. The presiding judges, Mr Sunday Adeniyi and Hammad Ajumonbi, held in a ruling that the court did notContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Okunade An Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday remanded a 37-year-old man, Oluwafemi Lekan, in a correctional centre for allegedly raping a 12-year-old girl. The Magistrate, Mrs Olubunmi Bamidele, ordered the remand of the defendant pending issuance of legal advice by the Office of the Director of Public ProsecutionContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening non-formal education as a pathway to job creation, youth empowerment and economic inclusion. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, stated this during a plenary at the ongoing World Education Forum (WEF) in London. The special plenary onContinue Reading
Mother seeks custody of daughter 4 years after alleged denial of access By Christiana Nicholas A mother, Firdausy Ibrahim, has filed a civil suit at an Upper Area Court, Mararaba Gurku, seeking custody of her six-year-old daughter who she says she last saw in 2022 when she was two yearsContinue Reading
By Taiye Agbaje The publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, on Tuesday failed to enter his defence in his ongoing trial over allegations bordering on cyberbullying against President Bola Tinubu. Sowore’s lawyer, Mr Marshall Abubakar, informed Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court, Abuja that a letter had beenContinue Reading
